How to load nvidia driver at startup

XF86Config and xorg.conf are you running two x-servers?

In your /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 (or kernel-2.4 if you are running an older kernel) you have to write modules you want to be loaded at boot.

(I dunno why you are writing in english on a danish forum).

Here is mine file:
# /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6:  kernel modules to load when system boots.
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.$
#
# Note that this file is for 2.6 kernels.
#
# Add the names of modules that you'd like to load when the system
# starts into this file, one per line.  Comments begin with # and
# are ignored.  Read man modules.autoload for additional details.

# For example:
# 3c59x
nvidia
sk98lin

Hello!

Thanks for your fast reply.

Strangely it looks like I do not have any folder in /etc named modules.autoload.d or any where actually.

The kernel version is 2.6.8.1-12mdk

I write in english just because I suck at danish, I'm from sweden. Must say that eksperten.dk is the best expert site!

So I hope it is ok to write in english.

Best regards
Fredrik

My solution was for a Gentoo system. I thougt it were the same for Mandrake.
Try searching for a file called modules in your /etc/ maybe it is:
/etc/modules.conf
/etc/modules

Here it is:
Put "alias char-major-195 nvidia" in your /etc/modules.conf and run "depmod -a".

Hello!

I found a file /etc/modules.conf and add "nvidia" at last row. But nothing happend. Should it be "modprobe nvidia"?

Aha oh so you have add a new comment.

Hmm...
Should I write "alias char-major-195 nvidia" at the last row and open a console as root and just write "depmod -a" and push enter. or do I have to be standing in /etc?

Best regards
Fredrik

Just write depmod -a anywhere you like, just be root.
Then reboot and see what is going to happen.

Hello!
(My Internet has been down)

I tried what you said but I still just start in konsole mode.

My /etc/modules file looks like:

[root@Stationary etc]# more modules
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are
# to be loaded at boot time, one per line.  Comments begin with
# a `#', and everything on the line after them are ignored.
alias char-major-195 nvidia


[root@Stationary etc]#

When this file was saved I run "depmod -a", I guess that was what you ment?

So if you got any ideas please let me know
Best regards
Fredrik

Hello!

I solved it!

I found a file called modprobe.preload sp i jus added nvidia at the last row.

Then everything worked!

Thanks
/Fredrik