On Fri, 2003-02-07 at 16:54, Alan Thompson wrote: > On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 12:26:29AM +0000, Nic Strong wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Ever since compiling 2.4.20 kernel and the nvidia module/glx (4191) > > whenever I start x the nvidia module does not auto load i have to do an > > explicit 'insmod nvidia' (i never had to do this in the past). > > > > /etc/modules has the following lines: > > > > ### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/nvidia-kernel-2.4.20 > > alias /dev/nvidia* nvidia > > alias char-major-195 nvidia > > ### update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/nvidia-kernel-2.4.20 > > Make sure you don't also have any stray lines refering to the old > NVdriver module. I had this a couple of days ago; I tend to keep a > lot of old kernels around, so I also had the nvidia module package for > each kernel installed. So, while I had the correct line, I also had > several lines like: > > ### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/nvidia-kernel-2.4.4 > alias char-major-195 NVdriver > ### update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/nvidia-kernel-2.4.4 > > which confused things. Getting rid of the wrong ones got it working > right. I should probably tidy up in general, I doubt I'll ever need > to boot 2.4.4. again! > > Cheers, > > A. > > -- > Alan Thompson
Thanks for all the help every one. It turned out it was the reference to the old module name in /etc/modules that was causing the problem. Cheers, -- Nic Strong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]