Module will not load Red Hat 9

Hangfire · 05-11-03, 08:44 PM

My X server fails to start, and my XFree86 log file contains the error:

"(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!"

I'm getting this problem, but the help files don't make any sense to me as far as what to do next...

- Xtasy GeForce 4 MX 420
- NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363
- Red Hat 9
- don't know my video bios ver, /proc/driver/nvidia doesnt exist..
- AMD Athlon 1.0ghz
- Shuttle Spacewalker AK12A

I edited XF86Config to change the "nv" to "nvidia" and removed the load options as the directions said but it doesnt work...

Lord Blackdrago · 05-11-03, 09:27 PM

hangfire did you go to your /sbin directory as root and tried modprobe nvidia, then insmod then depmod -ae

then move over to /etc and pico, emacs, or vi the file modules.conf and add this line alias char-major-195 nvidia

i think this will help you

but i'm a newbie just like you :-)

good luck

Hangfire · 05-11-03, 10:24 PM

modprobe and modinfo dont find the nvidia module, i tried insmod and it told me that the ""module kernel was compiled with gcc version and and system kernel was compiled with gcc version 3"" ??? whats up with that?

what i had tried was insmod nvidia-drv.o

Hangfire · 05-11-03, 11:00 PM

I possibly found my problem but dont know what it means or how to deal with it..

nvidia.o is showing up in /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/video/

but my kernel is version 2.4.20-9...........

any ideas?

Lord Blackdrago · 05-11-03, 11:07 PM

yeah move over to

/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/video/

and cp nvidia.o /lib/modules/2.4.20-9.../kernel/drivers/video/

then in the /sbin type modprobe nvidia, insmod nvidia,
depmod -ae

Hangfire · 05-12-03, 12:12 AM

Fixed it!!

the problem was= i was using a boot disk to get to run level 3 to perform the install, the boot disk was loading Linux kernel version 2.4.20-8 and my system is -9.. when the installer executed uname -r it was getting the -8 version and installing accordingly..

Definately something to watch out for!

Make a new -current kernel - boot disk before using the boot disk method to install the new drivers!!

05-11-03, 08:44 PM	#1
Hangfire Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4	Module will not load Red Hat 9 RESOLVED My X server fails to start, and my XFree86 log file contains the error: "(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!" I'm getting this problem, but the help files don't make any sense to me as far as what to do next... - Xtasy GeForce 4 MX 420 - NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363 - Red Hat 9 - don't know my video bios ver, /proc/driver/nvidia doesnt exist.. - AMD Athlon 1.0ghz - Shuttle Spacewalker AK12A I edited XF86Config to change the "nv" to "nvidia" and removed the load options as the directions said but it doesnt work... Last edited by Hangfire; 05-12-03 at 12:15 AM.

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05-11-03, 09:27 PM	#2
Lord Blackdrago Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 27	hangfire did you go to your /sbin directory as root and tried modprobe nvidia, then insmod then depmod -ae then move over to /etc and pico, emacs, or vi the file modules.conf and add this line alias char-major-195 nvidia i think this will help you but i'm a newbie just like you :-) good luck

05-11-03, 10:24 PM	#3
Hangfire Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4	modprobe and modinfo dont find the nvidia module, i tried insmod and it told me that the ""module kernel was compiled with gcc version and and system kernel was compiled with gcc version 3"" ??? whats up with that? what i had tried was insmod nvidia-drv.o

05-11-03, 11:00 PM	#4
Hangfire Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4	I possibly found my problem but dont know what it means or how to deal with it.. nvidia.o is showing up in /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/video/ but my kernel is version 2.4.20-9........... any ideas?

05-11-03, 11:07 PM	#5
Lord Blackdrago Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 27	yeah move over to /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/video/ and cp nvidia.o /lib/modules/2.4.20-9.../kernel/drivers/video/ then in the /sbin type modprobe nvidia, insmod nvidia, depmod -ae

05-12-03, 12:12 AM	#6
Hangfire Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4	Fixed it!! the problem was= i was using a boot disk to get to run level 3 to perform the install, the boot disk was loading Linux kernel version 2.4.20-8 and my system is -9.. when the installer executed uname -r it was getting the -8 version and installing accordingly.. Definately something to watch out for! Make a new -current kernel - boot disk before using the boot disk method to install the new drivers!!