More 2.6.0-test1-ac2 issues / nvidia kernel module

[Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>]

Yes, please: nvidia taints the kernel - so flame at your will - but
this is a more general question regarding module loading:

If I load the nvidia kernel module like this:

% modprobe nvidia NVreg_Mobile=2  NVreg_SoftEDIDs=0

and start kdm afterwards, it works as in 2.4 -- I get a two screen
setup with one screen on my laptop TFT and one on my external TFT
screen.

If I use this /etc/modules.conf:

... snip ...
### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/nvidia-kernel
alias /dev/nvidia* nvidia
alias char-major-195 nvidia

### update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/nvidia-kernel

### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/nvidia-options
options nvidia NVreg_Mobile=2 NVreg_SoftEDIDs=0

### update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/nvidia-options
... snap ...

the X11 will barf upon start -- but the module will be loaded. From
Xfree.0.log:

...
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
        compiled for 4.2.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
        compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.4363
        Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
        compiled for 4.2.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
        ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.3
(II) NVIDIA XFree86 Driver  1.0-4363  Sat Apr 19 17:49:42 PDT 2003
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
...
(**) NVIDIA(1): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(1): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(1): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(1): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(1): Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,DFP"
(**) NVIDIA(1): ConnectedMonitor string: "CRT,DFP"
(--) NVIDIA(1): Linear framebuffer at 0xEC000000
(--) NVIDIA(1): MMIO registers at 0xFD000000
(EE) NVIDIA(1): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(1):  *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

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