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FC4 - Fail to install nVidia driver

hi all,

i've installed Fedora Core 4 on my box which has a Geforce2 MMX 400 card.

now i have nVidia 7664 driver also.

i invoke this command:
./NVIDIA-7664-pkg1.run --add-this-kernel
and no error occurs.

then i run
./NVIDIA-7664-pkg1-custom.run
and it gives error which is detailed in /var/log/nvidia-install.log

it seems that the installer cannot insmod nVidia's driver module, and that the error relates to gcc-4.0 and 4K stack, but i don't know what to do.

plz help me...

thx

Code:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'

creation time: Sun Jun 19 21:53:51 2005



option status:

  license pre-accepted    : false

  update                  : false

  force update            : false

  expert                  : false

  uninstall              : false

  driver info            : false

  no precompiled interface: false

  no ncurses color        : false

  query latest driver ver : false

  OpenGL header files    : true

  no questions            : false

  silent                  : false

  no backup              : false

  kernel module only      : false

  sanity                  : false

  add this kernel        : false

  no runlevel check      : false

  no network              : false

  no ABI note            : false

  no RPMs                : false

  force tls              : (not specified)

  force compat32 tls      : (not specified)

  X install prefix        : /usr/X11R6

  OpenGL install prefix  : /usr

  compat32 install prefix : (not specified)

  installer install prefix: /usr

  utility install prefix  : /usr

  kernel name            : (not specified)

  kernel include path    : (not specified)

  kernel source path      : /usr/src/kernels

  kernel output path      : (not specified)

  kernel install path    : (not specified)

  proc mount point        : /proc

  ui                      : (not specified)

  tmpdir                  : /tmp

  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com

  RPM file list          : (not specified)



Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface

-> License accepted.

-> A precompiled kernel interface for kernel 'Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 #1 Thu

  Jun 2 22:55:56 EDT 2005 i686' has been found here:

  ./usr/src/nv/precompiled/precompiled-nv-linux.o-1.0-7664.1119188878.

  executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; /usr/bin/ld -d -r -o nvidia.ko precompiled-nv-l

  inux.o nv-kernel.o'...

-> Kernel module linked successfully.

ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'.  This is most likely

      because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files.

      Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your

      kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the

      'kernel-source' rpm installed.  If you know the correct kernel source

      files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the

      '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.

-> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':

  -1 Invalid module format

-> Kernel messages:

  Disabled Privacy Extensions on device c03e6820(lo)

  IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver

  parport: PnPBIOS parport detected.

  parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]

  lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).

  lp0: console ready

  eth0: no IPv6 routers present

  nvidia: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.

  nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS

  gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'

  nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS

  gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'

  nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS

  gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'

  nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS

  gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'

  nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS

  gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'

  nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS

  gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'

  nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS

  gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'

ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file

      '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find suggestions

      on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux

      driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

Install the kernel-devel package (via yum or up2date), and run the nvidia installer with no options. You'll be given the choice to try to download a matching module - say no. The driver installer will then compile a kernel module on your machine, which should load and run fine.

thx for you kind reply, but it seems that i've got that installed

Code:

[mcarthor@McArthor ~]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel

kernel-doc-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4

kernel-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4

kernel-devel-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4

also, through some thread, i configure selinux as disabled, but it doesn't work either

What happens when you run the installer and it attempts to compile the kernel module instead of downloading it?

Aren't you supposed to run command:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7664-pkg1.run

and I think you have to run command 'setenforce 0' before you install the driver. It has something to do with SElinux.

to macemoneta:

when i run
./NVIDIA-7664-pkg1.run
and select "no" for ftp download, it can then compile the driver but seems to fail to insmod the nvidia driver module - a red block appears on the screen and says "... (too long to post here, but same as the red "ERROR" in my first post)".

===============

to greg108:

do u mean to modify /etc/sysconfig/selinux, and change the last line to 0 or diabled or something like this?

I mean as a shell command.
I am not an expert on this one though. You can find more on that in this thread: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=333111

i'll be looking to it

thx

Head on over to this thread for FC3. It should be very similar for FC4. I am not sure if you will still need to remove the xorg-x11-Mesa library.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=259917.

Have a go and see what happens. I would suggest commenting out the lines in the xorg.conf file rather than deleting. That way if it doesn't work you can always uncomment them and restore the file and still get back to graphical login.

Alternative, make a copy of your xorg.conf file!

dear all:

i follow all your kind suggestions, but none works

plz give more help ~~~

Well I am curious, does anyone know how much extra performance macarthor would get by installing the offical nVidia drivers as opposed to just using the built in Geforce MX (generic) driver??

macarthor, do you need that extra performance??

Hi there, I am not a linux WIZ or anything ,but I have installed my nvidia driver "nvidia glx" etc through yum or apt ,on multiple occasions , and havn't had to change or modify a thing after apt or yum have installed Nvidia and then rebooted to find the nvidia screen popup everytime , Maybe some times a person might have to do it manually on Fedora ,but since Fedora3 came out I think it is, that I havnt had to ,but have had it installed AutoMatically through Yum or Apt. AnyWay maybe you have a reason to do it manually?

yum list nvidia

it gives nothing

would u plz give your detailed procedure?

thx

Hey ....
i was just installing NVIDIA on my little brother's machine and I am coming up with the same problems and I am a RHCT!

Its too late for me to want to look at anything to exhaustively or to try to re-compile the kernel itself, but if you comment out the
Load "glx"

with a # it will get X working for ya but without the OpenGL stuff.

I read a Red Hat thread that said that if you appended "selinux=0" to the end of the kernel line in /etc/grub.conf that you could then uncomment the Load "glx" line .... but it hasnt worked for me. I'll give a better try tomorrow.

Here is an interesting thread to read:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=51972

the guy from NVIDIA at the very bottom seems to imply that this is that 7667 is a crappy driver and you should use the previous version.