Error for installing NVIDIA driver

sanjay2004 · 05-09-2014, 03:35 AM

ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source
files for your kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the
kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' command line option.

OS: CentOD 6.5 64bit
[root@server17 opt]# uname -a
Linux server17 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Nov 22 03:15:09 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

brianL · 05-09-2014, 05:06 AM

This might help:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source

sanjay2004 · 05-09-2014, 08:19 AM

Thanks,

Here I am getting struck

[build@server17 root]$ rpm -i http://vault.centos.org/5.10/updates....1.el5.src.rpm 2>&1 | grep -v mock
error: open of <!DOCTYPE failed: Permission denied
error: open of html failed: Permission denied
error: open of PUBLIC failed: Permission denied
error: open of -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN> failed: Permission denied
error: open of <html><head><meta failed: Permission denied
error: open of http-equiv=Content-Type failed: Permission denied
error: open of content=text/html; charset=UTF-8><style failed: Permission denied
error: open of type=text/css>html,body{height:100%;padding:0;margin:0;}.oc{display:table;width:100%;height:100%;}.ic{display: table-cell;vertical-align:middle;height:100%;}div.msg{display:block;border:1px failed: Permission denied
error: open of solid failed: Permission denied

brianL · 05-09-2014, 08:36 AM

I'm just guessing, never used Centos, but try that rpm -i command as root without the URL included. Looks like you're trying to install a web page.

sanjay2004 · 05-09-2014, 09:19 AM

rpm -i /home/build/kernel-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64.rpm 2>&1 | grep -v mock
package kernel-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 is already installed

It is already installed & getting the error

[build@server17 rpmbuild]$ rpmbuild -bp --target=$(uname -m) kernel.spec
Building target platforms: x86_64
Building for target x86_64
error: failed to stat /home/build/rpmbuild/kernel.spec: No such file or directory

brianL · 05-09-2014, 10:17 AM

That's the kernel itself you're trying to install now. You wanted the kernel source. Download it using the URL in post #3, then install it.

sanjay2004 · 05-09-2014, 10:24 AM

yes U r, I downloaded it manually & trying to compile

[build@server17 rpmbuild]$ ls ~
@1 kernel-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64.rpm rpmbuild
[build@server17 rpmbuild]$ pwd
/home/build/rpmbuild
[build@server17 rpmbuild]$ rpmbuild -bb --target=`uname -m` kernel.spec
Building target platforms: x86_64
Building for target x86_64
error: failed to stat /home/build/rpmbuild/kernel.spec: No such file or directory
[build@server17 rpmbuild]$

I am not getting here which rpm/package has to download the file, so that i can try it again

brianL · 05-09-2014, 10:39 AM

First you say you want to install the NVidia driver, and for that you need the kernel source. Now you're trying to build the kernel you're already running. You don't need to rebuild the kernel to install NVidia drivers.

John VV · 05-09-2014, 10:50 AM

on centos 6.5 you DO have to rebuild the boot image without the Nouveau driver BEFORE you can install the nvidia.run

but there is a MUCH bigger broblem

the op is trying to mix cent6 and the HISTORICAL ARCHIVE " the vault" for Cent 5

that will NOT WORK

you can not just mix and match different operating systems

also WHY!!!! download something from some random web site ????????
use "yum" !!!!!

Code:

su -
yum install kernel-devel

and the source is installed

brianL · 05-09-2014, 10:55 AM

Thanks, John. I'm glad someone who knows about Centos has joined in. I only tried it very briefly during my distrohopping days.

sanjay2004 · 05-12-2014, 12:44 AM

Thanks John,

Did the same with yum, it is working now.

brianL · 05-12-2014, 02:51 AM

Glad you got it sorted out. Mark it as solved, from the Thread Tools drop-down menu.