yes i do have the sources in /usr/src/linux->linux-2.6.0
that's why i'm confused. the last install attempt i made was logged:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Fri Jul 30 22:22:59 2004
option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: true
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : false
no questions : false
silent : false
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel source path : (not specified)
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.
-> Not probing for precompiled kernel interfaces.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.0-10/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing rivafb module check.
WARNING:
Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.
The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o os-agp.o os-interfa
ce.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.0-10/build'
...
Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.
The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
*** Failed rivafb module sanity check, but continuing! ***
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
Makefile:392: .config: No such file or directory
The present kernel configuration has modules disabled.
Type 'make config' and enable loadable module support.
Then build a kernel with module support enabled.
make[2]: *** [modules] Error 1
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
-> 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.
going by this it looks like the kernel has modules disabled. it's pretty specific actually. i have used the nvidia installer before but this is the first distro that i had to build a module with the installer, or should i say this is the first kernel. i'm waiting from a response from turbolinux support but i still think i should be able to fix this without them. i'm also wondering if the rivafb module is the problem. my /usr/src directory has ./incude ./kernel ./lib and everything so i know everything there. it's also worth noting that after i installed turbolinux 10f... that i updated immediatly and i went from kernel 2.6.0-7 to 2.6.0-10 and after i did that grub has choices for the new kernel, windoze, and the old kernel. can two kernels be conflicting with the installer? the last time i tried to install the nvidia driver i used the --kernel-name=2.6.0-10. it didn't work and produced the above output. if any one has had this happen to them and fixed it please let me know how you did it. thanks - foustware
