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Old 11-02-2013, 06:28 PM   #1
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Nvidia Driver


I recently upgraded my machine to slackware64-current and when i try to install the nvidia driver i get this error message

ERROR: The kernel header file '/lib/modules/3.10.17/build/include/linux/version.h' does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in '/lib/modules/3.10.17/build' have not been configured.


Usually I'm pretty good at figuring out problems on my own but this one has me stumped.
 
Old 11-02-2013, 06:39 PM   #2
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1. Via the blob or slackbuilds?
2. Which driver version?
 
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If you can't get the latest driver to install then try this:
ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h /lib/modules/3.10.17/build/include/linux
 
Old 11-02-2013, 08:30 PM   #4
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1. Via the blob or slackbuilds?
2. Which driver version?
1. I used slackpkg using the -current mirrors
2. 304.64

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If you can't get the latest driver to install then try this:
ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h /lib/modules/3.10.17/build/include/linux
I tried this but no luck
 
Old 11-02-2013, 08:44 PM   #5
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1. I used slackpkg using the -current mirrors
2. 304.64



I tried this but no luck
You need 304.88, previous versions do not work with the 3.10 kernel.
 
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Old 11-02-2013, 09:02 PM   #6
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or even better, 304.108
 
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Old 11-02-2013, 09:11 PM   #7
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You need 304.88, previous versions do not work with the 3.10 kernel.
Well i tried that and it still wouldnt work but I did a little digging and found that 304.108 was the latest and it worked no problem.

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or even better, 304.108
Yep worked like a charm. Thanks guys!
 
Old 11-03-2013, 05:25 AM   #8
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I tried this but no luck
If you were trying to use an old driver then version.h moving is probably not the only issue.
 
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Well i tried that and it still wouldnt work but I did a little digging and found that 304.108 was the latest and it worked no problem.
Sorry, I mixed up the numbers.
 
Old 11-03-2013, 08:23 AM   #10
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I just updated the Nvidia driver on my -current system.

Installation of 304.108 went smoothly and no patch was needed for the kernel 3.10.5-smp.

Hope it helps
 
  


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