nvidia drivers, gcc-version-check failed

__J · 02-24-2005, 06:50 AM

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackwar...0/slackware/k/

the third one down. the first one is the source and is essentially the same thing, but this one comes with the ".config" file already inside ( the configuration of the slackware kernel - this will help too).

install the package then ( as root ):

cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.26
make dep

then proceed with the nvidia driver installation.

Seiken · 02-24-2005, 06:54 AM

will do.

btw, after seeing that path you wrote (/usr/src/linux-2.4.26), I decided to check my /usr/src directory and there is alread a linux-2.4.26 directory in there (with files in it.) does that matter?

__J · 02-24-2005, 06:57 AM

should be your source. in a terminal, do:

ls --color /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build

and make sure the color is not red ( broken link ).

also, if you have upgraded your kernel, you'll need the source for that one ( the nvidia driver builds against whatever kernel you are running, if you have multiple ones installed, you'll have to have the source for all of them).

Seiken · 02-24-2005, 07:17 AM

I only have the default (2.4.26) kernel.

no red in that ls, just grey and blue.

Seiken · 02-24-2005, 09:40 AM

here is what I get after running "make dep" as root from /usr/src/linux-2.4.26:

Code:

bash-2.05b# make dep
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/mkdep scripts/mkdep.c
scripts/mkdep.c:33:19: ctype.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:34:19: fcntl.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.4/include/syslimits.h:7,
                 from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.4/include/limits.h:11,
                 from scripts/mkdep.c:35:
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.4/include/limits.h:122:75: limits.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:36:19: stdio.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:37:20: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:38:20: string.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:39:20: unistd.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:41:23: sys/fcntl.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:42:22: sys/mman.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:43:22: sys/stat.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:44:23: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
scripts/mkdep.c:69: error: `NULL' undeclared here (not in a function)
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `do_depname':
scripts/mkdep.c:78: warning: implicit declaration of function `printf'
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `grow_config':
scripts/mkdep.c:93: warning: implicit declaration of function `realloc'
scripts/mkdep.c:93: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/mkdep.c:94: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:94: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
scripts/mkdep.c:94: error: for each function it appears in.)
scripts/mkdep.c:95: warning: implicit declaration of function `perror'
scripts/mkdep.c:95: warning: implicit declaration of function `exit'
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `is_defined_config':
scripts/mkdep.c:111: warning: implicit declaration of function `memcmp'
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `define_config':
scripts/mkdep.c:126: warning: implicit declaration of function `memcpy'
scripts/mkdep.c: At top level:
scripts/mkdep.c:148: error: `NULL' undeclared here (not in a function)
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `grow_precious':
scripts/mkdep.c:163: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/mkdep.c:164: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `define_precious':
scripts/mkdep.c:176: warning: implicit declaration of function `strlen'
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `handle_include':
scripts/mkdep.c:204: warning: implicit declaration of function `access'
scripts/mkdep.c:204: error: `F_OK' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `add_path':
scripts/mkdep.c:221: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:224: warning: implicit declaration of function `strcmp'
scripts/mkdep.c:225: warning: implicit declaration of function `realpath'
scripts/mkdep.c:225: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/mkdep.c:227: warning: implicit declaration of function `fprintf'
scripts/mkdep.c:227: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:235: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/mkdep.c:243: warning: implicit declaration of function `malloc'
scripts/mkdep.c:243: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/mkdep.c:248: warning: implicit declaration of function `strcpy'
scripts/mkdep.c:221: warning: unused variable `resolved_path'
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `use_config':
scripts/mkdep.c:271: warning: implicit declaration of function `isupper'
scripts/mkdep.c:271: warning: implicit declaration of function `tolower'
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `state_machine':
scripts/mkdep.c:493: warning: implicit declaration of function `isalnum'
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `do_depend':
scripts/mkdep.c:526: warning: implicit declaration of function `getpagesize'
scripts/mkdep.c:528: error: storage size of `st' isn't known
scripts/mkdep.c:531: warning: implicit declaration of function `open'
scripts/mkdep.c:531: error: `O_RDONLY' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:537: warning: implicit declaration of function `fstat'
scripts/mkdep.c:539: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:540: warning: implicit declaration of function `close'
scripts/mkdep.c:546: warning: implicit declaration of function `mmap'
scripts/mkdep.c:546: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:546: error: `PROT_READ' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:546: error: `MAP_PRIVATE' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:546: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/mkdep.c:562: warning: implicit declaration of function `puts'
scripts/mkdep.c:567: warning: implicit declaration of function `munmap'
scripts/mkdep.c:528: warning: unused variable `st'
scripts/mkdep.c: In function `main':
scripts/mkdep.c:581: warning: implicit declaration of function `getenv'
scripts/mkdep.c:581: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/mkdep.c:583: warning: implicit declaration of function `fputs'
scripts/mkdep.c:584: error: `stderr' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mkdep.c:591: warning: implicit declaration of function `strncmp'
make: *** [scripts/mkdep] Error 1
bash-2.05b#

why oh why can't this just work...

__J · 02-24-2005, 02:42 PM

you're missing alot of standard headers. go back to the slackware mirror and download glibc-2.3.2-i486.tgz and install that. Looks kinda like your install cd may have been corrupt or something similar because these come with the standard installation.

Seiken · 02-24-2005, 03:15 PM

yeah, what's weird is I've used the CD about 4 times before and never had any errors during installation... now this most recent install I got that error on something that mentioned gcc. thanks AGAIN for the help. I can't wait until I know things and can give back to the community like this.

EDIT: I found "glibc-2.3.2-i486-6.tgz" in the "L" software series (right here.) Is this what I need? I'm asking because the filename is slightly different from what you suggested (this one has "-6" on the end.)

__J · 02-24-2005, 03:46 PM

opps sorry yeah that's it ( I forgot the -6).

Seiken · 02-25-2005, 08:06 AM

okay, got glibc installed just fine.

here is my new nvidia error:

Code:

ERROR: Failed to execute `/sbin/depmod -aq`: depmod: error reading ELF section
       data /lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/hotplug/cpqphp.o.gz: Success

There is much more before and after that, but it's all successful. This is only error part.

PS: How do I check to see if that rivafb module is getting loaded, and if so remove it?

__J · 02-25-2005, 03:17 PM

do:

lsmod | grep rivafb

if it echoes (repeats) it back to you then it's loaded. Most of the time you don't have to worry about this, just remember you cannot load that module while the nvidia module is loaded.

dunno about your depmod error, have never had that one. you could try to download and install the kernel-modules-2.4.26-i486.tgz package from a slack mirror and see if that helps.

Seiken · 02-25-2005, 05:38 PM

thanks. I have not tried the kernel-modules package yet, just the kernel-source and glibc. I really need to burn a new slack CD if mine is this botched.

Seiken · 02-25-2005, 09:50 PM

it worked! I finally have the nvidia drivers installed... haha, did that ever take long. thanks again to everyone