2.6.27.5-smp Generic + Nvidia (*.run) Driver = Failure

orbit · 11-10-2008, 06:24 PM

Hi all,

Yesterday I upgraded to the 2.6.27.5-smp generic kernel from http://packages.slackware.it.

Before the upgrade, I had altered my xorg.conf back to the vesa driver (as nvidia module does not transfer to new kernels).

The upgrade went quite smoothly and after I had successfully booted the new kernel, I removed all the old 2.6.24.5 kernels/modules/source from my system.

After the upgrade I went to reinstall the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1.run file to use the proprietary nvidia driver again.

The Nvidia driver (That I have been using successfully for a long time) failed to compile/install on the new 2.6.27.5-smp kernel?

Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have any suggestions?

Cheers

SqdnGuns · 11-10-2008, 06:35 PM

What's the .config for the 2.6.27.5-smp generic kernel look like?

What was the error you received?

I roll my own kernel all of the time and have not run into your situation.

allend · 11-10-2008, 06:37 PM

Just had the same problem with my machine. Download the latest nVidia driver 177.80. That compiles just fine.

orbit · 11-10-2008, 07:33 PM

Hello, thanks for the replies;

SqdnGuns, the kernel config was standard (generic), except for the addition of a bootsplash patch (something I have been doing for ages).

allend, I am unable to use the 177.80 as this machine is old, and uses the legacy 96* driver.

orbit · 11-10-2008, 07:35 PM

*Fixed*

I have resolved the problem by using two nvidia slackbuild's designed specifically for the 96* nvidia driver against the 2.6.27.5 kernel.

Thanks very much to the author of the nvidia slackbuilds

Cheers

MannyNix · 11-10-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by orbit

*Fixed*

I have resolved the problem by using two nvidia slackbuild's designed specifically for the 96* nvidia driver against the 2.6.27.5 kernel.

Thanks very much to the author of the nvidia slackbuilds

Cheers

Wow, thank you, you saved me some hair. I just upgraded the laptop to -current and was about to have this problem. The driver I need is even older: 71.86.06
I can confirm that it also works applying the nvidia-71.86.06-2.6.27.patch.
Thanks again to the Slackbuilds team and to ppr:kut.

* Just a note, and I know this is not the best place to report this:
If you do a search for nvidia you'll get this:

Code:

nvidia-driver	System	177.80	12.1
nvidia-kernel	System	177.80	12.1
nvidia-legacy173-driver	System	173.14.12	12.1
nvidia-legacy173-kernel	System	173.14.12	12.1
nvidia-legacy71-driver	System	71.86.06	12.1
nvidia-legacy71-driver	System	71.86.06	12.1
nvidia-legacy96-driver	System	96.43.07	12.1
nvidia-legacy96-kernel	System	96.43.07	12.1

For some reason it's missing:
slackbuilds.org/repository/12.1/system/nvidia-legacy71-kernel

If you happen to be @ irc.freenode.net #slackbuilds please tell the crew, I'm about to crash atm, good night and thanks again to all
edit: nvm I just did

ppr:kut · 11-11-2008, 03:39 AM

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Thanks very much to the author of the nvidia slackbuilds

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Thanks again to the Slackbuilds team and to ppr:kut.

My pleasure