On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 04:19, Chris Wilkinson wrote: > Matthew Gregan wrote: > > > > The correct fix for this is covered in the documentation supplied with > > the NVIDIA drivers. Why is it that people do not read the instructions > > supplied before wedging large chunks of binary-only code into their > > kernel?
Haha. :-) Why is it that people assume that others who are wedging large chunks of binary-only code into their kernel haven't read the documentation supplied with said large chunk of binary-only code. :-) > > A: Make sure the line "alias char-major-195 nvidia" appears in > > your module configuration file, generally one of "/etc/conf.modules", > > "/etc/modules.conf" or "/etc/modutils/alias"; consult the documentation > > that came with your distribution for details. > > I had already tried this, with the result that still the kernel module > would not load, or load in time for X to be able to boot... I also read the docs supplied with the nvidia driver, adjusted modules.conf and it failed to solve the issue. I only reboot one or two times a month, so not much of an annoyance for me.
