Loading module without GPL compatible license ?

punchthemonkey94 · 05-21-2006, 07:30 AM

Hey guys, I wrote a thread before about a problem with my nVidia driver installation. I recompiled my kernel, and now I get a similar error when installing the driver as before, except this is whats causing it:

Quote:

You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
and it has unresolved symbols. The module may be trying to access
GPLONLY symbols but the problem is more likely to be a coding or
user error. Contact the module supplier for assistance, only they
can help you.

Thats what the .log file is telling me. Is there any way to fix this?

xode · 05-22-2006, 07:50 PM

If you have the source code for this module, put

Code:

MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

at the end of each source file and see if that solves your problem.

Otherwise, you probably want to get those unresolved symbols listed and send that to nVidia so that they can fix their module.

punchthemonkey94 · 05-22-2006, 09:27 PM

Which folder contains the source files I need to edit? I know this sounds like simple question, but I'm pretty new to this.

punchthemonkey94 · 05-22-2006, 09:34 PM

Looking at thge .log file for the installer, it's telling me the location of the "unresolved symbols" but the problem is that the directory doesnt exist! I'm thinking it was created during the installation process and then deleted after recieving th error. I'll keep going though.