I am trying to install my nvidia geforce 3 cause I hate seeing my screen flicker and I want to play quake 3. However, after downloading the files from NV I uncompressed them and ran make. This is what I got. It said I might have to point to my kernel source if I had patched or something to that nature, but I didn't patch anything. I am running slackware 8.1. Here is the message I get when I run make from inside the Nvidia_kernel....... folder.


bash-2.05a# make
ld -r -o NVdriver Module-linux Module-nvkernel
size NVdriver
text data bss dec hex filename
894059 55476 52396 1001931 f49cb NVdriver
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver
make: *** [package-install] Error 1
bash-2.05a#

Sorry, I am a

Sorry this might be too harsh to hear but I suggest you just compile your own kernel (linux kernel not NVIDIA), then after the computer is booted with the new kernel try to compile and install the kernel and GLX driver. I found that if the NVIDIA source wasn't compiled with the same version of gcc. That always happens with stock and RH kernels that are downloaded through up2date. Plus compiling a kernel for yourself is a skill that will make you feel good about yourself and you should learn it anyway. Compiling my kernel was the first thing I did when needed to get my GeForce4 card to work with Slack 8.1.

--tarballedtux

Sweet. If you think that is the only problem, i have no fear. Linux is my play thing for computers and if I didn't get my hands dirty it wouldn't be any fun. Could you point me to where I learn how to do that?

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html is a good.

well, I have successfully booted my new kernel and got it running. Unfortunately it did not fix the problem when I try to compile the nvidia stuff. What now?

Try depmod -ae before issuing make in Nvidia kernel source directory.
Are you sure you dont have a NVdriver already in /lib/modules/kernelversion/kernel/drivers/video?
HTH
-NSKL

I have a similiar issue to this however my output when i run make is huge with dozens of unresolved symbols. I have searched everysingle webpage on the internet (*tired*) for a solution to this problem, i have recompiled my kernel with different options, i have specified various paths and environmental variables, messed up the makefile lotsa stuff.
Still no solution.. there seems to be a few users with this problem.

I fixed my problem by doing a complete reinstall and not touching my kernel at all. Then the install of the nvidia drivers worked perfectly as described. It was the first thing I did as well so I knew I didn't screw anything up before I tried wasting more time. You might try the same.

When you compiled your kernel did you do "make modules" and "make modules_install"?

yes

Ok, next time you install a kernel you might want to try the system that I use, I don't have any problems installing the nvidia drivers, or anything else for that matter :-)

Did you remember to run "make clean" after updating kernel/headers and or running depmod -ae ?

make clean and depmod -ae solved the problem for me.

- Ost