Re: yet another NVIDIA problem (4496)

From: Kevin C. Smith (smithkevinc_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 12/11/03

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    On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 02:30:55AM +0200, Haim Ashkenazi wrote:
    > Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
    >
    > > Haim Ashkenazi wrote:
    > >> Hi
    > >>
    > >> I've just bought a new GeForce 5600 (Gainward Ultra 780 TV/DVI) and for
    > >> that occasion I've upgraded my nvidia drivers to 4496-10. after
    > >> upgrading, X wouldn't start (error loading 'nvidia') unless I modprobe
    > >> 'nvidia' manually, and then it loads, but with an error:
    > >>
    > >> devfs_register(nvidiactl): could not append to parent, err: -17
    > >> devfs_register(nvidia0): could not append to parent, err: -17
    > >>
    > >> I've googled for it but only found some kernel mailing list entries which
    > >> I didn't understand. as a workaround I've added nvidia to '/etc/modules'
    > >> but I was wondering if this problem can be solved.
    > >>
    > >> kernel: 2.4.21
    > >>
    > >> thanx
    > >> --
    > >> Haim
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > > I always put Nvidia in /etc/modules.
    > for me it always worked without adding it to '/etc/modules'.
    >
    > any idea about the error?
    >
    > thanx
    > --
    > Haim
    >

    I fixed the problem by deleting a recently created file:

    /etc/devfs/devices.d/nvidia-kernel-nkc

    which contained this:

    # devices file
    # format: name [bc] major minor uid gid mode
    nvidia0 c 195 0 root video 0660
    nvidia1 c 195 1 root video 0660
    nvidia2 c 195 2 root video 0660
    nvidia3 c 195 3 root video 0660
    nvidiactl c 195 255 root video 0660

    I already had this file:

    /etc/devfs/conf.d/nvidia-kernel-nkc

    Which contains:

    REGISTER ^nvidiactl PERMISSIONS root.video 0660
    REGISTER ^nvidia[0-9] PERMISSIONS root.video 0660

    And everything went back to normal.

    Kevin C. Smith 

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