Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
Don't know whether this is even relevant. I was pulling my hair
out trying to get the nvidia driver ("nvidia") working with kernel
2.6.12 for about three weeks. It worked ok with nv, but with
nvidia it gave the same message you got. I was using the same
nvidia-kernel version you are. I moved to kernel 2.6.13, and
decided to run ~amd64 (what the heck). Nvidia kernel v. 7676
installed neatly and worked.
I don't recommend it, necessarily. It worked for me, but there seem to be many variables that can cause that message.
Alan On 11/8/05, Hemmann, Volker Armin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tuesday 08 November 2005 00:21, David Corbin wrote:> On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote:
> > Philip Webb wrote:> > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ?> >> > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start> >> > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh> >
> > or> >> > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0> > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255>> This doesn't work for me. If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia> module fails to load long before
local.start seems to be called.>which is totally logical.You can not have two absolutly different drivers fight over the same piece ofhardware. AFAIR it is even part of the README.But some people choose not to read it or think, but complain instead of it.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
On Tuesday 08 November 2005 00:21, David Corbin wrote: > On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote: > > Philip Webb wrote: > > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > > > > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start > > > > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh > > > > or > > > > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0 > > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255 > > This doesn't work for me. If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia > module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called. > which is totally logical. You can not have two absolutly different drivers fight over the same piece of hardware. AFAIR it is even part of the README. But some people choose not to read it or think, but complain instead of it. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 17:58 -0800, Bob Young wrote: > > -Original Message- > From: David Corbin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:21 PM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia > > On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote: > > Philip Webb wrote: > > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > > > > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start > > > > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh > > > > or > > > > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0 > > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255 > > > This doesn't work for me. If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia > module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called. > > > You can't have the nv driver providing the console frame buffer, then load > the nvidia driver. If you do that, you have two different modules laying > claim to control of the video hardware, thus causing the second one to fail > to load.. If you want support for different video modes and boot splash etc, > use the vesafb, then your nvidia driver should load. > Bob Young This link may be relevant: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104369 mlangc -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
-Original Message- From: David Corbin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:21 PM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote: > Philip Webb wrote: > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start > > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh > > or > > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0 > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255 This doesn't work for me. If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called. You can't have the nv driver providing the console frame buffer, then load the nvidia driver. If you do that, you have two different modules laying claim to control of the video hardware, thus causing the second one to fail to load.. If you want support for different video modes and boot splash etc, use the vesafb, then your nvidia driver should load. Bob Young -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote: > Philip Webb wrote: > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start > > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh > > or > > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0 > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255 This doesn't work for me. If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called. > > > -- > Norberto Bensa > 4544-9692 > Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia [SOLVED]
051107 Peper wrote: >> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? >> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module! >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting *** >> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration > Have you tried running /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh before starting xorg? No, I hadn't, but that would solve the problem. The solution was to be found in the Forum (as often) & it seems that the problem arises from a combination of kernel + NV version. Some people have solved it by emerging the ~86 NV version 7676 , others -- incl me -- by adding some lines to /etc/conf.d/local.start , ie for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; do node="/dev/nvidia$i" rm -f $node mknod $node c 195 $i || echo "mknod \"$node\"" chmod 0660 $node || echo "chmod \"$node\"" chown :video $node|| echo "chown \"$node\"" done node="/dev/nvidiactl" rm -f $node mknod $node c 195 255 || echo "mknod \"$node\"" chmod 0666 $node|| echo "chmod \"$node\"" chown :video $node || echo "chown \"$node\"" This is simpler than NVmakedevices.sh , which also could disappear: in fact, someone claimed not to have it with some version combination. Thanks to everyone who offered advice. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
Philip Webb wrote: 051107 Catalin Grigoroscuta wrote: Philip Webb wrote: Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module! (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting *** (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration Had same problem today with 2.6.13-r5. Turned out that nvidia module was not loaded so a simple modprobe nvidia fixed the problem. I don't think that's the problem here: root: root> modprobe -l ... /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko 'modprobe -l' simply lists all the modules you have on your system, not necessarily the modules you have currently loaded. For the currently loaded modules use 'lsmod', or you can 'cat /proc/modules' For example, when I run 'modprobe -l' I get a big long list of scsi drivers and ethernet drivers that I don't have loaded. 'lsmod' just gives me this: Module Size Used by ndiswrapper 193972 0 nvidia 3712520 14 Hope this helps -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
On Monday, 7 November 2005 22:31, Peper wrote: > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : > > (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module! > > (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting *** > > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration > > Have you really tried running /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh > as root before starting xorg? > > -- > Best Regards, > Peper I did. It worked. Thierry -- The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Frank Zappa -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : > (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module! > (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting *** > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration Have you really tried running /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh as root before starting xorg? -- Best Regards, Peper -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
-Original Message- From: Philip Webb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:06 PM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia 051107 Catalin Grigoroscuta wrote: > Philip Webb wrote: >> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? >> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module! >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting *** >> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration > Had same problem today with 2.6.13-r5. > Turned out that nvidia module was not loaded > so a simple modprobe nvidia fixed the problem. I don't think that's the problem here: root: root> modprobe -l ... /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko Don't know if it's relevant to 2.6.14 but there was an issue with 2.6.13 and the nvidia drivers: Thread from another user who experienced problems. http://www.usenetlinux.com/archive/topic.php/t-495527.html The bug on it posted b.g.o: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104369 May not be your problem, but maybe worth investigating. -- Bob Young -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
051107 Catalin Grigoroscuta wrote: > Philip Webb wrote: >> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? >> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module! >> (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting *** >> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration > Had same problem today with 2.6.13-r5. > Turned out that nvidia module was not loaded > so a simple modprobe nvidia fixed the problem. I don't think that's the problem here: root: root> modprobe -l ... /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
Had same problem today with 2.6.13-r5. Turned out that nvidia module was not loaded :) - so a simple modprobe nvidia fixed the problem. Philip Webb wrote: 051107 Petteri R?ty wrote: Philip Webb wrote: Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available" (or words to that effect). I have recompiled Nvidia etc. No problems here with the latest ~x86 stuff. I have a Geforce 4 Ti-4600. In case anyone has advice, the lines I get are: (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module! (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting *** (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration The cause may be a kernel configuration line which I changed without realising its whole effect. I'm using Nvidia version 6629 . Thanks to everyone who has replied: I will investigate further myself. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
051107 Petteri R?ty wrote: > Philip Webb wrote: >> Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? >> I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : >> "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available" >> (or words to that effect). I have recompiled Nvidia etc. > No problems here with the latest ~x86 stuff. I have a Geforce 4 Ti-4600. In case anyone has advice, the lines I get are: (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise NVIDIA kernel module! (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** aborting *** (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have usable configuration The cause may be a kernel configuration line which I changed without realising its whole effect. I'm using Nvidia version 6629 . Thanks to everyone who has replied: I will investigate further myself. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
Philip Webb wrote: > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : > "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available" > (or words to that effect). I have recompiled Nvidia etc. > No problems here with the latest ~x86 stuff. I have a Geforce 4 Ti-4600. Regards, Petteri Räty signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
On Monday 07 November 2005 04:37, Philip Webb wrote: > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : > "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available" > (or words to that effect). I have recompiled Nvidia etc. > > -- > ,, > SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto $ equery l nvidia [I--] [ ] media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629-r6 (0) [I--] [ ] media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4 (0) works fine with 2.6.14 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
replied to the wrong message - at least my problem is solved. Sorry about the confusion, its been a trying day. BillK On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 13:47 +0800, W.Kenworthy wrote: > This is an ATI symbol, and card ... also on a dell, but an i8200. > > Hah, just managed to get it to build - had to go ~x86 for x11-drm. > > BillK > > On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 06:31 +, Luca Botti wrote: > > No issue at all, here. Kernel 2.6.14, and nvidia 7676 on dell d800 notebook. > > > > > > > > Alle Monday 7 November 2005 02:37, Philip Webb ha scritto: > > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > > > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : > > > "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available" > > > (or words to that effect). I have recompiled Nvidia etc. > > > > > > -- > > > ,, > > > SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > > > TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
This is an ATI symbol, and card ... also on a dell, but an i8200. Hah, just managed to get it to build - had to go ~x86 for x11-drm. BillK On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 06:31 +, Luca Botti wrote: > No issue at all, here. Kernel 2.6.14, and nvidia 7676 on dell d800 notebook. > > > > Alle Monday 7 November 2005 02:37, Philip Webb ha scritto: > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : > > "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available" > > (or words to that effect). I have recompiled Nvidia etc. > > > > -- > > ,, > > SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > > TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
No issue at all, here. Kernel 2.6.14, and nvidia 7676 on dell d800 notebook. Alle Monday 7 November 2005 02:37, Philip Webb ha scritto: > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : > "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available" > (or words to that effect). I have recompiled Nvidia etc. > > -- > ,, > SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
Norberto Bensa wrote: Philip Webb wrote: Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh or mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0 mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255 I'm using the 2.6.14-acid2 kernel and the latest nvidia-kernel and they just worked perfectly fine. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
Philip Webb wrote: > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh or mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0 mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255 -- Norberto Bensa 4544-9692 Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia
The only way I found to make my nvidia drivers working with kernel 2.6.14 is to disable frame buffer and to come back to stable release of the nvidia module. I would like to try vesafb-tng but it seems to be impossible with this nvidia module. 2005/11/7, Philip Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? > I had it working with 2.6.12 , but got an error with 2.6.14 : > "can't initialise Nvidia module, no qualified screen available" > (or words to that effect). I have recompiled Nvidia etc. > > -- > ,, > SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > TRANSIT`-O--O---' University of Toronto > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
