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Old 10-24-2004, 01:11 AM   #1
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Nvidia driver installation error.


Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 1.0-
5336). As part of installing this driver (version: 1.0-6111), the existing
driver will be uninstalled. Are you sure you want to continue? ('no' will a
bort installation) (Answer: Yes)
-> A precompiled kernel interface for kernel 'Linux 2.6.9 #1 SMP Fri Oct 22
19:37:53 PDT 2004 i686' has been found here:
./usr/src/nv/precompiled/precompiled-nv-linux.o-1.0-6111.1098505732.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; /usr/bin/ld -d -r -o nvidia.ko precompiled-nv-l
inux.o nv-kernel.o'...
-> Kernel module linked successfully.
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This is most likely
because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source 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 source
files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
'--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
-1 Unknown symbol in 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.

anyone? Help apreciated. Thanks.
 
Old 10-24-2004, 01:31 AM   #2
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I had the same problem and I solved this way.
NVIDIA drivers have problem with the malloc function, so a guy found out how to workaround the problem.

go here to download the patched drivers

Actually I still have a problem, 'cause the nvidia module don't boot at startup. it looks like the nvidia line in modprobe.conf is skipped.
i simply wrote "modprobe nvidia" in rc.local and everything goes fine. I know it's an orrible solution, but at the moment I've got no better ideas.
 
  


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