Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module

[psal051]

I have spent 10 days with SageTV OEM Linux and after trying a nVidia 5200, an ATI Radeon 9600XT and an ATI Radeon X1300 I am still at the ‘#’ prompt.

The following is the error message with the nVidia:

Current Operating System: Linux STVMC-990 2.6.15-rc5 #3 PREEMPT Tue Jan 17 18:35:38 Local time zone must be set—see i686
Build Date: 09 December 2005
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Sat Feb 4 21:02:34 2006
(==) Using config file: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”
(WW) ****INVALID MEM ALLOCATION**** b: 0xb0000000 e: 0xb8000000 correcting
FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.15-rc5/video/nvidia.ko): Cannot allocate memory
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
No screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
At http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional information.

XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server “:0.0”
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
STVMC-990 ~ #


I have listed the hardware on my server.

Current hardware:

Motherboard: Abit AN7
BIOS Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG Version19
Chipset nVidia-nForce2 Ultra 1.x
Video Slot AGP 8/4x
Onboard Audio: disabled
CPU: AMD | 2600/333 Athlon XP Barton R
Memory: 1GB 2-DDRAM 512MB | 64x64 PC-3200B 8T Crucial
Hard Drive: 250GB IDE 100 WD2500JB
Video Card: PTY FX5200
Audio Card: Sound Blaster Live Value

PVR Card: Quantity 4- Hauppauge, WinTV-PVR-500MCE

SageTV Linux: V4.1.6 - 1/27/06 ISO

On the Sage Community Forum http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15635
I found and followed the following step by step instructions through step 6:

How to get a server up and running

Hi all,
I've been through this forum for the past week looking for ways to get my linux rig up and running. After I got it running I thought I'd put up a consolidated guide. So here is how I got my server running:
1. Start with the default install
2. after the second reboot when SageTV configuration is supposed to start you get a 'cannot start display""' error
3. That's OK, hit CTRL-C to get a bash prompt
4. At the prompt type 'emerge --sync'
5. When that's done type 'emerge gentoo-sources'
6. then 'emerge kde'
7. then copy laurenglenn's 3 start up files (Thanks laurenglenn!!!!) into your ~ directory
8. these files can be d/l'ed from http://forums.freytechnologies.com/f...2&d=1137468691
9. then edit your .bash_profile file by typing 'nano .bash_profile'
10. then edit that flie the way laurenglenn did, here's the info: http://forums.freytechnologies.com/f...0&postcount=16
11. then reboot the computer by tying 'reboot'
12. after Gentoo loads you get a choice to go into SageTV or KDE. Go into SageTV and finish the configuration of capture sources, TV listings, etc
13. and now your done!

The error message with ATI 9600XT after emerge ati-settings:

>>> md5 src_uri ;-) kdegraphics-3.4.3.tar.bz2
* This package requires app-text/poppler-bindings compiled with Qt support.
* Please reemerge app-text/poppler-bindings with USE=”qt”.

!!! ERROR: kde-base/dkegraphics-3.4.3-r3 failed.
!!! Function pkg_setup, Line 44, Exitcode 0
!!! Please reemerge app-text/poppler-bindings with USE=”qt”.
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.

STVMC-990 log # date
Thu Feb 2 05:08:25 GMT 2006
STVMC-990 log #
STVMC-990 log #


I have gotten this far with the help of a long distance friend who uses another distro of Linux and has told me he can not help me with this error.

Which of the Video cards shoud I use for a Mode 2 install?
Shoud I use the onboard audio (nForce2) or the Sound Blaster Live card?
What is my next step?

[psal051]

02-05-2006 4:35 PM CST

I have rebooted LiveCD and did the following steps:
repartition, format, load SageTV, Linux boot, reboot, completed through step 5 of 'How to get a server up and running'.
Waiting for step 6 to complete.

Will get back after 'emerge kde' finishes and I reboot.

[churth]

Try the following:

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml

You can ignore most of it, (such as the kernel, X configuration, etc)

from the page, I would recommend doing the following:

(at the shell)

emerge nvidia-glx
emerge nvidia-kernel
modules-update
modprobe nvidia
opengl-update nvidia

As with anything, YMMV.