slackware-current and nvidia
 

the error is this, after the last update


Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 256.53.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> The CC version check failed:

Could not compile 'gcc-version-check.c'. Please be sure you have your Linu
x distribution's gcc and libc development packages installed.

If you know what you are doing and want to ignore the gcc version check, sel
ect "No" to continue installation. Otherwise, select "Yes" to abort install
ation, set the CC environment variable to the name of the compiler used to c
ompile your kernel, and restart installation. Abort now? (Answer: No)
-> Using the kernel source path '/lib/modules/2.6.35.7/source' as specified by
the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
ERROR: Unable to determine the version of the kernel sources located in
'/lib/modules/2.6.35.7/source'. Please make sure you have installed the
kernel source files for your kernel and that they are properly
configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM installed. If you know the
correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the kernel
source path with the '--kernel-source-path' 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





everything well installed i guess

thanx a lot guys

I am running NVIDIA drivers on 13.1 stable x64, so it may not apply to you, but I found that the only driver I could consistently install and reinstall is 256.44. Others would fail during installation or glitch badly.

thanx man, is not my problem, but your coment help me to find the way.

is a gcc problem, i made a downgrade and works

I use the nvidia binary driver on Slackware64-current and rebuilt the module after the last group of upgrades, including kernel 2.6.35.7. It compiled without problems and it's working properly.

Same here. FWIW I use the non compat32 one.

I use Slack-current (Mon Oct 13 20:30:44 UTC 2010) with the nvidia drivers 260.19.12 version and installs correctly.
I can not say anything about the version 256.53 ...

how do i rebuilt NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.12.run to run in my slackware32bit-current ?

As root, in run level 3, cd to the directory containing the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.12.run file and execute 'sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.12.run'

specialized, I think you missed to install the libelf package, needed by latest gcc in -current.

i already do that, but shows error like this :

Could not compile 'gcc-version-check.c'. Please be sure you have your Linu
x distribution's gcc and libc development packages installed.

by the way, 'sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.12.run' and './NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.12.run' it's result same output isn't (coz i using ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.12.run)

CMIIW

(NB: i'm using Nvidia driver ver 256.53)

Be sure that you have libmpc package installed.

have you installed the kernel-source package?

Please read here.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...pgrade-842361/

I had the same issue and fixed it with Eric's help "Alien Bob"

willy: yeah

good, Eric is a God and you are a very helpful dude
thanx a lot!