[Mageia-dev] NVidia fallback to Nouveau after latest Kernel updates

Fri Mar 2 17:46:30 CET 2012

On 02/03/12 16:31, Bertaux Xavier wrote:
+> and I think both nvidia and fglrx tickets are the same problem
+>
+> Xavier
+>
+> Le 02/03/2012 17:27, Bertaux Xavier a écrit :
+>> Le 02/03/2012 16:44, Wolfgang Bornath a écrit :
+>>> 2012/3/2 EatDirt<dirteat at gmail.com>:
+>>>> On 02/03/12 09:38, Robert Fox wrote:
+>>>>> Since last Cauldron kernel update, I have two nvidia based system which
+>>>>> now fallback to nouveau when starting X - stating nvidia cannot be
+>>>>> loaded.
+>>>>>
+>>>> +1
+>>>> Recurrent pb for me as well. Did you try to add
+>>>>
+>>>> nokmsboot
+>>>>
+>>>> in the boot arguments?
+>>> Same pb here, xorg.conf was changed (display driver changed to "nouveau").
+>>> Re-changed the display driver to "nvidia" and added nokmsboot to the
+>>> boot args, next boot same pb again.
+>> +1
+>>
+>> Xavier
+>
+IIANM this is now the default behavior when the x11-server version is 
+updated to a version not supported by the current proprietary nvidia driver.
+It avoids a boot failure which would otherwise be the scenario.
+
+Barry
+