james Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 try as root - "vi /etc/modules". you should see something like this: # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are # to be loaded at boot time, one per line. Comments begin with # a '#', and everything on the line after them are ignored. nvidia scsi_hostadapter if you see "Nvdriver", comment it out and add "nvidia". ":wq!" . restart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmCook Posted October 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 Yep I changed this one also. I think that I have tried everything suggested and still get: NV: could not get NV card info (invalid argument) (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initalize the NVIDIA kernel module! when I get anything at all. I keep thinking that there is something simple that I am missing. One of the referenced threads above suggested that this is a Mandrake problem. I like the Linux concept but this is beyond frustrating. I don't mind a learning curve, but I have installed the program ~10 times and have tried all of the solutions that have worked for other folks. Perhaps the next Nvidia driver release will address the problem but if I can't get 9.1 going this weekend, I'm going to have to jump ship to another Linux distribution (which would be the pits as I bought the 7 disk Mandrake package). However, all of the help and brainstorming has been wonderful. -Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmCook Posted October 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 It's always darkest before the dawn. Ok, after "Cntr - Alt -F1" then "Alt + F2" will get a login prompt. I tried to load the nvidia drivers and was told I couldn't do it while X was running. After a couple of options, I think "killall x" did the trick. Typing startx resulted in the familiar dark screen. However, a reboot resulted in the beautiful white Nvidia screen. The only problem is that the screen won't go away. It's nice and I wouldn't even mind setting it as wallpaper, but it would be nice to "get beyond it". So, I am no longer filled with despair, and feel that the process is moving forward. I will start from scratch and believe that the 11th install will be the charm. -Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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