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just untar the package and........
move the directory to /usr/src/ and.......
change the symlink to point to the new kernel directory.......
and then update your lilo or grub............
Check out the kernel compiling for newbies guide at the top of the forum. It'll give you everything you need to know about compiling a kernel from source.
Assuming you tar xjvf linux-2.6.6.tar.bz2 in /usr/src
and then ln -s linux-2.6.6 linux
does it work :
./Your_NVIDIA_INSTALLER -k=2.6.6 --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux
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Also to be sure, what is the output for uname -r ?
If it still does not work, I think it is time to learn how to configure, compile and install a new kernel (you end with a good kernel adapted to your system)
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