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i've installed Fedora Core 4 on my box which has a Geforce2 MMX 400 card.
now i have nVidia 7664 driver also.
i invoke this command:
./NVIDIA-7664-pkg1.run --add-this-kernel
and no error occurs.
then i run
./NVIDIA-7664-pkg1-custom.run
and it gives error which is detailed in /var/log/nvidia-install.log
it seems that the installer cannot insmod nVidia's driver module, and that the error relates to gcc-4.0 and 4K stack, but i don't know what to do.
plz help me...
thx
Code:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun Jun 19 21:53:51 2005
option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : 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
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : /usr/src/kernels
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.
-> A precompiled kernel interface for kernel 'Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 #1 Thu
Jun 2 22:55:56 EDT 2005 i686' has been found here:
./usr/src/nv/precompiled/precompiled-nv-linux.o-1.0-7664.1119188878.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; /usr/bin/ld -d -r -o nvidia.ko precompiled-nv-l
inux.o nv-kernel.o'...
-> Kernel module linked successfully.
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This is most likely
because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the correct kernel source
files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
'--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
-1 Invalid module format
-> Kernel messages:
Disabled Privacy Extensions on device c03e6820(lo)
IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
parport: PnPBIOS parport detected.
parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
lp0: console ready
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
nvidia: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.
nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS
gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'
nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS
gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'
nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS
gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'
nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS
gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'
nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS
gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'
nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS
gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'
nvidia: version magic '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 preempt PENTIUMIII 4KSTACKS
gcc-4.0' should be '2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0'
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.
Install the kernel-devel package (via yum or up2date), and run the nvidia installer with no options. You'll be given the choice to try to download a matching module - say no. The driver installer will then compile a kernel module on your machine, which should load and run fine.
when i run
./NVIDIA-7664-pkg1.run
and select "no" for ftp download, it can then compile the driver but seems to fail to insmod the nvidia driver module - a red block appears on the screen and says "... (too long to post here, but same as the red "ERROR" in my first post)".
===============
to greg108:
do u mean to modify /etc/sysconfig/selinux, and change the last line to 0 or diabled or something like this?
Have a go and see what happens. I would suggest commenting out the lines in the xorg.conf file rather than deleting. That way if it doesn't work you can always uncomment them and restore the file and still get back to graphical login.
Well I am curious, does anyone know how much extra performance macarthor would get by installing the offical nVidia drivers as opposed to just using the built in Geforce MX (generic) driver??
Hi there, I am not a linux WIZ or anything ,but I have installed my nvidia driver "nvidia glx" etc through yum or apt ,on multiple occasions , and havn't had to change or modify a thing after apt or yum have installed Nvidia and then rebooted to find the nvidia screen popup everytime , Maybe some times a person might have to do it manually on Fedora ,but since Fedora3 came out I think it is, that I havnt had to ,but have had it installed AutoMatically through Yum or Apt. AnyWay maybe you have a reason to do it manually?
Hey ....
i was just installing NVIDIA on my little brother's machine and I am coming up with the same problems and I am a RHCT!
Its too late for me to want to look at anything to exhaustively or to try to re-compile the kernel itself, but if you comment out the
Load "glx"
with a # it will get X working for ya but without the OpenGL stuff.
I read a Red Hat thread that said that if you appended "selinux=0" to the end of the kernel line in /etc/grub.conf that you could then uncomment the Load "glx" line .... but it hasnt worked for me. I'll give a better try tomorrow.
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