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Hey, first I should say I'm just a fellow newb, but here's how I got the Nvidia drivers loaded.
First, make sure that the version of gcc used to compile your kernel is the same as the current one you have ready to use. gcc -v will give you the current one, and there's a command to find out your kernel version that will also show the gcc used to compile it.
Then Edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and comment out the Module entries Load glx and Load GLCore. Add the Module entry Load glx if its not already there. Also, change the device name from vga/vesa/nv whatever you have to nvidia and change the color depth to 24.
I think i know what is your problem. First, you must to put you kernel source in /usr/src because it is a default path for installer to look for it. And you need to create a symlink in the same dir (usr/src) named linux and pointing to your kernel source dir. Try it...
When installing the driver for my NVIDIA quaddro 3700 card, I get a warning message that says no cc in the path. Check to see if GCC is installed. If it is installed then make sure CC is in your path. OK I checked and GCC is installed, so where and in what path do I put CC? Thanks.
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