How do I...

vlurk · 09-18-03, 01:46 PM

I successfully compiled the kernel module for my nvidia, but cannot seem to successfully startx while using it. I tried the noapic solution but the computer still lock-up while loading XFree86. All I get is a black screen. But I think I know why: at boot time my kernel use and configure vesafb. And using to different driver for the same device should be avoided, right?

How do I tell the kernel to forget about vesafb (to not enable that frame buffer device) and load nvidia fb driver instead? I compiled my kernel (2.4.22) with vesafb not being a module...

I tried to gather some info from tldp but got no luck, yet...

**zander** · 09-18-03, 02:55 PM

Change your boot loader configuration to pass video=vesa:off vga=normal to the kernel.

09-18-03, 01:46 PM	#1
vlurk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1	How do I... I successfully compiled the kernel module for my nvidia, but cannot seem to successfully startx while using it. I tried the noapic solution but the computer still lock-up while loading XFree86. All I get is a black screen. But I think I know why: at boot time my kernel use and configure vesafb. And using to different driver for the same device should be avoided, right? How do I tell the kernel to forget about vesafb (to not enable that frame buffer device) and load nvidia fb driver instead? I compiled my kernel (2.4.22) with vesafb not being a module... I tried to gather some info from tldp but got no luck, yet...

09-18-03, 02:55 PM	#2
zander NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,740	Change your boot loader configuration to pass video=vesa:off vga=normal to the kernel.