Hi, i always typed sh driverNvidia to install graphic driver.
This time i am having this problem:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Dec 2 10:54:00 2004

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 : false
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 : elf-tls
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 : (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-
6111). As part of installing this driver (version: 1.0-6629), the existing
driver will be uninstalled. Are you sure you want to continue? ('no' will a
bort installation) (Answer: Yes)
-> 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: No)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.9/source'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
ERROR: If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure
you either have configured kernel sources matching your
kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed
on your system.

If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure
you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel
installed on your system. If you specified a separate
output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or
the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this
directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with
the appropriate nvidia-installer command line option.
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.

In an italian forum i found this suggest :

ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.9/include/asm /usr/include/asm
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.9/include/asm-generic /usr/include/asm-generic
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.9/include/linux /usr/include/linux

but the log file is still the same.
Thank you in advance.
Harp.

Is the symbolic link in place pointing from /lib/modules/2.6.9/build to /usr/src/linux-2.6.9? If not then
su
password
cd /lib/modules/2.6.9
rm -rf build
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.9 build

root@Hell:/lib/modules/2.6.9# ls -l build
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Nov 1 17:58 build -> /usr/src/linux-2.6.9

Yes, it is.

i am having a problem with the same driver .save mine has curropted my kernal.see laptop section i managed to get it to work though

i had problems installing it with gcc had to sym link it to cc for some reason

slack 10 is 2.6 kernel ready, so do NOT change the headers in /usr/include!!
The chances are that you need to link /usr/src/linux-2.6.9 to /usr/src/linux.
Also make sure you did make modules_install and that /lib/modules/linux-2.6.9 exists.
According to the documentation you should not compile the kernel in /usr/src, instead I compile it in my sources directory and link to that from /usr/src:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 2004-10-29 14:45 linux-2.6.9 -> /mnt/hda9/sources/linux-2.6.9
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 2004-11-26 19:26 linux -> /mnt/hda9/sources/linux-2.6.9

this way you only need to be root to make install and make modules_install

1. I have since updated the way I install my kernel to the conventios in the README which comes with it: ie. copy source to /usr/src, make mrproper and compile with the O=/home/user/kernel/version/ option.
2. I read this on an faq for my ov511 cam driver:
So maybe I am wrong then!!! sorry.

well... i have nvidia running, and did not make any symlinks/name-changes at all.
and about the " /usr/src/linux " link: it's not needed. see this :

http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...07.3/0587.html

when i read the first post, the installer is looking for kernel sources in :
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.9/source'

so ...check that link.

egag