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Old 10-17-2001, 05:31 PM   #1
Cheyto
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Question NVidia Detonator Drivers with Mandrake 8.1


I'm trying to install the NVidia drivers for my GeForce2 Pro using Mandrake 8.1. First I tried to use the RPMs, but that didn't work:

>rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1541.mdk80up.i386.rpm
>error: failed dependencies:
kernel = 2.4.3-20mdk is needed by NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1541.mdk80up

I'm using kernel 2.4.8.

Then, I tried to compile from the source.

>make
>In file included from NV.c:50:
>/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never use kernel-headers system headers,
>/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but headers from an appropriate kernel-source
>make: *** [nv.o] Error 1

Right... Anyone know what I could do? Thanks a lot.
 
Old 10-22-2001, 02:11 AM   #2
rootboy
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Re: NVidia Detonator Drivers with Mandrake 8.1

Quote:
Originally posted by Cheyto
I'm trying to install the NVidia drivers for my GeForce2 Pro using Mandrake 8.1. First I tried to use the RPMs, but that didn't work:

>rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1541.mdk80up.i386.rpm
>error: failed dependencies:
kernel = 2.4.3-20mdk is needed by NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1541.mdk80up

I'm using kernel 2.4.8.

Then, I tried to compile from the source.

Right... Anyone know what I could do? Thanks a lot.

Yup, nuke it.

rpm -ivh --force --nodeps NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1541.mdk80up.i386.rpm


Guaranteed to get results

:P

Seriously, this should fix the problem.


As for building it from the source:

Quote:
>make
>In file included from NV.c:50:
>/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never use kernel-headers system headers,
>/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but headers from an appropriate kernel-source
>make: *** [nv.o] Error 1
No doubt. modversions.h is going away, they shouldn't even be using it.

But everyone seems to have an opinion, here's how you compile something that requires modversions.h

http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Ftape-FAQ-2.html

Note that you have to rebuild the kernel first to get modversions.h


But I do remember reading where it's on its way out. Now, if I could only find those neurons...


John
 
  


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