NVIDIA Again

Mike Noble mgnoble at cox.net
Thu Nov 11 02:49:13 UTC 2004


Mike Noble wrote:
> Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> 
>> Am Do, den 11.11.2004 schrieb Mike Noble um 2:53:
>>
>>
>>> I would really like to know how you did this.  I have GF4 440MX and
>>> installed the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.  Modified the
>>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.  When I reboot, it gives a message about
>>> reconfigure kernel and hangs.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> Be sure you have the udev update package installed: udev-039-10.FC3.1
>> and copied the udev files like explained on
>> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/udev.
>>
>> Alexander
>>
>>
>>
> Ok I have nothing in /dev/nvidia* so there is nothing to copy.
> Will try the nvida install again.
> 
> Mike
> 

The problem has been solved, while still at init 3 I had to copy
the /dev/nvidia* to /etc/udev/devices.  If you do not then when
a reboot occurs the files in /dev/nvidia* are deleted.

Thanks to all who helped.
Mike




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