nvidia module loaded but x not seeing it???

ashley maher ashley.maher at didymodesigns.com.au
Mon Nov 28 01:06:24 UTC 2005


I've just upgraded packages.

After a reboot X died.

>From the log files I get:

Script started on Mon 28 Nov 2005 11:48:48 EST
ashley at gemini:~$ grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please
ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0):      that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this
system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0):      that the NVIDIA device files have been created
properly. 
(EE) NVIDIA(0):      Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
ashley at gemini:~$ sudo lsmod | grep -i nvidia

nvidia               4572316  0 
ashley at gemini:~$ exit
exit

Script done on Mon 28 Nov 2005 11:49:31 EST

Which kinda looks like a contradiction, surely nvidia module is able to
be used or not?

Ideas great fully received.

Regards,

Ashley





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