nvidia problem

shoki · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject: nvidia problem

Hi

I've installed 2004.3, and came upon a problem:
I can't load nvidia kernel module:
I've emerged nvidia-glx.
when I try modprobe nvidia, i get
FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.9-gentoo-r1/video/nvidia.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
dmesg | grep nvidia gfives me:
nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
nvidia: Unknown symbol __VMALLOC_RESERVE
nvidia: Unknown symbol __VMALLOC_RESERVE

What should I do? Can I recompile nvidia module? If yeh, how?

Thanx in advance

Shoki

avendesora · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:31 pm Post subject:

Do "emerge nvidia-kernel" again and see if that fixes it.

Gentoonie · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

seems like you've just emerged nvidia-glx. You need nvidia-kernel too!
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Deathwing00 · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:01 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo.

shoki · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject:

No, I've emerged nvidia-kernel long ago, during the instalation.
And, nvidia-faq said that nvidia-glx depends on nvidia-kernel, so it would get installed anyway.

And I've tryed reemerging both nvidia ebuilds. No luck.

I'll try installing original nvidia drivers.

thanx!

avendesora · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject:

Is the kernel you are currently running the same as the one that /usr/src/linux points to?

dareynol · n00b Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 26

I have this problem too.

I am doing a GRP install from the 2004.3 universal cd.
I have emerge both nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx.

dareynol · n00b Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 26

I have just reinstalled gentoo (2004.3) and still cannot load the nvidia module.
I have only been using the one kernel (2.6.9-gentoo-r1), so no version differences.
Can anyone explain what this error means, and how to resolve it?

Boohbah · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 4:10 am Post subject:

Try a newer kernel.
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hemway · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

May be you compiled nvidia drivers and kernel using different gcc vercions?
This can cause problems. See more at https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65152

I had similar problem whith 2.6.9 kernel, so upgrading the kernel is a good idea.

dareynol · n00b Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 26

How could I have used 2 different versions of gcc? I am installing with GRP from the universal cd and package cd. I haven't even sync'd yet.