Hi, im having quite a problem installing the drivers to my NVIDIA card. I have searched through all this forum, the NVIDIA linux forum, half of the internet pages mentioning a graphics card, and the Holy Bible but i still cant get it to work.

Ill start with my distribution and graphic card specs:
distribution:
Red Hat 9
kernel 2.4.20-8
source in: /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8
symlinks to kernel in: /usr/src/linux AND /usr/src/linux-2.4
graphics card:
PalitDaytona GeForce4 MX440 64MB SDR AGP8x w/TV-out

Here is what I've done so far:
I downloaded NVchooser.sh and it said:
[root@carmiol root]# /downloads/NVchooser.sh
Please download and install the following files:
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.src.rpm
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2960.i386.rpm
[root@carmiol root]#
I downloaded those files. When I "installed" the kernel file it said:
[root@carmiol root]# rpm -ivh /downloads/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.src.rpm
warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root
warning: group buildmeister does not exist - using root
warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root
warning: group buildmeister does not exist - using root
1:NVIDIA_kernel ########################################### [100%]
[root@carmiol root]#
which was wierd (the buildmeister thing). However the rpm created a file named NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.tar.gz in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES

I untared the file and proceded to 'make install' the file and it throws the following (sorry for the long code):
[root@carmiol NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960]# make install
cc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_X86=1 -Di386=1 -DUNIX -DLINUX -DNV4_HW -DNTRM -DRM20 -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRM_HEAPMGR -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=2960 -I. -I/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include -Wno-cast-qual nv.c
In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/vmalloc.h:8,
from nv-linux.h:29,
from nv.c:27:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `bh_kmap':
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/highmem.h:20: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arithmetic
nv.c: In function `nv_kern_mmap':
nv.c:1392: warning: passing arg 1 of `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2' makes pointer from integer without a cast
nv.c:1392: incompatible type for argument 4 of `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2'
nv.c:1392: too few arguments to function `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2'
nv.c:1409: warning: passing arg 1 of `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2' makes pointer from integer without a cast
nv.c:1409: incompatible type for argument 4 of `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2'
nv.c:1409: too few arguments to function `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2'
nv.c:1440: warning: passing arg 1 of `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2' makes pointer from integer without a cast
nv.c:1440: incompatible type for argument 4 of `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2'
nv.c:1440: too few arguments to function `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2'
nv.c: In function `nv_get_phys_address':
nv.c:2276: warning: implicit declaration of function `pte_offset'
nv.c:2276: invalid type argument of `unary *'
make: *** [nv.o] Error 1
[root@carmiol NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960]#

I have also tried with other driver files but i get a whole range of errors. Please, help me!!! Any help welcome. BTW, im kinda

try this, it sorted me out

http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L...6-1.0-4363.run

make sure you quit x before trying

Thanks for the quick reply, however it didn't worked. I downloaded the script, exited X (init 3) and runned the script. It said there was no problem. Then I modified the /etc/X11/XF86Config file. I didn't had to add the Load "glx" thing in the Module section because it was already there. I erased Load "dri" but there was no Load "GLcore" (it said it not always there). Then I changed the driver to "nvidia" in the Device section, saved and exited. Rebooted and X fails to start. It gives an error and after about 10 seconds it freezes completely. There's no thing I can do but reboot and change the config file to how it was initially. Here are the last lines of the log file:

(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xDE000000
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Any ideas?

1. Make sure the driver exists (nvidia.o)

/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o

Your location may vary slightly (.../kernel/video/nvidia.o)

2. Check your /etc/X11/XF86Config to see that the screen section and the server section refer to the new driver as well (nvidia vs vesa or whatever)

from my XF86Config:

# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of graphics device sections may be present

Section "Device"
Identifier "GeForce 4 440MX"
Driver "nvidia"
VideoRam 65536
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "GeForce 4 440MX"
Monitor "My Monitor"

Section "ServerLayout"

# The Identifier line must be present
Identifier "Simple Layout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

See how the device loads the driver, the screen loads the device, and the server loads the screen. You may need to change the name of the device in the screen section so it matches the whats in the device section as the identifier.

HTH

I checked the directory you said and the file nvidia.o was there . I then checked the XF86Config file and it was referenced well too. Thanks for the help anyway. Anybody has any more ideas??

See if you have the following line in your /etc/modules.conf file:

alias char-major-195 nvidia

If not, add it - then restart x