-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
-> Installing classic TLS OpenGL libraries.
-> Installing 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86' (1.0-4496):
   executing: './usr/src/nv/makedevices.sh'...
   executing: '/sbin/ldconfig'...
   executing: '/sbin/depmod -aq'...
-> done.
-> Driver file installation is complete.
-> Running post-install sanity check:
-> done.
-> Sanity check passed.
-> Installation of the NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86
   (version: 1.0-4496) is now complete.  Please update your XF86Config file as
   appropriate; see the file /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for details.

[root@linux-sunset log]# ls -lat /var/log | grep XFree
 
-rw-rw-r--    1 root     phenix      34068 oct  3 21:56 XFree86.0.log
-rw-rw-r--    1 root     phenix      34017 oct  3 21:39 XFree86.0.log.old

[root@linux-sunset log]# tail --lines=100 /var/log/messages  | grep nvidia
 
Oct  3 21:43:50 linux-sunset kernel: 1: nvidia: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 nvidia.o Kernel Module  1.0-4496  Wed Jul 16 19:03:09 PDT 2003
 
[root@linux-sunset log]# lsmod | grep nvidia
 
nvidia               1766528   0  (unused)

[root@linux-sunset root]# more ./nv_check.sh
#!/bin/sh
 
# NDIC Version 1.2
# By Will Weisser (waw0573@rit.edu)
#
# Revision history:
#
# 1.2: July 23, 2000 check /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 first, don't recommend
#                    removing /usr/X11R6/lib/lib*GLU.so.*
#
# 1.1: April 29, 2000 Added checking for /dev files
#
# 1.0: April 28, 2000 Initial revision
#
#
 
echo "Welcome to the NVidia Driver Installation Checker."
echo "This shell script is meant to help you debug your installation"
echo "of the beta NVidia Linux drivers.  It is not 100% foolproof."
echo "In particular, you will definitely want to make sure you have"
echo "the correct options in your XF86Config to make X work properly."
echo "This script cannot debug your X setup. That being said, it"
echo "should prove useful if are having problems with the drivers and"
[root@linux-sunset root]# cat ./nv_check.sh
#!/bin/sh
 
# NDIC Version 1.2
# By Will Weisser (waw0573@rit.edu)
#
# Revision history:
#
# 1.2: July 23, 2000 check /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 first, don't recommend
#                    removing /usr/X11R6/lib/lib*GLU.so.*
#
# 1.1: April 29, 2000 Added checking for /dev files
#
# 1.0: April 28, 2000 Initial revision
#
#
 
echo "Welcome to the NVidia Driver Installation Checker."
echo "This shell script is meant to help you debug your installation"
echo "of the beta NVidia Linux drivers.  It is not 100% foolproof."
echo "In particular, you will definitely want to make sure you have"
echo "the correct options in your XF86Config to make X work properly."
echo "This script cannot debug your X setup. That being said, it"
echo "should prove useful if are having problems with the drivers and"
echo "want to check the validity of your driver install."
echo ""
echo "At no time will this script EVER make changes to your system."
echo "It is simply a diagnostic tool - fixes of any kind will have to"
echo "come from you."
echo ""
echo "Press enter to continue..."
 
read
 
echo "OK, the first thing we need to do is make sure your XF86Config file"
echo "is set up correctly.  In order to do this, I'm first going to try"
echo "and find where this file might be..."
 
FOUND=""
 
echo "checking /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config..."
if [ -r /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config ]; then
        echo "found"
    XF86FILE="/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config"
        FOUND="1"
else
        echo "not found"
fi
 
echo "checking /usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config..."
if [ -r /usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config ]; then
        echo "found"
    XF86FILE="/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config"
        FOUND="1"
else
        echo "not found"
fi
 
echo "checking /etc/XF86Config..."
if [ -r /etc/XF86Config ]; then
        echo "found"
    XF86FILE="/etc/XF86Config"
        FOUND="1"
else
        echo "not found"
fi
 
echo "checking /etc/X11/XF86Config..."
if [ -r /etc/X11/XF86Config ]; then
        echo "found"
    XF86FILE="/etc/X11/XF86Config"
        FOUND="1"
else
        echo "not found"
fi
 
echo "checking /etc/X11/XF86Config-4..."
if [ -r /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ]; then
        echo "found"
    XF86FILE="/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
        FOUND="1"
else
        echo "not found"
fi
 
if [ -z $FOUND ] ; then
        echo "I couldn't find an XF86Config file anywhere! Either you haven't set"
        echo "up X at all, the file is not readable by you, or your file is in a"
        echo "non-standard place.  If the latter is the case, then make a symlink"
        echo "to a standard place and run this script again."
        exit
fi
 
echo "I'm going to be doing my checking using $XF86FILE.  If this is not"
echo "actually your X config, then quit this script with Ctrl-C, remove"
echo "or rename the file, then run this script again."
echo "Press enter to continue"
 
read
 
echo "I'm going to check your XF86Config file for the following things:"
echo "1) Loading the GLcore and glx modules"
echo "2) Specifying the nvidia driver instead of nv"
 
REGEXP1='Load[[:space:]]*\"glx\"'
REGEXP3='Driver[[:space:]]*\"nvidia\"'
 
echo ""
echo "Checking for the Load glx statement..."
if ! cat $XF86FILE | sed -e 's/#.*//' | grep $REGEXP1 ; then
        echo "You don't seem to have the statement: Load \"glx\""
    echo "in the Module section of your XF86Config!  By default it"
    echo "is there, so if you removed it, replace it, then run this"
    echo "script again."
    exit
fi
 
echo "It seems to be intact.  Now lets see if you're loading the correct"
echo "video driver..."
if ! cat $XF86FILE | sed -e 's/#.*//' | grep $REGEXP3  ; then
        echo "You don't seem to have the statement: Driver \"nvidia\""
    echo "in the Device section of your XF86Config! It is possible that"
    echo "you are using the \"nv\" module instead.  If this is the case,"
    echo "then replace \"nv\" with \"nvidia\" and run this script again."
    exit
fi
echo "Everything seems fine in your X config file.  This is not 100%"
echo "guaranteed to be accurate, but lets continue anyway (press enter)..."
 
read
 
echo "The next step involves making sure you have the proper files in"
echo "the right places, and that the kernel module loaded correctly."
echo "Press enter to begin the test."
 
read
 
echo "First lets make sure you don't have the old modules still present"
echo "by mistake..."
echo "Checking /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a..."
if [ -f /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a ] ; then
        echo "You seem to have a libglx.a file in your /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"
    echo "directory.  This will most likely cause a conflict with the"
    echo "current drivers.  Remove or rename this file, then run this"
    echo "script again."
        exit
fi
echo "Checking /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a..."
if [ -f /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a ] ; then
        echo "You seem to have a libGLcore.a file in your /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"
    echo "directory.  This will most likely cause a conflict with the"
    echo "current drivers.  Remove or rename this file, then run this"
    echo "script again."
        exit
fi
 
echo "You don't appear to have any conflicting older drivers.  Now lets check"
echo "if the new driver files are in place..."
echo "Checking /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o..."
if ! [ -f /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o ] ; then
        echo "Your nvidia_drv.o file is missing! Please get this file from the"
    echo "NVIDIA_GLX package, and install it as indicated in the FAQ, then"
    echo "run this script again."
    exit
fi
echo "Checking /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so..."
if ! [ -f /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so ] ; then
        echo "Your libglx.so file is missing! Please get this file from the"
    echo "NVIDIA_GLX package, and install it as indicated in the FAQ, then"
    echo "run this script again."
    exit
fi
echo "Checking /usr/lib/libGL.so..."
if ! [ -f /usr/lib/libGL.so ] ; then
        echo "Your libGL.so file is missing! Please get this file from the"
    echo "NVIDIA_GLX package, and install it as indicated in the FAQ, then"
    echo "run this script again."
    exit
fi
if ! ldd /usr/lib/libGL.so | grep libGLcore ; then
        echo "Your libGL.so file does not seem to be the one from the"
    echo "NVIDIA_GLX package! You probably forgot to install the correct"
    echo "libGL.so and left an older copy instead.  Put the libGL.so file"
    echo "from the NVIDIA_GLX package in /usr/lib, then run this script"
    echo "again."
    exit
fi
echo "Checking /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1..."
if ! [ -f /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1 ] ; then
        echo "Your libGLcore.so.1 file is missing! Please get this file from the"
    echo "NVIDIA_GLX package, and install it as indicated in the FAQ, then"
    echo "run this script again."
    exit
fi
echo "All the files seem to exist.  Now I'm going to see if your kernel"
echo "module is loaded correctly..."
if ! grep nvidia /proc/modules ; then
        echo "the nvidia kernel module does not seem to be loaded.  The 3D"
    echo "drivers will not work without it...please compile it for your"
    echo "kernel, set it up to insert the module on boot, then run"
    echo "this script again."
    echo "Remember if you are having trouble compiling the module,"
    echo "try adding -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES to the Makefile."
    exit
fi
if ! [ -r /dev/nvidiactl ] || ! [ -w /dev/nvidiactl ] || ! [ -c /dev/nvidiactl ] ; then
        echo "The kernel device /dev/nvidiactl does not exist, is not a device,"
    echo "or does not have the proper permissions set.  This dev entry should"
    echo "have been created when you created the kernel module.  If you"
    echo "compiled the module by hand, you may have to create this device"
    echo "manually (major number 195, minor number 255).  After this is done,"
    echo "please run this script again."
    exit
fi
if ! [ -r /dev/nvidia0 ] || ! [ -w /dev/nvidia0 ] || ! [ -c /dev/nvidia0 ] ; then
        echo "The kernel device /dev/nvidia0 does not exist, is not a device,"
    echo "or does not have the proper permissions set.  This dev entry should"
    echo "have been created when you created the kernel module.  If you"
    echo "compiled the module by hand, you may have to create this device"
    echo "manually (major number 195, minor number 0).  After this is done,"
    echo "please run this script again."
    exit
fi
if ! [ -r /dev/nvidia1 ] || ! [ -w /dev/nvidia1 ] || ! [ -c /dev/nvidia1 ] ; then
        echo "The kernel device /dev/nvidia1 does not exist, is not a device,"
    echo "or does not have the proper permissions set.  This dev entry should"
    echo "have been created when you created the kernel module.  If you"
    echo "compiled the module by hand, you may have to create this device"
    echo "manually (major number 195, minor number 1).  After this is done,"
    echo "please run this script again."
    exit
fi
if ! [ -r /dev/nvidia2 ] || ! [ -w /dev/nvidia2 ] || ! [ -c /dev/nvidia2 ] ; then
        echo "The kernel device /dev/nvidia2 does not exist, is not a device,"
    echo "or does not have the proper permissions set.  This dev entry should"
    echo "have been created when you created the kernel module.  If you"
    echo "compiled the module by hand, you may have to create this device"
    echo "manually (major number 195, minor number 2).  After this is done,"
    echo "please run this script again."
    exit
fi
if ! [ -r /dev/nvidia3 ] || ! [ -w /dev/nvidia3 ] || ! [ -c /dev/nvidia3 ] ; then
        echo "The kernel device /dev/nvidia3 does not exist, is not a device,"
    echo "or does not have the proper permissions set.  This dev entry should"
    echo "have been created when you created the kernel module.  If you"
    echo "compiled the module by hand, you may have to create this device"
    echo "manually (major number 195, minor number 3).  After this is done,"
    echo "please run this script again."
    exit
fi
echo "Your kernel module seems to be OK! Way to go, we're almost there now!"
echo "Press enter to move on to the last test..."
 
read
 
echo "I'm going to check for duplicate OpenGL libraries on your system."
echo "Having such libraries can cause OpenGL applications to run incorrectly."
echo "Press enter to begin the test."
 
read
 
echo "Checking for libGL.so or libMesaGL.so in /lib, /usr/lib, /usr/local/lib,"
echo "and /usr/X11R6/lib..."
TEMP=`ls /lib/lib*GL.so* /usr/lib/libMesaGL.so* /usr/local/lib/lib*GL.so* /usr/X11R6/lib/lib*GL.so* 2> /dev/null`
if  ! [ -z "$TEMP" ] ; then
        echo "I found the following possible conflicting files:"
        echo `ls /lib/lib*GL.so* /usr/lib/libMesaGL.so* /usr/local/lib/lib*GL.so* /usr/X11R6/lib/lib*GL.so* 2> /dev/null`
        echo "Unless you know what you're doing, I recommend removing these files"
    echo "to prevent applications from using them instead of /usr/lib/libGL.so"
        exit
fi
 
echo "No conflicting files were found! Your installation appears to be OK!"
echo ""
echo "I've done all I can...if you've gotten this far and things are still"
echo "broken, then please e-mail linux-bugs@nvidia.com with your problem,"
echo "or stop by #nvidia on irc.openprojects.net for help."
echo "Don't forget that you must run /sbin/ldconfig after changing any"
echo "shared libraries!"
echo ""
echo "Have a nice day!"
[root@linux-sunset root]#

[root@linux-sunset /]# cd /dev
[root@linux-sunset dev]# ls -la nv*
ls: nv*: No such file or directory
[root@linux-sunset dev]# ls -la nvidia0
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     195,   0 jan  1  1970 nvidia0
[root@linux-sunset dev]# ls -la nv*
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     195,   0 jan  1  1970 nvidia0
crw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     195, 255 jan  1  1970 nvidiactl
[root@linux-sunset dev]#