failed to initialize the nvidia kernel module

[gegemini]

My linux-kernel version is 2.6.14-r2

When I want to use nvidia-kernel to driver geforce 4 ti 4200
it occurs the error message

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[color=green](EE)failed to initialize the nvidia kernel module[/color]

I think and i try a lot of ways but it still can't be solved

So final I still use 2.6.12-r9 kernel version
and the graphic card can run correctly

someone have better method to slove the problem
not just to change the kernel version as me

[wishy-washy]

My linux-kernel version is 2.6.14-r2

When I want to use nvidia-kernel to driver geforce 4 ti 4200
it occurs the error message

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[color=green](EE)failed to initialize the nvidia kernel module[/color]

I think and i try a lot of ways but it still can't be solved

So final I still use 2.6.12-r9 kernel version
and the graphic card can run correctly

someone have better method to slove the problem
not just to change the kernel version as me

Do

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ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo-r2/video/

Is there a module called nvidia.ko?

I think your /usr/src/linux doesn't link to your current source tree or you didn't emerge nvidia-kenel after kernel upgrade. So

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ln -sf /usr/src/linux-2.6.14-gentoo-r2  /usr/src/linux
emerge -pv nvidia-kernel

[gegemini]

If there is no such device "nvidia.ko"
When you

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modprobe nvidia

The system will release the message as below

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FATAL:Error inserting nvidia
[/lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo-r2/video/nvidia.ko]: No such device

And all above steps that you refered I have done,but the system still release the same error message

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" failed to initialize the nvidia kernel module"

So I think the problem isn't caused by that description you refered

But still thanks the wishy-washy

[wishy-washy]

I think we have the same video card.

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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x] (rev a1)

So at least it works for

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media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.7676-r2

and

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x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.99.15-r4

[【Palatis】]

If there is no such device "nvidia.ko"
When you

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modprobe nvidia

The system will release the message as below

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FATAL:Error inserting nvidia
[/lib/modules/2.6.14-gentoo-r2/video/nvidia.ko]: No such device

And all above steps that you refered I have done,but the system still release the same error message

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" failed to initialize the nvidia kernel module"

So I think the problem isn't caused by that description you refered

But still thanks the wishy-washy

well if you are trying to insert a module which is not there, you get the following message instead of the ones you mentioned...

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# modprobe nosuchmodule
FATAL: Module nosuchmodule not found.

i suggest 3 workarounds:
1. do a "modules-update" then "modprobe nvidia", see if "nvidia" shows up in "lsmod".
2. link your /usr/src/linux to the currect kernel source tree and remerge nvidia-kernel, then follow step 1.
3. "rm /lib/modules/`uname -r`", then follow step 2. !!!WARNING!!! this way you have to remerge all kernel module packages (those packages coming out when you do "emerge -S 'kernel module'")