SlackwareThis Forum is for the discussion of Slackware Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Installed Slackware 10.0 with the nvidia 61.11 drivers. Upon restart, logging in as root and lsmod shows that the nvidia module is loades. However, logging in as a user and starting x shows the error 'missing screen'... Modprobe nvidia solves it, but lsmod showes the same thing as before. How come X loses the nvidia module?
Have you the proper config in /etc/modules.conf and the nvidia devices files in /dev ?
Have you 'modporbe nvidia' at bottom of your /etc/rc.d/rc.modules file ?
During nvidia driver install, all went well ?
i have got one little problem. When i am using "old" kernel (2.4.6), my nvidia driver works well. But on my 2.6.8.1 kernel, the nvidia kernel module missing. When i run setup, the module is going to install, but there is some error. On my old kernels all works and install well. The problem is only in 2.6.8.1. It`s possible that this dirver don`t support new kernel?
what is the output of
`dmesg | grep NVRM`
?
it might be a rivafb problem. seems that it's builtin to the kernel and was causing a lot of conflicts, ultimately preventing nvidia.o from being loaded. But it doesn't seem to affect everyone, maybe it depends on the actual manufacturer of the card? dunno...
I had somethign similar, read about it here.
I think I got the problem you're having, maybe on the second page somewhere.
By the way tenchi, when you compile kernel you have to reinstall the nvidia drivers since each kernel you have have its own modules, so after a compile nvidia will be missing until you install it for that kernel.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.