[mythtv-users] More nvidia probs...

[Dan Wilson]

On 12/1/2007 at 11:45 PM Trey Thompson wrote:

> I do a "yum install nvidia-drivers", and get the current (I think),
> appropriate drivers from atrpms.
> 
> Loading X gets me this though:
> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
> (EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***
> (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> (II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
> (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> 
> 

I had the same problem.  I downloaded the driver file directly from nvidia.com, did a yum erase nvidia-drivers, and then ran the install from nvidia.  That worked for me.

HTH,

Dan.