Nvidia and Linux one more time

[denali]

Here's the story. I got a Inspiron 8200 with the GeForce2Go video card.
When I installed RedHat 7.2 I choose Text login and the nvidia graphics card. I get everyting installed and the use up2date to update to the latest kernel, and everything else. Then I download the .tgz Nvidia kernel and GLX files. I do the make, make install in both directories then edit XF86Config-4. I then do a startx and everything works great.

Here is the problem. I changed /etc/inittab to use 5 as the default. Then
I reboot and I don't get the KDE login, X fails. According to /var/log/XFree86.0.log the Nvidia kernel module didn't load. So I cd to the directory that contains the NVkernel and do /sbin/insmod ./NVdriver and then do a startx and that works.

How do I get the NVkernel loaded at boot time so that I get the KDE login screen?

 

[Electrode]

Add this line to your /etc/modules.conf file:

alias char-major-195 NVdriver

Now, whenever X starts, it will load the module when needed automaticly.

 

[kylef]

Now I remember why I switched back to Win2k on my desktop machine about a year ago... Ugliness galore... :disgust:

 

[denali]

Originally posted by: Electrode
Add this line to your /etc/modules.conf file:

alias char-major-195 NVdriver

Now, whenever X starts, it will load the module when needed automaticly.

Thanks, That worked like I champ. Did I over look something in one on the previous Nvidia/Linux questions or in the FAQs, because I did look at them before posting.

 

[Electrode]

Nope, that wasn't in there. I'll tell n0cmonkey about it now, since it's his faq and all.