I've managed to install the kernel sources now. However the nvidia installer cannot create the nvidia module: this is the error message;
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sat Oct 2 17:17:33 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
X 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 : /root/tmp
ftp site :
ftp://download.nvidia.com
Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> 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 (
ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (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/2.6.3-4mdkcustom/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing rivafb module check.
WARNING: Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.
The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
-> 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/2.6.3-4mdkcusto
m/build SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.3-4mdkcustom/build'...
Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.
The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
*** Failed rivafb module sanity check, but continuing! ***
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.3-4mdkcustom/build \
KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 \
KBUILD_CHECK= -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/Makefile modules
Using /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk as source for kernel
if [ -h /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/include/asm -o -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4md
k/.config ]; then \
echo " /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk is not clean, please run 'make mrproper'"
;\
echo " in the '/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk' directory.";\
/bin/false; \
fi;
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk is not clean, please run 'make mrproper'
in the '/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk' directory.
make[3]: *** [prepare1] Erreur 1
make[2]: *** [modules] Erreur 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Erreur 1
make: *** [module] Erreur 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
www.nvidia.com.
So does the nvidia module exist or not? Startx says it does'nt!
locate nvidia
/home/quenet/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4349/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/.tmp_versions/nvidia-agp.mod
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/drivers/char/agp/.nvidia-agp.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.mod.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.mod.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.ko
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/drivers/char/agp/.nvidia-agp.ko.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/drivers/char/agp/.nvidia-agp.mod.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/include/config/agp/nvidia
/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-4mdk/include/config/agp/nvidia/module.h
/lib/modules/2.6.3-4mdk/kernel/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.ko.gz
/lib/modules/2.6.3-4mdkcustom/kernel/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.ko
It goes without saying that I cannot start the nvidia driver...
