nvidia-installer problems

geezy · 07-21-2003, 03:31 PM

I've downloaded the nvidia-installer ..4363.run file and whenever I run it it comes up with this error message saying that it can't load the nvidia.o kernel module. The kernel headers are installed, when I use the command urpmi kernel-source it says everything is already installed. I really have no idea of what to do. I have a geforce2 go graphics card on a dell inspiron 8000 laptop.

Here's my nvidia-installer.log if it helps.

any help would be appreciated and in a step by step process since I really don't know what I am doing.

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jul 21 12:07:02 2003
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 : false
no questions : false
silent : false
XFree86 install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp site : download.nvidia (won't let me post url's)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> A precompiled kernel interface for kernel 'Mandrake Linux 9.1 UP Single
Processor i586 Architecture' has been found.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; /usr/bin/ld -r -o nvidia.o precompiled-nv-linux
.o nv-kernel.o'...
-> Kernel module linked successfully.

ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.o'. This is most likely because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel header files. Please make sure you have installed the kernel header 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 header files are installed, you may specify the kernel include path with the '--kernel-include-path' commandline option.

-> Kernel module load error: Warning: loading ./usr/src/nv/nvidia.o will taint the kernel: non-GPL license - NVIDIA
See tux.org (won't let me post url's) for information about tainted modules
./usr/src/nv/nvidia.o: init_module: No such device

Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg

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 the nvidia website (won't let me post url's)

fancypiper · 07-21-2003, 04:36 PM

# Compiling/installing kernel modules
You will need to have installed:
1. The developmental packages (compiler)
2. The kernel source code that matches your running kernel
3. The module source or install code

Check out your system and see what's under the hood and see if you installed the stuff you need to do the job. Open an x terminal and type in this sequence of commands to see what kernel we are running and see if you have the kernel source installed:

Code:

[fancy@tinwhistle phil]$ su -
Password: 
[root@tinwhistle root]# uname -r
2.4.18-3

I am running kernel version 2.4.18-3. Do I have the proper source code?

Code:

[root@tinwhistle root]# cd /usr/src
[root@tinwhistle src]# ls -alc
total 3
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root          136 Jun 12 14:53 .
drwxr-xr-x   16 root     root          424 Jun  4 12:04 ..
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           14 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4 -> linux-2.4.18-3
drwxr-xr-x   16 root     root          584 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4.18-3
drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root          168 Jun  4 12:08 redhat
[root@tinwhistle src]#

I do have the same kernel version source code installed in the directory /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-3 and there is a symbolic link named linux-2.4 pointing to it.

If you don't see something similiar to this (but in color), you will need to install the kernel source.

NOTE: I noticed that Red Hat didn't make the symbolic link /usr/src/linux that all of the INSTALL files that I have read mentioned that I need, so I may as well make one now to save editing the files in the source code to install.So, I'll make it just now:

Code:

[root@tinwhistle src]# ln -s linux-2.4.18-3 linux         
[root@tinwhistle src]# ls -alc
total 3
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root          160 Jun 12 15:46 .
drwxr-xr-x   16 root     root          424 Jun  4 12:04 ..
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           14 Jun 12 15:46 linux -> linux-2.4.18-3
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           14 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4 -> linux-2.4.18-3
drwxr-xr-x   16 root     root          584 Jun  4 12:11 linux-2.4.18-3
drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root          168 Jun  4 12:08 redhat
[root@tinwhistle src]#

Ah, there it is, so that's done.

Next, did I install the compiler?

Code:

[root@tinwhistle src]# gcc -v          
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/specs
gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-113)
[root@tinwhistle src]#

Yes, I have a compiler installed.

If you don't have those two things installed, you have to install them first off your install CD.

If they are installed, download the source and happy comiling.

Make sure you carefully read the README and INSTALL files after extracting and before compiling/installing.

geezy · 07-21-2003, 05:26 PM

I have everything just as you've written above and my installer still gives the same error message.

Proud · 07-21-2003, 05:30 PM

Are you using the secure kernel instead of the normal one?

geezy · 07-21-2003, 06:20 PM

I'm pretty sure I'm using a normal one

geezy · 07-21-2003, 06:46 PM

Ok I've gotten a little farther and it can find the kernel.h file but now it says
unable to build NVIDIA kernel module

here is my nvidia-installer.log if that helps

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jul 21 16:35:50 2003

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 : false
no questions : false
silent : false
XFree86 install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel include path : /usr/include
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> 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: No)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Using the kernel include path '/usr/include' as specified by the
'--kernel-include-dir' commandline option.
-> Kernel include path: '/usr/include'
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv-linux.o nv_compiler.h *
.d NVdriver nvidia.o
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make nvidia.o SYSINCLUDE=/usr/include'...
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -1`\" > nv_compiler.h
cc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wp
arentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -
DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_
_KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVE
L=4363 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -I. -I/us
r/include -Wno-cast-qual nv.c
In file included from /usr/include/linux/prefetch.h:13,
from /usr/include/linux/list.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/module.h:11,
from nv-linux.h:28,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/asm/processor.h:55: `CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT' undeclared here
(not in a function)
/usr/include/asm/processor.h:55: requested alignment is not a constant
In file included from /usr/include/linux/module.h:297,
from nv-linux.h:28,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/version.h:2:2: #error "==================================
====================="
/usr/include/linux/version.h:3:2: #error "You should not include /usr/includ
e/{linux,asm}/ header"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:4:2: #error "files directly for the compilation
of kernel modules."
/usr/include/linux/version.h:5:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:6:2: #error "glibc now uses kernel header files
from a well-defined"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:7:2: #error "working kernel version (as recomme
nded by Linus Torvalds)"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:8:2: #error "These files are glibc internal and
may not match the"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:9:2: #error "currently running kernel. They sho
uld only be"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:10:2: #error "included via other system header
files - user space"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:11:2: #error "programs should not directly incl
ude <linux/*.h> or"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:12:2: #error "<asm/*.h> as well."
/usr/include/linux/version.h:13:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:14:2: #error "To build kernel modules please do
the following:"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:15:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:16:2: #error " o Have the kernel sources instal
led"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:17:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:18:2: #error " o Make sure that the symbolic li
nk"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:19:2: #error " /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
exists and points to"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:20:2: #error " the matching kernel source dir
ectory"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:21:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:22:2: #error " o Now copy /boot/vmlinuz.version
.h to"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:23:2: #error " /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/
include/linux/version.h"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:24:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:25:2: #error " o When compiling, make sure to u
se the following"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:26:2: #error " compiler option to use the cor
rect include files:"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:27:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:28:2: #error " -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/buil
d/include"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:29:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:30:2: #error " instead of"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:31:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:32:2: #error " -I/usr/include/linux"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:33:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:34:2: #error " Please adjust the Makefile acc
ordingly."
/usr/include/linux/version.h:35:2: #error "=================================
======================"
In file included from nv-linux.h:28,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/module.h:299: parse error before "UTS_RELEASE"
/usr/include/linux/module.h: In function `print_symbol':
/usr/include/linux/module.h:433: `ESRCH' undeclared (first use in this funct
ion)
/usr/include/linux/module.h:433: (Each undeclared identifier is reported onl
y once
/usr/include/linux/module.h:433: for each function it appears in.)
In file included from nv-linux.h:29,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/version.h:2:2: #error "==================================
====================="
/usr/include/linux/version.h:3:2: #error "You should not include /usr/includ
e/{linux,asm}/ header"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:4:2: #error "files directly for the compilation
of kernel modules."
/usr/include/linux/version.h:5:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:6:2: #error "glibc now uses kernel header files
from a well-defined"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:7:2: #error "working kernel version (as recomme
nded by Linus Torvalds)"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:8:2: #error "These files are glibc internal and
may not match the"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:9:2: #error "currently running kernel. They sho
uld only be"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:10:2: #error "included via other system header
files - user space"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:11:2: #error "programs should not directly incl
ude <linux/*.h> or"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:12:2: #error "<asm/*.h> as well."
/usr/include/linux/version.h:13:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:14:2: #error "To build kernel modules please do
the following:"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:15:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:16:2: #error " o Have the kernel sources instal
led"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:17:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:18:2: #error " o Make sure that the symbolic li
nk"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:19:2: #error " /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
exists and points to"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:20:2: #error " the matching kernel source dir
ectory"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:21:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:22:2: #error " o Now copy /boot/vmlinuz.version
.h to"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:23:2: #error " /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/
include/linux/version.h"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:24:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:25:2: #error " o When compiling, make sure to u
se the following"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:26:2: #error " compiler option to use the cor
rect include files:"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:27:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:28:2: #error " -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/buil
d/include"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:29:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:30:2: #error " instead of"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:31:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:32:2: #error " -I/usr/include/linux"
/usr/include/linux/version.h:33:2: #error ""
/usr/include/linux/version.h:34:2: #error " Please adjust the Makefile acc
ordingly."
/usr/include/linux/version.h:35:2: #error "=================================
======================"
In file included from nv.c:14:
nv-linux.h:31:40: missing binary operator before '('
nv-linux.h:33:42: missing binary operator before '('
nv-linux.h:43:42: missing binary operator before '('
nv-linux.h:45:42: missing binary operator before '('
nv-linux.h:47:42: missing binary operator before '('
nv-linux.h:51:4: #error This driver does not support 2.6.x or newer kernels!
In file included from /usr/include/asm/hardirq.h:6,
from /usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:46,
from nv-linux.h:79,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/irq.h: At top level:
/usr/include/linux/irq.h:65: `CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT' undeclared here (no
t in a function)
/usr/include/linux/irq.h:65: requested alignment is not a constant
In file included from /usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:46,
from nv-linux.h:79,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/asm/hardirq.h:16: `CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT' undeclared here (
not in a function)
/usr/include/asm/hardirq.h:16: requested alignment is not a constant
In file included from nv-linux.h:79,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:129: `CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT' undeclared h
ere (not in a function)
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:129: requested alignment is not a constant
nv-linux.h:135:40: missing binary operator before '('
nv-linux.h:167:2: #error "Couldn't determine number of arguments expected by
remap_page_range!"
nv-linux.h:228:64: missing binary operator before '('
nv.c: In function `nv_kern_mmap':
nv.c:1295: warning: implicit declaration of function `NV_REMAP_PAGE_RANGE'
nv.c:1351:65: missing binary operator before '('
nv.c:1354: warning: implicit declaration of function `pgprot_writecombine'
nv.c:1354: incompatible types in assignment
make: *** [nv.o] Error 1
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
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.

fancypiper · 07-21-2003, 08:30 PM

Did you install as root?

Is kernel-source and kernel-header installed and is there a symbolic link named /usr/src/linux that points to the kernel source code, /usr/src/kernel-<your kernel source code version>?

The error messages indicate you don't have these installed or that you need to indicate where they are installed by editing the makefile.....

geezy · 07-21-2003, 09:24 PM

now in the installer log it says the kernel module compilation completes, but it still has an error message saying that it is unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.o'.

fancypiper · 07-21-2003, 09:34 PM

Post the new error log or the install output, whichever has the error messages. We can't see them and you can.

geezy · 07-21-2003, 09:43 PM

here's the newest log

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jul 21 19:39:37 2003

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 : false
no questions : false
silent : false
XFree86 install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel include path : /usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.18mdk/include
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> 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: No)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Using the kernel include path '/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.18mdk/include' as
specified by the '--kernel-include-dir' commandline option.
-> Kernel include path: '/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.18mdk/include'
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv-linux.o nv_compiler.h *
.d NVdriver nvidia.o
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make nvidia.o SYSINCLUDE=/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-
0.18mdk/include'...
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -1`\" > nv_compiler.h
cc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wp
arentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -
DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_
_KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVE
L=4363 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -DREMAP_PA
GE_RANGE_4 -I. -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.18mdk/include -Wno-cast-qual nv.c
cc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wp
arentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -
DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_
_KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVE
L=4363 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -DREMAP_PA
GE_RANGE_4 -I. -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.18mdk/include -Wno-cast-qual os-ag
p.c
cc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wp
arentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -
DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_
_KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVE
L=4363 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -DREMAP_PA
GE_RANGE_4 -I. -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.18mdk/include -Wno-cast-qual os-in
terface.c
cc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wp
arentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -
DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_
_KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVE
L=4363 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -DREMAP_PA
GE_RANGE_4 -I. -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.18mdk/include -Wno-cast-qual os-re
gistry.c
ld -r -o nv-linux.o nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o
ld -r -o nvidia.o nv-linux.o nv-kernel.o
-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.o'. This is most likely
because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel header files.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel header 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 header
files are installed, you may specify the kernel include path with the
'--kernel-include-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel module load error: Warning: loading ./usr/src/nv/nvidia.o will taint
the kernel: non-GPL license - NVIDIA
See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for information about tainted
modules
./usr/src/nv/nvidia.o: init_module: No such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
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.

geezy · 07-21-2003, 11:22 PM

I figured out part of the problem and I feel really stupid, I didn't even have an NVIDIA card it turns out. It is really an ATI mobility card. Sorry for all the troubles. Any ideas on where to start with this now??

fancypiper · 07-22-2003, 12:02 AM

It's amazing how many people successfully install Linux without knowing any of their hardware.

ATI Linux drivers