New nVidia Driver vd rivafb kernel module-SOLUTION

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 01.07.2004 schrieb akonstam at trinity.edu um 19:56:

> > Greg Swallow wrote:

> > >During installation of the new 4kstacks compatible nvidia driver, am
> > >informed it will not operate correctly with the kernel module rivafb
> > >loaded/active. Tried modprobe -r rivafb to remove, but still have
> > >garbage cursor.

> I made this work by what may be the kludge of the year. I placed the:
> modprobe -r rivafb
> as the next to last line in the rc.sysinit file. Ask me why not
> the last line? The last line looked like it should be last.
> 
> Well nvidia module seems to work so unless someone has a better idea I
> leave it the way it is,

> Aaron Konstam

Do you both - Greg and you Aaron - use the rivafb Riva framebuffer
module to have framebuffer resolution on the console? I ask because I
got the warning too when installing the new NVidia module, though I do
not use the rivafb module, nor is it ever loaded.

Alexander


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