OpenGL only half working...? Slack 12.0, GeForce4 MX
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Hi, I'm jumping into this thread since I have also Slack 12.0 and a GeForce4 MX.
Today I have moved my Pentium 4 to Linux so after installation I went to look for the drivers that forrest said worked for him (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1.run) but when trying to install I get an error and I'm not so sure on how to work that out.
I've googled about it and got some hints which I tried to follow but they were of no use. Can someone point me in the right direction?
This are the contents of my /var/log/nvidia-installer.log:
Code:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sat Sep 20 18:46:30 2008
option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
precompiled interfaces : true
no ncurses color : false
query latest version : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no recursion : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
no kernel module : false
force SELinux : default
no X server check : false
force tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : (not specified)
X library install path : (not specified)
X module install path : (not specified)
OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
utility install prefix : (not specified)
utility install libdir : (not specified)
doc install prefix : (not specified)
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)
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.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/source'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> Performing Xen check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/source
SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/build'...
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.21.5/build KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /li
b/modules/2.6.21.5/source SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-
pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21.5/build \
KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5 \
KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv" -
f /usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/Makefile modules
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis
sing."; \
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it
."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_vers
ions
rm -f /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_version
s/*
make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz6392/N
VIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.o
.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.1.2/include -D__K
ERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/include -include incl
ude/linux/autoconf.h -I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/s
rc/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing
-fno-common -O2 -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferr
ed-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoing-args -D
CONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/inc
lude/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -fomit-frame-poin
ter -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -I
/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -
Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-ari
th -Wno-multichar -Werror -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LO
OSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM
-D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_VERSION_STRI
NG=\"71.86.04\" -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DE
BUG -DNDEBUG -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(nv)
" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-
x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-
pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:8,
from include/linux/wait.h:22,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:59,
from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
metic
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv-v
m.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.1.2/include -D
__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/include -include i
nclude/linux/autoconf.h -I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/us
r/src/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasi
ng -fno-common -O2 -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpref
erred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoing-args
-DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/i
nclude/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -fomit-frame-po
inter -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign
-I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit
-Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-ar
ith -Wno-multichar -Werror -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_L
OOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL
_NAMES -D__KERNEL_
_ -DMODULE -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"71.86.04\" -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_
OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KB
UILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(nv_vm)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -
o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.o /tmp/sel
fgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:8,
from include/linux/wait.h:22,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:59,
from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-vm.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
metic
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-a
gp.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.1.2/include -
D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/include -include
include/linux/autoconf.h -I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/u
sr/src/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-alias
ing -fno-common -O2 -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpre
ferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoing-arg
s -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5
/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -fomit-frame-
pointer -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign
-I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplici
t -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-
arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D
_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERN
EL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"71
.86.04\" -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DN
DEBUG -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(os_agp)"
-D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86
-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04
-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:8,
from include/linux/wait.h:22,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:59,
from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-agp.c:24:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
metic
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-i
nterface.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.1.2/inc
lude -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/include -in
clude include/linux/autoconf.h -I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-
pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict
-aliasing -fno-common -O2 -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return
-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoin
g-args -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6
.21.5/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -fomit-f
rame-pointer -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer
-sign -I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wi
mplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpo
inter-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-er
ror -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOS
E_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"71.86.04\" -DNV_U
NIX -DNV_L
INUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_
STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(os_interface)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=K
BUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/
src/nv/os-interface.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-interface.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:8,
from include/linux/wait.h:22,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:59,
from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-interface.c:26:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
metic
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-r
egistry.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.1.2/incl
ude -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/include -inc
lude include/linux/autoconf.h -I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-p
kg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-
aliasing -fno-common -O2 -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return
-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoin
g-args -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6
.21.5/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -fomit-f
rame-pointer -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer
-sign -I/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wi
mplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpo
inter-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-er
ror -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOS
E_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"71.86.04\" -DNV_U
NIX -DNV_LIN
UX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_ST
R(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(os_registry)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUI
LD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-registry.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
os-registry.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:8,
from include/linux/wait.h:22,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:59,
from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
from /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-registry.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
metic
ld -m elf_i386 -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.0
4-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/us
r/src/nv/nv-kernel.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/
nv/nv.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.o /t
mp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz
6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interface.o /tmp/selfgz639
2/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.o
Building modules, stage 2.
make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/scripts/Makefile.modpost
scripts/mod/modpost -i /usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/Module.symvers -I /tmp/se
lfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/Module.symvers -o /tmp/se
lfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/Module.symvers -w /tmp/s
elfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.o
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nvid
ia.mod.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.1.2/inclu
de -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/include -incl
ude include/linux/autoconf.h -I/usr/src/l
inux-2.6.21.5/ -I -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-stri
ct-aliasing -fno-common -O2 -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-retu
rn -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outg
oing-args -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -I/usr/src/linux-
2.6.21.5/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -fomi
t-frame-pointer -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-poin
ter-sign -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia.mod)" -
D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -DMODULE -c -o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-L
inux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-
x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.c
ld -m elf_i386 -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04
-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/us
r/src/nv/nvidia.o /tmp/selfgz6392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
nvidia.mod.o
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most
frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or
improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs
from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as
rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from
obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s).
Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel
messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for
more information.
-> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
-1 Invalid module format
-> Kernel messages:
ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x04f4518b).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.5[B] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 9 (level, low) ->
IRQ 9
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.5 to 64
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 55923 usecs
intel8x0: clocking to 41165
Adding 1959920k swap on /dev/hda2. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1959920k
input: PC Speaker as /class/input/input2
input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as /class/input/input3
parport: PnPBIOS parport detected.
parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP]
lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
lp0: console ready
Capability LSM initialized
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on hda3, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
Intel ISA PCIC probe: not found.
Databook TCIC-2 PCMCIA probe: not found.
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
nvidia: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be '2.6.21.5
mod_unload 486 '
nvidia: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be '2.6.21.5
mod_unload 486 '
nvidia: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be '2.6.21.5
mod_unload 486 '
nvidia: version magic '2.6.21.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be '2.6.21.5
mod_unload 486 '
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.
hi ,I was about to say wrong driver 71 but you installed the 96
DID you first remove the 71 driver .If not then some of the 71 is still being used
Code:
su - ( or sudo)
telinit 3 ( shutdown X )
cd ( to file)
sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1.run --uninstall
reboot to text
cd ( to file)
sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1.run
I tried that but I get a message stating that there was no driver to uninstall.
Maybe I was not clear about my problem, I apologize for that. I made a fresh installation of Slackware and one of the first thing I did was come into this thread and look for the drivers that Forrest said had actually worked for him. When I did
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#sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.04-pkg1.run
I was taken to the installation menu and asked if I agreed with the terms, selected ok and the following was the message:
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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.
After that the status bar appeared and went up to a 100% and then the message:
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Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most
frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or
improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs
from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as
rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from
obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s).
Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel
messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for
more information.
What I don't know/understand is if there's something I'm missing. Shouldn't it work with and out of the box kernel? I'm using the huge.s kernel. Would it be better if I use the hugesmp.s?
the " installer " compiles the driver on your box THEN installs it .Inorder to do this you MUST have the kernel source ( build the kernel from the source ) OR have installed the kernel-devel ( dev) for your distribution and the xorg dev code.
then the .run file will build for the driver .
You are on Slackware , i have not used that distro, so
1)
install the kernel headers and or the kernel dev ( or build)
run " uname -r " or the equivalent to get the kernel number you are using
2)
your GeForce4 MX needs the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1.run package http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._96.43.07.html
You will most likely need to edit your xorg.conf to suite your needs/machine. http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...DME/README.txt
In a full Slackware installation, the kernel source should already be installed. You should probably use one of the SMP kernels instead -- otherwise, you will have to patch your kernel sources since they are configured for the SMP kernels. I would recommend using the generic-smp kernel instead of the huge-smp kernel (see CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT from your install CD/DVD or at your favourite mirror for reasons), which requires the use of an initrd (initial ramdisk). For instructions on how to create an initrd, see /boot/README.initrd. Alien Bob has a nice script that tries to guess the correct mkinitrd command that you can use to create your initrd. If you choose to use the huge-smp kernel instead of the generic-smp, you won't need an initrd (but I would still advise using the generic-smp kernel). Here is an excerpt from CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT that explains your problem:
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Originally Posted by CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT
As stated earlier, it is recommended that you use one of the generic kernels
rather than the huge kernels; the huge kernels are primarily intended as
"installer" and "emergency" kernels in case you forget to make an initrd.
For most systems, you should use the generic SMP kernel if it will run,
even if your system is not SMP-capable. Some newer hardware needs the
local APIC enabled in the SMP kernel, and theoretically there should not be
a performance penalty with using the SMP-capable kernel on a uniprocessor
machine, as the SMP kernel tests for this and makes necessary adjustments.
Furthermore, the kernel sources shipped with Slackware are configured for
SMP usage, so you won't have to modify those to build external modules
(such as NVidia or ATI proprietary drivers) if you use the SMP kernel.
If you decide to use one of the non-SMP kernels, you will need to follow the
instructions in /extra/linux-2.6.24.5-nosmp-sdk/README.TXT to modify your
kernel sources for non-SMP usage. Note that this only applies if you are
using the Slackware-provided non-SMP kernel - if you build a custom kernel,
the symlinks at /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/{build,source} will point to the
correct kernel source so long as you don't (re)move it.
If you decide to use one of the huge kernels anyway, you will encounter
errors like this:
kobject_add failed for uhci_hcd with -EEXIST, don't try to register
These occur because the respective drivers are compiled statically into the
huge kernels but udev tries to load them anyway. These errors should be safe
to ignore, but if you really don't want them to appear, you can blacklist the
modules that try to load in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist. However, make sure you
remove them from the blacklist if you ever decide to use the (recommended)
generic kernels.
If you choose to use one of the non-SMP kernels, you will have to patch the kernel sources as explained above.
Thanks T3Slider for the explanation. This morning the first thing I did was to reinstall with the hugesmp.s kernel, afterwards I was able to install the nvidia latest driver without any trouble. I'm really happy with all the pointless eye candy I'm now able to use, mostly if you think that this same machine running Windows would die with only half the eye candy I'm now using with Linux.
For the moment I think I'll stick to the hugesmp kernel since I don't feel experienced enough like to start playing with the initrd. I hope you don't think less of me for that. And actually I'm very short on time these days, but fully migrating to Linux at home was something I just had to do.
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