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From: covici@ccs.covici.com
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] invalid argument when trying to modprobe nvidia module
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:25:41 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6203.1295148341@ccs.covici.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinvLMNUXkdYqNwNWJgoz3_LfaS5pmemmvO7BPRt@mail.gmail.com>

Adam Carter <adamcarter3@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 1:34 PM, <covici@ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi.  I am trying to use my unstable gentoo on kernel 2.6.36-gentoo-r6
> > and when I emerge nvidia-drivers, I get invalid argument when I try to
> > modprobe the module.
> >
> 
> Did you remember to repoint the /usr/src/linux link? IIRC the module is
> built to suit whatever kernel that is pointing to. If its not set correctly
> you'll need to re-emerge nvidia-drivers.

linux is pointing correctly and it was after I emerged the
nvidia-drivers that I got the invalid argument.

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

         John Covici
         covici@ccs.covici.com



  reply	other threads:[~2011-01-16  3:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-01-16  2:34 [gentoo-user] invalid argument when trying to modprobe nvidia module covici
2011-01-16  2:48 ` Mark Knecht
2011-01-16  2:56   ` covici
2011-01-16  4:15     ` Mark Knecht
2011-01-16  3:18 ` Adam Carter
2011-01-16  3:25   ` covici [this message]
2011-01-16  9:18     ` Peter Humphrey
2011-01-16 10:48       ` Dale
2011-01-16 11:06         ` Peter Humphrey
2011-01-16 11:18           ` Dale
2011-01-16 12:13             ` Adam Carter
2011-01-16 15:16               ` Peter Humphrey
2011-01-17  1:56                 ` Dale
2011-01-17  2:28                   ` Dale
2011-01-17 10:40                     ` Peter Humphrey
2011-01-17  2:50                   ` covici
2011-01-17  3:05                     ` Dale
2011-01-17  3:28                       ` covici
2011-01-16 12:55           ` Neil Bothwick
2011-01-16 12:25       ` covici
2011-01-16 12:44         ` Adam Carter
2011-01-16 12:54       ` Alan McKinnon
2011-01-16 15:18         ` Peter Humphrey
2011-01-16 15:32           ` Alan McKinnon
2011-01-17 10:42             ` Peter Humphrey
2011-01-25 17:05       ` Bill Longman
2011-01-25 17:33         ` Peter Humphrey
2011-01-25 22:43           ` Alan McKinnon
2011-01-25 23:47             ` Peter Humphrey
2011-01-26  0:10               ` Alan McKinnon
2011-01-25 19:31 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
2011-01-25 22:41   ` Alan McKinnon
2011-01-25 23:48   ` Peter Humphrey

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