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drum

Member

From: Australia

Registered: 2007-04-06

Posts: 128

new nvidia module help please SOLVED

Hi,
My latest pacman -Syu gave me the new kernel 2.6.22 and new nvidia module 100.14.11-4.
I got - Error module nvidia is in use. In order to use the new nvidia module, exit xserver and unload it manually.
I rebooted to set the new kernel and then searched the forums but couldn't find anything relating to unloading the old nvidia module manually.
At least nothing that a 3 month Arch newbie can understand.
I've tried a few other more user friendly distros but never got the satisfaction of learning linux like I do with Arch. It's all I use now. I love it.
Can you point me in the right direction to learn how to install my new nvidia module please?
Cheers

Last edited by drum (2007-07-24 21:43:47)

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nikron

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Registered: 2007-05-15

Posts: 130

Re: new nvidia module help please SOLVED

It's installed already.  You just needed to reboot your computer.

IsSuE

Member

Registered: 2006-04-29

Posts: 309

Re: new nvidia module help please SOLVED

Unloading a module manually is done by modprobe -r nvidia. But after a reboot all should be done.

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,408

Re: new nvidia module help please SOLVED

It sound slike you did pacman -Syu WHILE you were running X.
Kernel/graphics/Xorg updates are usually easier done from console, without X running.
As nikron said rebooting should solve this.

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burra

Member

From: Vaasa, Finland

Registered: 2006-05-26

Posts: 54

Re: new nvidia module help please SOLVED

Hello,
I did the same mistake and updated from Xwindows.

Now I can't get Xorg to load the nvidia module.

If I try to install the nvidia driver again.
pacman -Sy nvidia

it says

ERROR: Module nvidia does not exist in /proc/modules

Any ideas in what to do?

ps. I still run the 2.6.21 kernel
Have tried to reboot, many times

IsSuE

Member

Registered: 2006-04-29

Posts: 309

Re: new nvidia module help please SOLVED

The new module is compiled for 2.6.22 so you have to update your kernel.

burra

Member

From: Vaasa, Finland

Registered: 2006-05-26

Posts: 54

Re: new nvidia module help please SOLVED

OK,
got it working.

by some reason my kernel wouldn't upgrade. So I changed mirror. And got that working. Then I needed to run modprobe nvidia after that i run pacman -Sy nvidia nvidia-utils and rebooted.

Now all is working fine

Thanks

drum

Member

From: Australia

Registered: 2007-04-06

Posts: 128

Re: new nvidia module help please SOLVED

Thanks people, for your help.
New nvidia module is working fine with new kernel now.

Ain't life great?

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