[mythtv-users] Unable to load Nvidia Kernal Module - Geforce 4MX - issues upgrading video cards

[Gavin Haslett]

Next thing to check would be that you're ACTUALLY running the kernel
version that you're installing the module for. Check your
/boot/grub/menu.lst and ensure you've booted the right kernel. Also run
dmesg and check to make sure that you're running the kernel you think
you are. You can install the module for any kernel you have installed,
but if you're running a different kernel version then you're not going
to be able to load it.

Gavin
 

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Mike Jones
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:49 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re[2]: [mythtv-users] Unable to load Nvidia Kernal Module -
Geforce 4MX - issues upgrading video cards

Sunday, May 29, 2005, 11:11:39 AM, you wrote:

MTD> Mike Jones wrote:

>>Sunday, May 29, 2005, 12:44:39 AM, MTD wrote:
>>
>>MTD> modprobe nvidia
>>MTD> startx
>>
>>/sbin/modprobe nvidia
>>
>>FATAL: Module nvidia not found.
>>  
>>
MTD> Oh.  That means that you are lacking the nvidia kernel module 
MTD> interface for your kernel.  Try re-installing the nvidia drivers 
MTD> and keep a log in case it doesn't help.  The install log could be 
MTD> helpful in determining the problem.

Been there, done that, several times.  Did it again today, still no joy.
Rebooted, copied the xorg.conf.nvidia over the xorg.conf and still got
the same old same old msg. Time to do a complete reinstall, oh well.
Thanks for the tips.

Now my remote doesn't work, sigh.

Follows is the text from the install attempt #7.
---------------------------------------------
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  nvidia-graphics7174-kmdl-2.6.10-1.770_14.rhfc3.atsmp
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 removed and 177 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1289kB of archives.
After unpacking 4383kB of additional disk space will be used.
Committing changes...
Preparing...                ###########################################
[100%]
   1:nvidia-graphics7174-kmd###########################################
[100%] Done.

[root at localhost /]# apt-get install nvidia-graphics7174 Reading Package
Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following NEW
packages will be installed:
  nvidia-graphics7174
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 removed and 177 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1127kB of archives.
After unpacking 2885kB of additional disk space will be used.
Committing changes...
Preparing...                ###########################################
[100%]
   1:nvidia-graphics7174    ###########################################
[100%]
Done.

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Best regards,
 Mike                            mailto:mike.mary at conwaycorp.net