Nvidia Device not created after module-init-tools upgrade

[Featherfoot]

I am running kernel 2.6.38-gentoo-r5 on an amd64 system. This posting may be incomplete because it needs to be built on another system.

My problem is that when I boot up, X-Windows fails to start because the nvidia device is not being created. This started after my system was upgraded to module-init-tools. baselayout-2, was upgraded about the same time, so the problem could be related to that.

(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 53.660] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 53.804] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 53.823] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 53.823] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 54.383] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
[ 54.383] (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
[ 54.383] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 54.383] (II) Unloading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 54.383] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
[ 54.383] (EE) No drivers available.
[ 54.383]
Fatal server error:
[ 54.383] no screens found
[ 54.383]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 54.383] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 54.383]

My graphics card is a GTX-460 and runs nvidia-driver 270.41.06.

I originally posted this problem along with the discussion on
[url]
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-877577-highlight-.html
[/url]

I am reposting it because while the original poster was able to get his system to work, mine still doesn't.

I'd appreciate any help you can give me.

emerge --info follows:

Portage 2.1.9.42 (default/linux/amd64/10.0/desktop, gcc-4.4.5, libc-0-r0, 2.6.38-gentoo-r5 x86_64)
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System uname: Linux-2.6.38-gentoo-r5-x86_64-AMD_Phenom-tm-_II_X4_970_Processor-with-gentoo-2.0.2
Timestamp of tree: Wed, 18 May 2011 00:30:01 +0000
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sys-apps/openrc: 0.8.2-r1
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sys-devel/binutils: 2.20.1-r1
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Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, PORTAGE_BUNZIP2_COMMAND, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY

root@bopper:/gentoo/home/jc#

[VoidMage]

Is the kernel nvdia module loaded as X starts ?

If not, is loading that module all that's needed to start it ?

[Featherfoot]

In the posting Anon-e-Moose asserted that the problem was that that module-init-tools doesn't create /etc/modprobe.conf out of /etc/modprobe.d/

There is certainly no /etc/modprobe.conf file and the nvidia.ko file is not present.