On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:03:14 +0100, Stefan Istvan wrote: > I have a videocard of this type: > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 > Model 64/Model 64 Pro] (rev 15) > > I installed nvidia-glx as it is described in the Gentoo Linux nVidia > Guide ( http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml ) > When I start X, I get the following error: > Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!
Which version of the Nvidia river did you install? Later versions don't work with TNT2 cards. To fix it, do echo >>/etc/portage/package.mask ">=media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7664" echo >>/etc/portage/package.mask ">=media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.7664" emerge --oneshot nvidia-kernel nvidia-glx -- Neil Bothwick .sig? we don't need no stinkin' .sig!
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