Sound like you haven't yet recompiled the nvidia kernel driver against the new kernel. After you do that it should work just fine. On Sat, 2002-07-06 at 21:31, Daniel D Jones wrote: > On my Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop, XF runs fine with kernel 2.4.14. With > kernel 2.4.18, the NVidia driver starts to load, then exits and XF won't > start. Is anyone aware of any kernel options that might affect the > NVidia driver loading or of any issues with the 2.4.18 kernel? > Obviously, the XF86Config-4 file and all other files are the same. Only > the kernel and module files are different. Below are sections from > /var/log/XFree86.0.log: > > > ----------------kernel 1.4.18--------------------------- > (II) LoadModule: "vgahw" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a > (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0 > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4 > (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16 > (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 565 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor > (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) > (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NvAGP" "3" > (**) NVIDIA(0): Use of any AGP requested (try AGPGART, then try NVIDIA's > AGP) > (--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xE0000000 > (--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xFC000000 > (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVdriver kernel module! > (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** > (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" > (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw" > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > > > > ----------------kernel 1.4.14--------------------------- > (II) LoadModule: "vgahw" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a > (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0 > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4 > (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16 > (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 565 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor > (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) > (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NvAGP" "3" > (**) NVIDIA(0): Use of any AGP requested (try AGPGART, then try NVIDIA's > AGP) > (--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xE0000000 > (--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xFC000000 > (WW) System lacks support for changing MTRRs > (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 32768 kBytes > (--) NVIDIA(0): Display Device 0: maximum pixel clock at 8 bpp: 350 MHz > (--) NVIDIA(0): Display Device 0: maximum pixel clock at 16 bpp: 350 MHz > (--) NVIDIA(0): Display Device 0: maximum pixel clock at 32 bpp: 300 MHz > (II) Loading sub module "ddc" > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > -- What was once is gone. What will be has not yet come. What is is all that is real. Live for the now.
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