I have tried to install the NVidia kernel driver, and continually hit the same bug. I have tried using the generic-smp kernel, as suggested in another post. I have tried a custom-compiled kernel. Nothing works. Every time, it craps out with the same error message: Unable to load kernel module.

Below are the output of my lspci, my lsmod, and the relevant portions of my nvidia installer log.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 671MX
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS968 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 01)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 02)
00:05.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SATA Controller / IDE mode (rev 03)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
00:0e.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 08)
00:0e.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev 08)
00:0f.0 Audio device: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Azalia Audio Controller
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT (rev a1)
02:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI Controller (rev 03)
02:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI Controller (rev 03)

Module Size Used by
snd_seq_dummy 6660 0
snd_seq_oss 32896 0
snd_seq_midi_event 10112 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 50256 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss 40352 0
snd_mixer_oss 17920 1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6 234724 12
agpgart 30664 0
lp 13348 0
parport_pc 27556 1
parport 34632 2 lp,parport_pc
fuse 45588 1
rtc_cmos 11040 0
snd_emu10k1 136128 0
snd_rawmidi 22560 1 snd_emu10k1
rtc_core 18696 1 rtc_cmos
snd_ac97_codec 98724 1 snd_emu10k1
rtc_lib 6528 1 rtc_core
ac97_bus 5760 1 snd_ac97_codec
fan 7428 0
snd_hda_intel 289052 0
snd_seq_device 10380 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
snd_pcm 72068 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel
thermal 16540 0
snd_timer 22532 3 snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem 7424 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_page_alloc 11528 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep 10756 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_hda_intel
psmouse 40336 0
snd 47716 12 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,s nd_seq_device,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
processor 32680 1 thermal
button 10000 0
emu10k1_gp 6656 0
serio_raw 9092 0
sis190 20484 0
soundcore 9824 1 snd
gameport 14472 2 emu10k1_gp
mii 8448 1 sis190
evdev 12672 4
usblp 15616 0
sg 30224 0

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Aug 7 13:10:35 2008
installer version: 1.0.7
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-> Kernel module compilation complete.
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most
frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or
improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs
from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as
rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from
obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s).

Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel
messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for
more information.
-> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
-1 Invalid module format
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warning: process `nvidia-installe' used the deprecated sysctl system call
with 1.23.
warning: process `nvidia-installe' used the deprecated sysctl system call
with 1.23.
i2c_core: exports duplicate symbol i2c_smbus_xfer (owned by kernel)
nvidia: version magic '2.6.24.5-smp SMP preempt mod_unload 686 ' should be
'2.6.24.5-smp SMP mod_unload 686 '
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 [deleted so I could post].

The open source driver is improving. You can try the latest version.

As for the closed source nvidia-installer... it is known to install properly in both Slack-12.1 and its 64-bit variants.

Hi,

Agree!

Too the OP, in the future pleas place your data or whatever within the vbcode tags. They are at the top of the reply window, either quote or code.

This will make your post cleaner and readily diagnose between the windows a lot easier.

There are two SlackBuilds for NVidia drivers, don't know if either of them will work out for you:

http://slackbuilds.org/repository/12.1/system/