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Subject: Re: NVIDIA (port) driver fails to create /dev/nvidactl;
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On Saturday 29 January 2011 17:40:06 Doug Barton wrote:
> Sorry if I missed it, but I haven't seen an answer to the question of
> whether you've kldload'ed the nvidia module. When you type 'kldstat'
> does the nvidia module show up in the list? If not, type 'kldload
> nvidia' and try again.
> 
> 
> hth,
> 
> Doug

Why don't you try the driver from the nvidia site? It's always the latest 
version, compiles and install perfectly on i386 or amd64.

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