[mythtv-users] N220GT nVidia Drivers

mike at grounded.net mike at grounded.net
Mon Oct 11 17:06:58 UTC 2010


> First: install the nvidia drivers.

Just did then rebooted.

> Second: modprobe the driver

# /sbin/modprobe nvidia
FATAL: Module nvidia not found.


> Third: if modprobe tosses an error with the drivers installed, use
> dmesg to find the errors
> Fourth: Try to start X after the drivers are inserted OK

By the way, there's another thing that's started happening since installing this 220 card. 
One minute the hauppage 1600 is seen, the next it's gone. This has been consistently the case since the card has been installed.

In the messages log, I'm seeing;

Oct 11 23:55:45 my10 init: prefdm main process (1899) terminated with status 1
Oct 11 23:55:45 my10 init: prefdm main process ended, respawning
Oct 11 23:55:45 my10 gdm-binary[1954]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.047381 seconds
Oct 11 23:55:45 my10 gdm-binary[1954]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.047633 seconds
Oct 11 23:55:45 my10 gdm-binary[1954]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.047604 seconds
Oct 11 23:55:45 my10 gdm-binary[1954]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.047582 seconds
Oct 11 23:55:46 my10 gdm-binary[1954]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.047670 seconds
Oct 11 23:55:46 my10 gdm-binary[1954]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.047660 seconds
Oct 11 23:55:46 my10 gdm-binary[1954]: WARNING: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors
Oct 11 23:55:46 my10 init: prefdm main process (1954) terminated with status 1
Oct 11 23:55:46 my10 init: prefdm main process ended, respawning
Oct 11 23:55:46 my10 init: prefdm respawning too fast, stopped
Oct 11 23:55:52 my10 kernel: type=1305 audit(1286859352.511:10478): auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 op="remove rule" key=(null) list=4 res=0
Oct 11 23:55:52 my10 kernel: type=1305 audit(1286859352.511:10479): audit_enabled=0 old=1 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 res=1



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