(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA Kernel module
Hi
This originates from another thread named Unable to resize monitor display. I am opening a new thread since that error was fixed. Now, this is a different (altough related) story. Basically, I have an AMD 64 with Red Hat 4 (kernel 2.6.9-5.03). The display card is a NIVIDIA GeForce FC52000XT. I installed latest drivers from NVIDIA. Installation went fine. The problem is when I try: startx I get the (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NIVIDIA kernel module! IF I check the dev dir there is NO nvidia files there. However IF I try modprobe nvidia the driver gets initialized! /dev have nvidia0 and nvidiactl **after** doing a modprobe nvidia STARTX works and I get into the GUI with full NVIDIA DRIVERS. For example, glxgears runs nicely. Someone told about placing a script at startup (/init.d?) that copy the files to the dev/ directory But dont know how. Any other idea how to fix this one??? Even executing: nvidia-installer --sanity get a correct installation message no errors. Need help for this one. Later |
You probably don't have red-hat 4. Check again. Red-hat 4 is way too old. Your error looks exactly the same as the one people have when they try to install nvidia in Fedora Core 3.
Read this:http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mj...3.shtml#nvidia |
Sorry for not being clear. I am using Red Hat Enterprise WS v4 not Red Hat v4. BTW, RHEL v4 is *derived* from Fedora Core 3. So after reading the link you provided, it makes sense to test that solution.
Thanks a lot. Here is the relevant part of that suggestion: CURRENT PROBLEM: The new udev included in FC3 seems to prevent the nvidia module from loading automatically. There are 2 options: Recommended Fix # cp -a /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices # chown root.root /etc/udev/devices/nvidia* Only if above does NOT work EDIT /etc/rc.local ADD the following to the END of the file: /sbin/modprobe nvidia Other Kernel Issues: If you update your kernel the NVidia driver must be re-installed to match the new kernel. .. I have not verified it yet, but seems it should work. Thanks Again! |
Hi perfect_circle:
Just to tell you that this did the job. # cp -a /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices # chown root.root /etc/udev/devices/nvidia* Thanks for the link! Working nicely... and now the driver starts automatically. Regards! :) |
Well... fedora is what the enterprise version of red-hat will use in the future after they test things more, so finding the solutions to a problem for fedora, maybe the key to solve something in redhat enterprise. :)
C.U. |
to me it is almost the same problem
Hi,
I'm using Kubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy), with kernel 2.6.22-14-generic and a Nvidia GeForce 7600GS 512MB graphic card. My problem is that I tried to get my graphic card to work with the latest nvidia driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.05-pkg1.run and after that the X Server (after typing "startx") didn't work at all. The installation seemed to work fine, except to the message Code:
"/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so is not a symbolic link" Code:
-> Your X configuration file has been successfully updated. Installation of the NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86 (version: 173.14.05) is now complete. Code:
(II) Setting vga for screen 0. My xorg.conf (with nvidia) is: Code:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig Regards |
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