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Bug 15953 - Modprobe and /etc/modules.autoload not mentioned in guidelines for Nvidia cards.
Summary: Modprobe and /etc/modules.autoload not mentioned in guidelines for Nvidia cards.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: [OLD] Docs-user
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Desktop Configuration Guide (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2003-02-18 15:36 UTC by Mark Broe
Modified: 2003-02-19 21:48 UTC (History)
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Description Mark Broe 2003-02-18 15:36:40 UTC 
I've been using the Desktop Configuration Guide to install my Nvidia-based 
videocard and suggest that the guide is altered to avoid the following 
problem...

After emerging the Nvidia drivers and configuring the /etc/X11/XF86Config file, 
the guide tells you to start X. It is not mentioned that you need to modprobe 
the new module and that you should edit you /etc/modules.autoload file to make 
sure the modules is loaded on boot.

This could be confusing for nOObs (like myself :)

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
Follow the guide :)
Actual Results:  
I was not able to start X...

Expected Results:  
Inform the reader of the need to run modprobe and edit /etc/modules.autoload
Comment 1 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-02-19 21:48:27 UTC 
done