zdenkod

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Hello!
I tried to install NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336 video driver from Nvidia on my Slackware 9.1 distro with kernel 2.6.3--bk8.
At compilig the driver I got error:
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nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sat Mar 6 13:05:21 2004

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 : false
no questions : false
silent : false
XFree86 install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp


Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 1.0-
5336). As part of installing this driver (version: 1.0-5336), the existing
driver will be uninstalled. Are you sure you want to continue? ('no' will a
bort installation) (Answer: Yes)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site ? (Answer: No)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.3-bk8/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o os-agp.o os-interfa
ce.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.3-bk8/build
'...
*** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause
*** inconsistencies
make[3]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz972/NVID
IA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
CC [M] /tmp/selfgz972/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o
/tmp/selfgz972/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1185: warning:
initialization from incompatible pointer type
CC [M] /tmp/selfgz972/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o
CC [M] /tmp/selfgz972/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interf
ace.o
CC [M] /tmp/selfgz972/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-regist
ry.o
LD [M] /tmp/selfgz972/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.o
Building modules, stage 2.
arch/i386/kernel/.msr.mod.o.cmd:1: warning: NUL character seen; rest of line
ignored
arch/i386/kernel/.msr.mod.o.cmd:2: warning: NUL character seen; rest of line
ignored
arch/i386/kernel/.msr.mod.o.cmd:2: *** missing separator. Stop.
make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
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 nvidia.
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What is wrong? Is there any chance to compile and instal the driver.

Please help.

The driver compiles and works on my current working kernel 2.4.23-pre6.

Zdenko from Slovenia

ganja_guru

get the 2.6 series specific drivers from www.nvidia.com....or try patched older drivers from www.minion.de

zdenkod

Thank, you!

I solved the problem. I eliminated MSR from compiling (none: in or module).

for the kernel version:

I use Philips SAA7134 based TV card, for which the kernel patch for that particular subversion was available. (At the end I finished with that subversion with dead TV card - module returned i2c errors).

In the feature I'll stick with more reliable versions.
k 2.6.x was for curiosity, else I use 2.4.23 kernel.


Regards!

Zdenko

p.s.: Regarding Nvidia video driver compiling/installing: I had troubles with executable.
So I used -x and unpack it. After "make install" all was completed without a single error!