nvidia module not loading

[Robin Laing]

On 01/10/16 12:40, Reindl Harald wrote:
>
>
> Am 01.10.2016 um 20:29 schrieb Robin Laing:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Latest F24 kernel update with akmods.  The kernel modules were created
>> by akmods but when trying to boot the system, the kernel module is not
>> found.
>>
>> Even trying to run modprobe nvidia fails.
>>
>> sudo modprobe nvidia
>> password:
>> modprobe: FATAL: Module nvidia not found in directory
>> /lib/modules/4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64
>>
>> If I type in modprobe and nvidia, tab complete gives me a list of nvidia
>> modules to load.
>>
>> ./4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64/extra/nvidia/nvidia-uvm.ko
>> ./4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64/extra/nvidia/nvidia-drm.ko
>> ./4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64/extra/nvidia/nvidia.ko
>> ./4.7.5-200.fc24.x86_64/extra/nvidia/nvidia-modeset.ko
>>
>>
>> All logs just say the the module is not found as above.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
> don't buy crap-hardware?
> works here over the last 10 years fine
>


What crap hardware?  It isn't the hardware, something about the kernel 
update that did it.  Looks like the blacklist didn't get into the grub 
kernel options.  Strange that older kernel in grub menu boots find.


Most of the hardware is top of the line.