nVidia Driver and Kernel Problems

jCarlson917 · 11-12-2005, 10:37 PM

Hello, I am having problems installing nVidia driver on my computer. I am using Mandriva LE2005.

After shutting down X, I typed in

Code:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run

and press enter, then accepted the license thing. Then it says "No precompiled kernel interface was found to math your kernel;" and the install could not be completed.

However, I am pretty sure I have the kernel sources installed:

Code:

[root@192 ~]# uname -r
2.6.11-6mdk
[root@192 ~]# rpm -qa|grep kernel-*
kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk
kernel-2.6.11.6mdk-1-1mdk
kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk
[root@192 ~]#

I installed "kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk" from the file "kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk.i586.rpm" which I downloaded from rpmfind.net

I am using GeForce4 MX 420.

Any help on how to solve this problem is greatly appreciated, thanks.

-Jack Carlson

Keruskerfuerst · 11-13-2005, 01:50 AM

Let the installer compile the kernel interface and all should work.

kamowa · 11-13-2005, 04:12 AM

you can see if the latest nvidia driver will work, i think its version 7676

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-7676.html

jCarlson917 · 11-13-2005, 12:45 PM

I downloaded the latest nVidia driver (1.0-7676) and I was able to get past the "No precompiled kernel interface was found to math your kernel;" error by typing:

Code:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run --kernel-source-path="/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk"

But now I get a new error:

Code:

ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module interface.

Heres the contents of "/var/log/nvidia-installer.log"

Code:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun Nov 13 10:33:10 2005

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     : 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             : (not specified)
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : /usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /root/tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

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: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Using the kernel source path '/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk' as specified by
   the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> 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=/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk S
   YSOUT=/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'...
   
   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc  KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk SUBDIRS=/root/tmp
   /selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
   mkdir -p /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tm
   p_versions
   make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.
   0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv
   echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /root/tmp/selfgz101
   28/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
     cc -Wp,-MD,/root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv
   /.nv.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/3.4.3/inclu
   de -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-str
   ict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2     -fno-omit-frame-pointer -pip
   e  -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -Iinclude/as
   m-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement  -I/root/tmp/selfgz10128/N
   VIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wsw
   itch
    -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multichar  -
   Werror -O -fno-common -MD   -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOS
   E_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_N
   AMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_P
   ATCHLEVEL=7676  -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP
   _PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRE
   SENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvi
   dia -c -o /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv
   .o /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
   In file included from include/linux/pci.h:480,
                    from /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
                    from /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/device.h:64: error: syntax error before "pm_message_t"
   include/linux/device.h:64: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
   In file included from /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
                    from /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/pci.h:670: error: syntax error before "pm_message_t"
   include/linux/pci.h:670: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
   include/linux/pci.h:826: error: syntax error before "pm_message_t"
   include/linux/pci.h:826: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:863,
                    from /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
                    from /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In fun
   ction `nvos_get_agp_device_by_class':
   /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:467: wa
   rning: implicit declaration of function `pci_find_class'
   /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:467: wa
   rning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:481: wa
   rning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In fun
   ction `nvos_count_devices':
   /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3449: w
   arning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3455: w
   arning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   make[3]: *** [/root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/n
   v/nv.o] Error 1
   make[2]: *** [_module_/root/tmp/selfgz10128/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/u
   sr/src/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.
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.

dracolich · 11-13-2005, 03:05 PM

I remember having the same problem with version 7167. I had to get a patch from nvidia's website. The instructions are there, too and isn't too difficult.

jCarlson917 · 11-13-2005, 03:37 PM

Can u give me an URL to the webpage where I can download the patch please? I looked all over nvidia.com but can't find it.

BTW is there an RPM or some other way to install nVidia driver?

xhi · 11-13-2005, 05:21 PM

I had the exact same problem with Kernel 2.6.11 and 7676. I ended up going back to an old version of the NV driver for a temp fix. If you upgrade to a newer kernel (anything in the 13s) it should work for you, well it did when I did anyhow. If you do not want to upgrade the kernel you can go back in NVs archive and get an older version of the driver, I think I had to go back to 67 somthing, or 64, cant remember, but it was like 4 or 5 version back.

hth

tkedwards · 11-13-2005, 06:04 PM

Post the output of

Code:

rpm -qa | grep kernel

There are RPMs for it for Mandriva but you only get them if you're a club member or buy a powerpack boxed set.

BTW does this help: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/...ake.2FMandriva

jCarlson917 · 11-13-2005, 11:08 PM

Code:

[root@192 ~]# rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk
kernel-2.6.11.6mdk-1-1mdk
kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk
[root@192 ~]# uname -r
2.6.11-6mdk
[root@192 ~]#

When I searched for "kernel-source" in Rpmdrake, it displayed a package called "kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-12mdk" Do you think it will help if I upgrade to 12mdk?

Also, when I tried an older version (1.0-6629) it gave me the same error, plus a new error about rivafb.

tkedwards · 11-13-2005, 11:48 PM

Quote:

When I searched for "kernel-source" in Rpmdrake, it displayed a package called "kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-12mdk" Do you think it will help if I upgrade to 12mdk?

Not unless you also update the kernel package to 2.6.11-12mdk. This doesn't happen automatically through rpmdrake - you probably have to do something like

Code:

urpmi.update -a
urpmi kernel

Also try removing the kernel-source-stripped. I don't know why you'd need to have that installed too.

dracolich · 11-14-2005, 06:37 AM

Sorry for taking so long. This is where I got the patch for version 7167

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47405

I don't see a patch for 7676. But I've been using 7167 with kernels 2.6.11, 13, 13.2, 14 and now 14.1. I've been satisfied with the performance of my geforce2 MX400 so I hadn't bothered to look for a newer driver.