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Bug 213878 - x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers should be providing /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia
Summary: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers should be providing /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Tony Vroon (RETIRED)
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: 230289 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: 215626
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Reported: 2008-03-19 01:52 UTC by SpanKY
Modified: 2009-07-25 10:46 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description SpanKY gentoo-dev 2008-03-19 01:52:01 UTC 
/etc/modules.d is long deprecated.  please provide an equivalent /etc/modprobe.d file.
Comment 1 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-04-04 19:40:15 UTC 
I have this ready for a while.. I've just decided to include this with the driver releases for the 2.6.25 kernel.
Comment 2 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-05-07 14:57:15 UTC 
Chainsaw is taking over this package.
Comment 3 Tony Vroon (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-06-19 12:17:47 UTC 
All new ebuilds install /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia; this includes 173.08 (masked), 173.14.05, 173.14.09 & 177.13 (masked).
Comment 4 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-07-01 13:42:55 UTC 
71.x and 96.x still need to do this.
Comment 5 Doug Goldstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-07-01 13:44:15 UTC 
*** Bug 230289 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Tony Vroon (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-07-17 11:41:26 UTC 
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.
Comment 7 Tony Vroon (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-07-17 11:56:18 UTC 
In CVS. Thanks guys.
Comment 8 Boney McCracker 2008-07-17 17:13:51 UTC 
Thank you, Tony.
Comment 9 Christian Harms 2009-07-25 10:46:12 UTC 
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 ?