nightmorph 06/03/05 12:02:59 Modified: nvidia-guide.xml Log: Added more nVidia troubleshooting info for bug 117950
Revision Changes Path 1.26 xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.26&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.26&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml.diff?r1=1.25&r2=1.26&cvsroot=gentoo Index: nvidia-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.25 retrieving revision 1.26 diff -u -r1.25 -r1.26 --- nvidia-guide.xml 4 Mar 2006 06:35:31 -0000 1.25 +++ nvidia-guide.xml 5 Mar 2006 12:02:59 -0000 1.26 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.25 2006/03/04 06:35:31 fox2mike Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.26 2006/03/05 12:02:59 nightmorph Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml"> @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.21</version> -<date>2006-03-04</date> +<version>1.22</version> +<date>2006-03-05</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -493,6 +493,31 @@ # <i>/sbin/NVmakedevices.sh</i> </pre> +<p> +If your <path>/dev/nvidia</path> devices are still missing every time you +reboot, then it is most likely because udev is not automatically creating the +proper device nodes. You can fix this by re-running <c>NVmakedevices.sh</c>, +and then editing <path>/etc/conf.d/rc</path> as shown: +</p> + +<pre caption="Editing /etc/conf.d/rc"> +RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="yes" +</pre> + +<p> +This will preserve your <path>/dev/nvidia</path> nodes even if you reboot. +</p> + +<note> +Alternatively, you might try emerging the latest <c>nvidia-kernel</c> and +<c>nvidia-glx</c> from the 8xxx series. At the time of this writing, both are +still marked ~arch. These drivers no longer rely on hotplug or udev to create +the proper device nodes, so you won't need to run <c>NVmakedevices.sh</c>. +Instead, the X driver itself will create your <path>/dev/nvidia</path> files +when you start X. However, this will require you to use a recent kernel (2.6.14 +and greater). +</note> + </body> </section> </chapter> -- [email protected] mailing list
