[gentoo-user] NVIDIA question

[gentoo-user] NVIDIA question

[Jorge Almeida]

I upgraded nvidia-drivers from 1.0.8774 to 1.0.8776. Couldn't restart
the X server. dmesg said the client and the kernel had unmatched
versions (kernel with 1.0.8774). I did "modprobe nvidia".
I ended up rebooting, and it works now.
So, what went wrong? (I mean, a reboot shouldn't be necessary...) What
must be done to make the kernel use the new module?

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Re: [gentoo-user] NVIDIA question

[Istvan Pongracz]

You forgot to rmmod nvidia && modprobe nvidia
Previous nvidia kernel driver was in the memory, that is why dmesg reported the 
different versions.

István

Jorge Almeida írta:
> I upgraded nvidia-drivers from 1.0.8774 to 1.0.8776. Couldn't restart
> the X server. dmesg said the client and the kernel had unmatched
> versions (kernel with 1.0.8774). I did "modprobe nvidia".
> I ended up rebooting, and it works now.
> So, what went wrong? (I mean, a reboot shouldn't be necessary...) What
> must be done to make the kernel use the new module?
> 

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Re: [gentoo-user] NVIDIA question

[Dale]

Jorge Almeida wrote:
> I upgraded nvidia-drivers from 1.0.8774 to 1.0.8776. Couldn't restart
> the X server. dmesg said the client and the kernel had unmatched
> versions (kernel with 1.0.8774). I did "modprobe nvidia".
> I ended up rebooting, and it works now.
> So, what went wrong? (I mean, a reboot shouldn't be necessary...) What
> must be done to make the kernel use the new module?
> 

You may have needed to remove the old module first.  I usually do this:

rmmod nvidia  # that removes the old one.
modules-update  # updates the modules, may not be needed though.
modprobe nvidia  # loads the new one back up

Then restart X.  That has always worked for me without needing to reboot.


Your mileage may vary.

Dale

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