[mythtv-users] FC5

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Sun Apr 16 17:04:15 UTC 2006


On Sun, Apr 16, 2006 at 05:49:20PM +0200, Niels Dybdahl wrote:
> > > > Why did you need to recompile the nvidia driver?
> > >
> > > In some cases I have to recompile the nvidia driver.
> > > I am manging two backend/frontends and two frontends and all are plain
> > > Jarod Wilson/atrpms installations. When I install the nvidia rpms, X
> > > will not start because it can not find the nvidia kernel module.
> >
> > Looks like you forgot to install the kmdl module matching your running
> > kernel.
> 
> No, I always remember that, because my first attempt to solve the
> problem is to copy the nvidia...ko module from
> /lib/modules/.../updates/... to the kernel folder. I guess that the
> kernel should look for the kernel module in the updates folder, but
> apparently it does not on the systems that I install...

Then you have an issue with module-init-tools, or you have multiple
nvidia drivers and forgot to use nvidia-graphics-switch.

> Meanwhile I have read a little more about nvidia on FC5. Some are
> writing something about SE. When SE is running does FC5 refuse to load
> non-GPL modules ? That could explain the problem on the FC5 frontend.

SELinux can create issues with glx, but not with kernel module
loading.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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