nvidia driver install problem
 

Recently moved from MDK 9.1 to MDK 10 Community. Decided to install the nvidia graphics drivers. Problem when I run -

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run

I accept the licence. Am told that no precompiled kernel interface found. No matching precomplied kernel interface found on NVIDIA ftp site. Installer tries to compile a kernel interface but fails with the error -

Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename

What is wrong, and how do I fix it?

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...083#post322083 http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...751#post837751

Thanks for those links, Andrew. Made some progress with the suggestion

make modules
make modules_install

Running

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux

now builds a kernel module, but then fails with the 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. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed you may specifythe kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' command line option.

I seem to be going round in circles .... :confused:

Later ...

Discovered that kernel was 2.6.3-4mdk but kernel source was 2.6.3-13.mdk :o

Have now upgraded kernel to match source and have got the nvidia drivers installed now :D :cool:

I am having the same problem, what do you have to do to upgrade the kernel.

You'll find the kernel you're looking for here