Bugzilla Bug 213878

/etc/modules.d is long deprecated.  please provide an equivalent
/etc/modprobe.d file.

I have this ready for a while.. I've just decided to include this with the
driver releases for the 2.6.25 kernel.

Chainsaw is taking over this package.

All new ebuilds install /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia; this includes 173.08 (masked),
173.14.05, 173.14.09 & 177.13 (masked).

71.x and 96.x still need to do this.

*** Bug 230289 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

71.86.06 & 96.43.07 install the file in the right place and are compatible with
2.6.26; will be closing this bug shortly.

In CVS. Thanks guys.

Thank you, Tony.

after performing a kernel upgrade (from 2.6.26-gentoo-r4 to 2.6.29-gentoo-r5) I
was noticing 
"* please file a bug about /etc/modules.d/nvidia: it needs an
/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia"

I have not seen this before, but I cannmot guarantee that i have just not
noticed it yet.
I checked, and both /etc/modules.d/nvidia and /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf exist
on my system: 
# diff /etc/modules.d/nvidia /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf

7c7
< # options see /usr/share/doc/nvidia-drivers-169.12/README
---
> # options see /usr/share/doc/nvidia-drivers-185.18.14/README
9,35d8
< #   To enable Side Band Adressing:  NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1
< #
< #   To enable Fast Writes: NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1
< #
< # To enable both for instance, uncomment following line:
< #
< options nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1 NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1
<
< # If you have a mobile chip, you may need to enable this option
< # if you have hard lockups when starting X.
< #
< # See: Appendix I. Configuring your laptop
< # In /usr/share/doc/nvidia-drivers-100.14.19/README for full details
< #
< # Choose the appropriate value for NVreg_Mobile from the table:
< #        Value                Meaning
< #        ----------   --------------------------------------------------
< #        0xFFFFFFFF   let the kernel module autodetect the correct value
< #        1            Dell laptops
< #        2            non-Compal Toshiba laptops
< #        3            all other laptops
< #        4            Compal Toshiba laptops
< #        5            Gateway laptops
< #
< #options nvidia NVreg_SoftEDIDs=0 NVreg_Mobile=3
<
<

I guess somewhere between 169.12 and 185.18.14 the ebuild reverted to the old
behaviour... can I safely
# mv /etc/modules.d/nvidia /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf
 and forget about it ?