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hppnq · 05-28-04, 04:58 AM

No, the Nvidia devices (/dev/nvidia*) are created by the installer script. Re-run it and post the log (it is in /var/log) if you encounter problems.

(You can create the devices manually with mknod, but try the installer script first.)

Also, make sure that your /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/modules.conf contains a line that says "alias char-major-195 nvidia*" -- if not, add it and your nvidia module will be loaded automatically if needed.

05-28-04, 04:58 AM	#4
hppnq Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dutch Posts: 113	Re: "(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!" and /dev/nvidia No, the Nvidia devices (/dev/nvidia) are created by the installer script. Re-run it and post the log (it is in /var/log) if you encounter problems. (You can create the devices manually with mknod, but try the installer script first.) Also, make sure that your /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/modules.conf contains a line that says "alias char-major-195 nvidia" -- if not, add it and your nvidia module will be loaded automatically if needed.