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

[Barry Jackson]

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