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dark_teferi
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 Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:07 am Post subject: Trying to update to nvidia-drivers... :( [Solved] |
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So...I was a little late on the transition from nvidia-glx/nvidia-kernel to nvidia-drivers. 
Fueled by my ambition to upgrade to firefox 2.0, I decided to try to upgrade to those drivers, but after doing a LONG process of emerge -up world'ing, i emerge -C nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel and emerged nvidia-drivers. When i tried to do "startx", I got.. | Quote: | Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module. If you Contiue to encounter problems, Please try reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.
Error: API Mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has the version 1.0-8762, but this X module has the version 1.0-9631. Please make sure that the kernel module and all NVIDIA driver components have the same version.
Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this syhstem, and that the NVIDIA decide files have been created properly. Please consult the NVIDIA readme for details. |
I figured "oh, my video card must not be recent enough to use nvidia-drivers (I have a GeForce 6600 GS) and so I tried nvidia-legacy-drivers, except I got the same thing in that quote except without the GLX error, but the kernel module version was 1.0.8762 and the X module was 1.0.7184
I am really at a loss at what to do. :-/ Please help.
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keyson
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:17 am Post subject: |
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Hi.
When you have upgraded the nvidia driver you must stop X
| Code: | | /etc/init.d/xdm stop |
Then you have to remove the loaded kernel module (the old one)
check that it is gone
Then load the newly build. Best is to do a depmode also.
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depmod -a
modprobe nvidia
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Now check that it is loaded.
Now start up X
| Code: | | /etc/init.d/xdm start |
That is why you have a mismatch between the glx and the kernel module.
EDIT: fixed the depmod 
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dark_teferi
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:21 am Post subject: |
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I do not have a depmode command, but I have a depmod command. Is it the same thing?
EDIT:
wow i feel retarded. Thanks guys all I had to do was rmmod nvidia and then reload it.
Thanks.
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keyson
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:22 am Post subject: |
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Yes sorry.
I do this all the time. It should not be an e on the end.
so depmod it is. |
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dracozny
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: similar situation |
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got similar fault i fixed the glx error by
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# eselect opengl set nvidia
Switching to nvidia OpenGL interface... done
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but then i get a new error when atarting X
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(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "TRUE"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NvAGP" "2"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEdidFreqs" "FALSE"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID has been
(**) NVIDIA(0): disabled on all display devices.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Use of AGPGART requested
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "ramdac"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
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# modprobe nvidia
FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.15-gentoo-r1/video/nvidia.ko): Invalid module format
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any ideas?
just found a post which suggests that I need to build a new kernel as it was previously compiled with gcc 3.4 and the modules are with gcc 4.1
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