install nvidia driver for GeForce 8600 fedora9
Acer Aspire 5920
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS driver : NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.09-pkg1.run When trying to install the driver, this error-file is created : nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' creation time: Wed Oct 15 17:16:26 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 -> Tagging shared libraries with chcon -t textrel_shlib_t. -> 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: Yes) -> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site; this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for your kernel. -> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc". -> Performing CC version check with CC="cc". -> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686/source' -> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686/build' ERROR: If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure you either have configured kernel sources matching your kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed on your system. If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel installed on your system. If you specified a separate output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option. Depending on where and how the kernel sources (or the kernel headers) were installed, you may need to specify their location with the SYSSRC environment variable or the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option. 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. Some info : [jonas@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel kerneloops-0.11-1.fc9.i386 kernel-headers-2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i386 kernel-devel-2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686 kernel-2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 kernel-2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686 [jonas@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686 [jonas@localhost ~]$ su 'yum install kernel-headers' su: user yum install kernel-headers does not exist [jonas@localhost ~]$ su Password: [root@localhost jonas]# yum search kernel-headers Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit =========================== Matched: kernel-headers ============================ arm-gp2x-linux-kernel-headers.noarch : Kernel headers for Cross Compiling to : arm-gp2x-linux kernel-headers.i386 : Header files for the Linux kernel for use by glibc [root@localhost jonas]# yum install kernel-headers Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Package kernel-headers-2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i386 already installed and latest version Nothing to do [root@localhost jonas]# yum install kernel-source Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package kernel-source available. Nothing to do [root@localhost jonas]# yum install kernel-devel Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Package kernel-devel-2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686 already installed and latest version Nothing to do Can someone help me with this installation ? |
The short answer is you can't
FC9 uses a beta version of X that nvidia don't support. You can either downgrade X or install FC8 |
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Now I've installed the 32bit version of Fedora9 because I have problems with certain software that does not run well on 64bit. Surely it must be possible to install a NVidia-driver for my 32bit system ?! |
Sorry my bad.
I've just tried the latest NVIDIA driver http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...77.80-pkg1.run with kernel 2.6.26.5-45.fc9.i686 (the last one I tried were 173.14) and it works and gives me direct rendering. login to FC9 as root (if you use init 5 (the gui) type 'init 3' in a terminal then run the install file 'sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-177.80-pkg1.run' follow the on screen instruction and reboot (shutdown -r now). |
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I will try this link to the correct version immediately... Thanks for your help. Will keep you posted :-) |
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Might I ask : how did you find the right driver ? Via google-search I winded up with a much older version... |
I just went to www.nvidia.com and followed the 'Download Drivers' link
- it gives you a Linux 32 (& 64) driver download option. note because Flash did/does have trouble with z-indexes on linux the flash movie may cover the link on the home page. Just to make life easy! so just goto www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html or search for 'nvidia linux driver' at google. |
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