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#1 2008-09-04 00:29:42
- NegativeFPS
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Can't get nvidia to work on custom kernel
I was following this guide: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVI … tom_kernel
And I just can't get X to start. Install all goes fine, I did everything right. Yet an error comes up saying
Error insterting nvidia (/lib/modules/mykernelname/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko): no such device
but there is a nvidia.ko file there. I really don't know what's wrong with it.
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#2 2008-09-04 04:51:00
- somedrew
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Re: Can't get nvidia to work on custom kernel
What framebuffer support do you have enabled? Make sure you do not include support for rivafb, nvidiafb, or rivatv. If they were set as modules, does unloading them help?
Additional information that can help would be the versions of your: kernel, nvidia driver, and nvidia-utils package.
Also, please note that both the nvidia and nvidia-utils packages must use the same version of the nvidia binary.
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#3 2008-09-04 09:03:09
- klixon
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Re: Can't get nvidia to work on custom kernel
Also: There are currently two branches of drivers for "obsolete/no longer mantained" cards. The latest drivers don't work for every nvidia card out there.
There is a list of supported cards in the readme of every driver version.
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#4 2008-09-04 10:20:16
- tomk
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Re: Can't get nvidia to work on custom kernel
Run depmod, then try X again. depmod should have been run by the install script, but it may have failed for some reason.
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#5 2008-09-04 17:55:35
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Re: Can't get nvidia to work on custom kernel
nevermind, I ragequit Linux once again 
Anyway, I used the latest drivers from pacman, NOT the legacy. I have an 8800GT which is supported by the latest one. X86Free or whatever it was was configured correctly, just the module would not load for some reason. I can't run depmod now, though, curious if that woudl have helped!
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