nvidia driver works w/ new kernel and inittab 3, but not 5

[Clint Harshaw]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am Fr, den 16.04.2004 schrieb Clint Harshaw um 22:41:
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>>Mike DeHaan wrote:
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>>>What does "uname -r" yield in runlevel 3 verses runlevel 5?
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>>2.4.22-1.2179.nptl for both 3 and 5
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> Sure, what was to be expecting. The kernel can only change on boot time.
> Once a kernel is loaded and init runs, changing the runlevel does not
> change anything with the (monolithic Linux) kernel itself. The init
> scripts for each runlevel only say whether a service is running or not.
> 
> Alexander
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> 
> 

I wanted to be sure that I described what I did earlier correctly. I 
did. I changed the run level to 3, rebooted into 2179, logged in as 
root, and typed:

CC="gcc32" sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run --add-this-kernel

followed by:

CC="gcc32" sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1-custom.run

(I made sure that I was using 2174 kernel by typing uname -a before 
doing those steps, even though I knew I selected that in the boot).

I then edited XF86Config, commenting out the load dri line and making 
sure the driver was nvidia rather than nv.

I then exited as root, and logged in as me. I typed startx, and the 
nvidia splash screen came up, and I could run all the GL packages just fine.

Then I exited, and logged in as root. I edited /etc/inittab to change 
the run level to 5. I then did shutdown -r now. When the boot comes up, 
I select the 2179 kernel. Among the startup details is the line:

nvidia.o module for 2.4.22-1.2179.nptl not found
Disabling nvidia driver

X does start up, but not with capability to run any GL-related packages 
(such as glxgears). The nvidia splash screen does not display.

Here are the other approaches I have tried with the same symptoms
a) just doing sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
b) tried an older driver using the same instructions I gave earlier

I rebooted into the old 2174 kernel, and using the same steps outlined, 
have compiled the nvidia driver so that it is working just fine for 
runlevel 3 and 5. I just can't get it to function with runlevel 5 and 
the 2179 kernel. I have a similar machine at my office, that the 
instructions for the driver worked flawlessly with the new kernel. So 
I'm inclined to believe it may be something machine specific. But I 
don't know what else to try.

Clint
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