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Old 02-16-2006, 08:30 PM   #1
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Error: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.

I'm trying to install my NVIDIA drivers on a new install of slackware 10.2 with the test26.s kernel. I've used pkgtool to load the modules from the 2nd install disc. downloaded the nvidia driver, went to the directory then 'sh 'NVIDIA***.run'. first it says it's going to look for a kernel interface, then it tries to download one, then it says it'll have to make one.. it seems to get to 100% then that error appears. any ideas? here's the log it told me to refer to:

Code:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Feb 16 18:18:36 2006

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
  XFree86 install prefix  : /usr/X11R6
  OpenGL install prefix   : /usr
  Installer install prefix: /usr
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp site                : ftp://download.nvidia.com

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.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.13/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
   rm -f -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o os-agp.o os-interfa
   ce.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 *~
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.13/build'..
   .
   
     WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.13/Module.symvers
              is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.
   
   echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz1918/NVI
   DIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
     CC [M]  /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:20,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:52,
                    from /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:870,
                    from /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:74,
                    from /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvos_probe_devices':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:241: warning:
   implicit declaration of function `pci_find_class'
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:241: warning:
   assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:296: warning:
   assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvos_malloc_pages':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:385: warning:
   use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvos_create_alloc':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:513: warning:
   use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:523: warning:
   use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvos_find_agp_by_class':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:613: warning:
   assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:624: warning:
   assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvidia_init_module':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:921: warning:
   `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:107)
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvidia_exit_module':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:977: warning:
   `pm_unregister' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:112)
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: At top level
   :
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1185: warning
   : initialization from incompatible pointer type
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_alloc_file_private':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1193: warning
   : use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1204: warning
   : use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_kern_open':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1265: warning
   : use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_kern_mmap':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1442: warning
   : implicit declaration of function `remap_page_range'
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_kern_ctl_open':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1914: warning
   : use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `_get_phys_address':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2319: warning
   : passing arg 1 of `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_agp_init':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2870: warning
   : implicit declaration of function `inter_module_get'
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2871: warning
   : `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:573)
     CC [M]  /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:20,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:52,
                    from /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-agp.c:24:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:870,
                    from /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:74,
                    from /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-agp.c:24:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: At top l
   evel:
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: error
   : syntax error before '*' token
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: warni
   ng: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `drm_agp_p'
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: warni
   ng: data definition has no type or storage class
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernInitAGP':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:78: warni
   ng: assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:91: error
   : request for member `acquire' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:118: erro
   r: request for member `copy_info' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:119: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:120: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
   3)
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:137: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:138: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
   3)
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:154: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:155: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
   3)
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:166: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:167: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
   3)
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:178: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:179: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
   3)
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:189: erro
   r: request for member `enable' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernTeardownAGP':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:224: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:226: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
   3)
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernAllocAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:273: erro
   r: request for member `allocate_memory' in something not a structure or unio
   n
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:281: erro
   r: request for member `bind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:298: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:313: erro
   r: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernMapAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:345: warn
   ing: implicit declaration of function `remap_page_range'
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:353: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernFreeAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:452: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:453: erro
   r: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
   make[3]: *** [/tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-a
   gp.o] Error 1
   make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz1918/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv] Error 2
   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.
 
Old 02-16-2006, 08:33 PM   #2
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Did you install the kernel-sources package? What does /var/log/nvidia-installer.log show that is applicable to the problem?
 
Old 02-16-2006, 08:53 PM   #3
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yeah, I've installed all the packages/modules from disc 2 of slackware 10.2. the only thing i've found that relates to the problem in the log is:

Code:
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.13/build'..
   .
   
     WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.13/Module.symvers
              is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.
i don't know what that file is, or how to replace it. Any ideas?
 
Old 02-17-2006, 02:46 AM   #4
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Quote:
WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.13/Module.symvers
is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.
From the message above it seems that you miss the fie: /usr/src/linux-2.6.13/Module.symvers
This file is created when you compile a kernel from source and "contains the version for all
symbols exported by the kernel and any module compiled within the kernel tree".
Search to see if it exists in a different place (perhaps under /lib/modules/2.6.13/) and copy it to the correct location, or else perhaps just recompilng the kernel without changing anything will create it.
Also creating the following symlink is always a good practice:
Code:
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.13 /usr/src/linux
 
  


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