XFree86.0.log question

shanenin · 04-14-2004, 10:34 AM

I have been banging my head trying to get my nvidia drivers working. I am getting this error, "Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module" . I have been looking thru my XFree86.0.log file. I found this part that seems odd

Code:

(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.5336
	Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
	ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.5336
	Module class: XFree86 Video Driver

Why does it say compiled for 4.0.2 and not 4.3.* (my version of xfree86)?

If I want to use my old glx module, do I need to recompile xfree86?

leonscape · 04-14-2004, 11:14 AM

This is not the route of your problem my log says

Quote:

(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.5336
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.5336
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver

The probable cause of this failure, is the kernle module, not being the right version for your kernel, or its not being added to the kernel at startup.

Try

Code:

modinfo nvidia

To check it exists, then try

Code:

insmod nvidia

To insert the module into your running kernel.

320mb · 04-14-2004, 11:29 AM

your Nvidia-installer.log should have all the error messages reported
when installing the driver..........

/var/log/ is the usual place I can find mine............

shanenin · 04-14-2004, 11:45 AM

.It is working now. The problem was I needed to modprobe the nvidia module before doing startx. I do not remeber anything in the nvidia driver README file that says I have to load the module myself.

Looking at my logfile, doens't it say it loads the module for me?

vinay_s_s · 04-14-2004, 11:56 AM

u can add this to /etc/modprobe.conf (for 2.6.xx kernel) or /etc/modules.conf (for 2.4.xx kernel)

Code:

alias char-major-195* nvidia

i think this will make the module load automatically when required

shanenin · 04-14-2004, 12:13 PM

In gentoo their is a file called /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 that you can add modules that you need to load at start.

What does the alias char-major-195* part do? I just have the module listed as nvidia.

vinay_s_s · 04-14-2004, 12:49 PM

i think it creates aliases to devies and nvidia. so that nvidia refers to the devices.
Btw, i dont know mych on gentoo. heh i am a slacker.
but i'm sure that the nvidia installer added that line to /etc/modules.conf .
the /etc/modules.conf is checked by the linux kernel, so it cant be different in different systems.
the file must be present/utilised in every linux distro. (i dont mean that ur system wont work without that file, but just that that file will be seen by the kernel.