Problem installing nVidia graphics drivers.

n1k · 11-10-2006, 06:29 PM

I was trying to update my graphics drivers earlier today and ran into a bit of a problem.

I closed X, uninstalled the previous version of the driver's without any issue, but when I tried to install the new drivers I got this error:

"The CC version check failed

The compiler used to compile teh kernel (gcc 4.0) does not exactly match the current compiler (gcc 4.1)"

Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks.

JackieBrown · 11-10-2006, 06:50 PM

Upgrade to a newer kernel or downgrade your gcc compiiler.

HappyTux · 11-10-2006, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n1k

I was trying to update my graphics drivers earlier today and ran into a bit of a problem.

I closed X, uninstalled the previous version of the driver's without any issue, but when I tried to install the new drivers I got this error:

"The CC version check failed

The compiler used to compile teh kernel (gcc 4.0) does not exactly match the current compiler (gcc 4.1)"

Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks.

If you have gcc-4.0 installed then export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.0 in the console window just before the compile, if not installed then install the gcc-4.0 package and use the same export command.

jlinkels · 11-13-2006, 05:05 AM

This compiler check is a safety measure nividia built in to be sure their module is compiled with exactly the same CC version which was used to compile your kernel. Maybe it is just pedantic, and telling the nvidia that is can use gcc 4.0 as HappyTux suggests is ok.

Just FYI, when I run into the same problem, I installed the compiler version as asked for by nividia and compiled and installed the module without any problem.

If I remember well, I installed gcc using this command line:

Code:

apt-get install gcc=3.3.5-3

(Change the version number for the correct one as asked for by nividia. Use

Code:

apt-cache search showpkg gcc

to see the exact notation for the version name you want to install.

jlinkels