in dire need of help installing Nvidia drivers.

lleb · 05-07-2006, 08:13 PM

hello and thank you for any help. here is the system specs and followed by the steps taken, then the error msg i am getting:

P4 2.4G 800Mhz FSB
1G pc 3200 ram
Nvidia 6600GT 128M vid card.
Debian testing respository
apt-get upgrade last night, thus the problems today.

/var/log/nvidia-installer.log

Code:

 cat /var/log/nvidia-installer.log
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun May  7 20:50:43 2006

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     : true
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  no backup               : false
  kernel module only      : false
  sanity                  : false
  add this kernel         : false
  no runlevel check       : false
  no network              : false
  no ABI note             : false
  no RPMs                 : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  force compat32 tls      : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : /usr/X11R6
  OpenGL install prefix   : /usr
  compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
  installer install prefix: /usr
  utility install prefix  : /usr
  kernel name             : 2.6.11-1-686
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 1.0-
   7667).  As part of installing this driver (version: 1.0-7676), the existing
   driver will be uninstalled.  Are you sure you want to continue? ('no' will a
   bort installation) (Answer: Yes)
-> Not probing for precompiled kernel interfaces.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.11-1-686/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
   rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o nv-vm.o os-
   agp.o os-interface.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 *~
   rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.11-1-686/bu
   ild SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.11-1-686/build'...

   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc  KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.11-1-686/build SUBDIRS=/tmp
   /selfgz14011/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
   /bin/sh: /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/scripts/gcc-version.sh: No suc
   h file or directory
   mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz14011/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver
   sions
   make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz14011/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-767
   6-pkg1/usr/src/nv
   make[3]: scripts/Makefile.build: No such file or directory
   make[3]: *** No rule to make target `scripts/Makefile.build'.  Stop.
   make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz14011/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv] Error 2
   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.

Code:

uname -a
Linux p4ssmahome 2.6.11-1-686 #1 Mon Jun 20 22:00:38 MDT 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

in the /usr/src directory i have the following:

Code:

ls -la /usr/src/
total 2392
drwxrwsr-x   6 root src     4096 2006-05-06 15:33 .
drwxr-xr-x  13 root root    4096 2006-05-06 15:44 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 root root 2417970 2006-04-23 11:08 alsa-driver.tar.bz2
drwxr-xr-x  16 root root    4096 2005-07-03 08:33 kernel-headers-2.6.11-1
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root    4096 2005-07-03 08:33 kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root    4096 2005-07-05 00:19 kernel-patches
drwxrwsr-x   3 root src     4096 2005-06-08 15:24 modules

so you can see i have the latest kernerl-headers installed and working but the Nvidia installer dies when trying to build the kernel portion of the install

Code:

ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.

                                                     OK

that is the error i get, then the installer stops. now my glxgears is between 5800 - 7000 normal, if i minimize the gears it will jump to almost 12000 FPS so the current set of Nvidia drivers are working correctly, but they are no longer working with cedega and EverQuest the game.

ill post my XF86.... file if that will help, but as stated above it all worked until last night. FYI, i thought debian had moved from Xfree to xorg, but i do not have the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file in that directory.

A. what can i do to get the bloody nvidia drivers to install?

B. if we can not install them, what can i do to go BACK to were my system was last night before my apt-get upgrade?

C. what more info do you need to help you help me?

Simon Bridge · 05-07-2006, 09:07 PM

debian has appropriately packaged nvidia drivers in the repositories... are you using those or the nvidia.com installer?

lleb · 05-07-2006, 09:21 PM

the nvidia self extracting installer. its the only way ive ever done it since Nvidia made their drivers that way.

IIRC the way you are talking about does not work any more. apt-get install nvidia-xxx and what not...

i did it that way 1 time a long time ago.

lleb · 05-09-2006, 12:09 AM

still in dire need of help here. thanks.

berbae · 05-09-2006, 05:07 AM

The first error is

Quote:

/bin/sh:/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/scripts/gcc-version.sh:No such file or directory

This shows your kernel sources are not installed or configured correctly.
You should look in this direction to have the running kernel and the kernel sources matching perfectly.
I don't use Debian distribution, so I can only advice to ask or seek in Debian forums, about configuration of kernel sources.
You will get it done with a good configuration of kernel sources.

Simon Bridge · 05-09-2006, 06:06 AM

gcc-version.sh means it wants to check the gcc version the kernel was compiled with.

You do want to find out where this file is.
Check to see if there are any other kernel/development packages you havn't obtained.
(Though I note that this installer seemed to work before?)

Normally I would suggest using the debian installer instead of the nvidia one. It uses the same driver, but it knows more about debian.

lleb · 05-09-2006, 10:35 AM

Code:

ls /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/scripts
/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/scripts

its there. ok now that we are talking about gcc we are getting over my head and fast. IIRC when i ran my last upgrade gcc was upgraded, could that cause the issue? if so how do i resolve it?

Code:

ls /usr/src
alsa-driver.tar.bz2      kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686  modules
kernel-headers-2.6.11-1  kernel-patches

so yes the headers are in the correct directory.

Code:

ls /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686
arch     fs       ipc     Makefile        net       sound
crypto   include  kernel  mm              scripts   usr
drivers  init     lib     Module.symvers  s

and there is the directory looking for the scripts and it is there. and here is the long vs:

Code:

ls -la /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686
total 300
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root   4096 2005-07-03 08:33 .
drwxrwsr-x  6 root src    4096 2006-05-06 15:33 ..
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     31 2005-07-03 08:33 arch -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/arch
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  59728 2005-05-20 03:29 .config
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     33 2005-07-03 08:33 crypto -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/crypto
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     34 2005-07-03 08:33 drivers -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/drivers
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      7 2005-05-20 04:58 .extraversion
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     29 2005-07-03 08:33 fs -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/fs
drwxr-xr-x  4 root root   4096 2005-07-03 08:33 include
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     31 2005-07-03 08:33 init -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/init
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     30 2005-07-03 08:33 ipc -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/ipc
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     33 2005-07-03 08:33 kernel -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/kernel
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     30 2005-07-03 08:33 lib -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/lib
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     35 2005-07-03 08:33 Makefile -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/Makefile
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     29 2005-07-03 08:33 mm -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/mm
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 220545 2005-05-20 04:04 Module.symvers
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     30 2005-07-03 08:33 net -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/net
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     34 2005-07-03 08:33 scripts -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/scripts
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     35 2005-07-03 08:33 security -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/security
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     32 2005-07-03 08:33 sound -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/sound
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     30 2005-07-03 08:33 usr -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/usr

is something else fubar there that i am not seeing?

lleb · 05-09-2006, 10:42 AM

how do i find out what vs of gcc was used to build my kernel, and what vs do i have now?

win32sux · 05-09-2006, 11:20 AM

Code:

gcc --version

win32sux · 05-09-2006, 11:26 AM

just out of curiosity, could you show us the output of this command:

Code:

/lib/libc.so.6

also:

Quote:

Originally Posted by lleb

so yes the headers are in the correct directory.
ls /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686

is that like a debian-specific location or something??
cuz kernel headers usually go in /usr/include (at least on most distros)...

lleb · 05-09-2006, 04:14 PM

yes that is the default for debian for the kernel info:

Code:

ray@p4ssmahome:~$ /lib/libc.so.6
GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.5, by Roland McGrath et al.
Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled by GNU CC version 4.0.3 20051023 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.2-3).
Compiled on a Linux 2.6.13 system on 2005-11-13.
Available extensions:
        GNU libio by Per Bothner
        crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others
        GNU Libidn by Simon Josefsson
        linuxthreads-0.10 by Xavier Leroy
        BIND-8.2.3-T5B
        libthread_db work sponsored by Alpha Processor Inc
        NIS(YP)/NIS+ NSS modules 0.19 by Thorsten Kukuk
Thread-local storage support included.
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/bugs.html>.
ray@p4ssmahome:~$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-13)
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

ok there are the gcc version and the results of the /lib/libc.so.6 i hope that helps.

Simon Bridge · 05-09-2006, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lleb

Code:
ls /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/scripts /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/scripts

its there.

What is where? You are looking for "gcc-version.sh" - wot the error message tells you is not present. All you've done here is verified that the "scripts" directory exists.

gcc --version only ells you the version of gcc that is currently installed, not the version that the kernel was compiled with. These can be different. If you upgraded gcc and the kernel at the same time, then they are the same. dmesg | grep gcc gives you a line which tells you the gcc version used to build the kernel - it's stored in other places but I forget. However - I don't think this is the problem. The problem is, the installer cannot find the script it wants.

It looks in directory: /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/scripts/
The file "scripts" in /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/ is a symlink: scripts -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/scripts ... i.e. to itself!

So it follows that your kernel headers are not installed or not configured properly. If you have a reason to believe they are installed (i.e. you, personally, physically installed them yourself and you recall typing in the command - apt-get install linux-kernel-development - to do so) then you need to find out where they are installed and change that symlink to point to the correct directory.

Different distros put the headers and so forth in different places. For eg. fedora likes kernel-source things in /usr/src/kernel/`$uname -r`/

I see my new dapper has nothing in /usr/src - so I'm reminded to install the kernel source and headers soon.

/usr/src/ ... is a pretty conventional place to find them. Most distros will have symlinks in there if they don't.

lleb · 05-09-2006, 04:28 PM

Code:

su -
Password:
p4ssmahome:~# apt-get update
Hit http://download.videolan.org sid/main Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages
Get:1 http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Release [98B]
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Packages
Get:2 http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Release [101B]
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid/main Release
Hit http://download.videolan.org sid/main Sources
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid/main Release
Hit http://plaisthos.de ./ Sources
Ign http://plaisthos.de ./ Release
Hit http://www.plaisthos.de ./ Packages
Ign http://www.plaisthos.de ./ Release
Get:3 ftp://ftp.debian.org testing/main Packages [3923kB]
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net etch/main Packages
Hit http://www.planet-moll.de sarge/main Packages
Hit http://www.planet-moll.de sarge/main Release
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net etch/main Release
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net sarge/main Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net sarge/main Release
Get:4 ftp://ftp.debian.org testing/main Release [81B]
Fetched 3923kB in 5s (675kB/s)
Reading Package Lists... Done
p4ssmahome:~# apt-cache search kernel | grep 2.6.11
kernel-source-2.6.11 - Linux kernel source for version 2.6.11 with Debian patches
kernel-headers-2.6.11-1 - Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.6.11
kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686 - Linux kernel headers 2.6.11 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
kernel-image-2.6.11-1-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.11 on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4.
kernel-patch-debian-2.6.11 - Debian patches to Linux 2.6.11
p4ssmahome:~# apt-get install kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 405 not upgraded.

my kernel headers are installed, so states apt-get.

Simon Bridge · 05-09-2006, 06:50 PM

OK - so where are they?

Go look for the file "gcc-version.sh" - it ain't where the installer is looking for it, it is presumably installed, so where is it? Go look!

Simon Bridge · 05-09-2006, 07:04 PM

ahah! I didn't read my own post correctly...

Quote:

Originally Posted by simon

It looks in directory: /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/scripts/
The file "scripts" in /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1-686/ is a symlink: scripts -> ../kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/scripts ... i.e. to itself!

No! Not to itself! But to the generic headers.

look in directory /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-1/scripts (spot the difference).

Failing that: slocate -u (wait) slocate gcc-version.sh