i just did a fresh install of slackware 10.1. right after i upgraded the kernel to 2.6.11.6 using this guide
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...icle&artid=408
just an over of the what the process was:
make mrproper
make menuconfig - changed processor type, added reiserfs, and added ALSA
make -j5 bzImage
make -j5 modules
make modules_install
mv System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.11.6
mv .config /boot/config-2.6.11.6
mv /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11.6
mv /boot/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuz-old
configured lilo
run lilo
the kernel process went smooth with no erros and i am able to be off it. next was the nvidia install 7174. run the install and in the end it said unable to build nvidia kernel.
i checked the /var/log/nvidia-installer.log and this was at the end:
Building modules, stage 2.
make -rR -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.11.6/scripts/Makefile.modpost
/usr/src/linux-26.11.6/scripts/Makefile.modpost:38: .config: No such file or directory
make[4] *** No rule to make target '.config' . Stop.
make[3] *** [modules] Error 2
Make[2] *** [modules] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1] *** [module] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
->Error
this was what i done so far to try to resolve this:
recompiled the kernel x3 times
reinstalled with defualt settings 2x
reinstalled with selecting certain programs
btw, during the kernel configuration under character device for AGPGART i couldn't take it out the only two options were build-in or module same results in the help.
your help very appreciated thanks!