Nvidia and gentoo install issues

stabile007 · 04-16-2005, 09:13 PM

Hey, I am running a HP zv5000 laptop with an GeForce 4 MX 32 mb card. I tried to emerge the nvidia stuff for gentoo and that all went well but whenever I try to modprobe it it keeps saying No Device found. Any clues? The driver version is 7174 btw.

Anymore info needed let me know please.

nilleso · 04-16-2005, 09:28 PM

did you add a line to your /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.X (X depends on your kernel ie 2.4 - 2.6) for nvidia.

generally
emerge nvidia-kernel nvidia-glx
echo "nvidia" >>/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.blah

should do it. you'll need to reboot or `/etc/init.d/modules restart` to get it to show nvidia in lsmod... note the later method will probable f'up your machine .. so reboot

cheers!

stabile007 · 04-16-2005, 10:07 PM

Ok well I didn't do that yet just in case of the same problem I didn't want it to keep crashing on boot up.

stabile007 · 04-16-2005, 11:31 PM

Still doesn't work

comprookie2000 · 04-17-2005, 05:27 PM

You may need one of the older drivers,try to mask that one and downgrade to 6011 or something.you should be able to load it with modprobe,sounds like it didn't get installed right or doesn't like that card.Search the gentoo forums I have seen lots of threads on it.

Valhalla · 04-17-2005, 07:21 PM

Did you compile the GLX and DRI extensions into your kernel. Also, does the "nv" driver work?