Ross Drummond wrote:
When I use the startx command it bombs out, with the following message;
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888 (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) (--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD4000000 (--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xD6000000 (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw" (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
When I use;
insmod nvidia or, modprobe nvidia
the module loads with a kernel taint warning and startx works with the appropriate nvidia splash screen.
Contents of modules.conf are; [EMAIL PROTECTED] user]$ cat /etc/modules.conf |grep nvidia alias /dev/nvidia* nvidia
Why wont the nvidia module load automatically?
I also had this issue, but never figured why a 'tainted' module was prevented from loading automatically. Its an easily fixed issue... just plop 'nvidia' in /etc/modules and you'll be away and laughing...
-- Kind regards,
Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch, New Zealand.
