i also downloaded the file from nvidia.com and tried compiling it. but the compilation fails. /var/log/nvidia-installer-log contains this:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Tue Oct 18 01:34:40 2005
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 : (not specified)
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-
7676). 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/2.6.13-15-default/source'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing rivafb module check.
WARNING: Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.
The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o nv-vm.o os-
agp.o os-interface.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 *~
rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.13-15-defau
lt/source SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.13-15-default/build'...
Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.
The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
*** Failed rivafb module sanity check, but continuing! ***
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.13-15-default/build KBUILD_VERBOSE
=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.13-15-default/source SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-
Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.13-15-default/build \
KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15 KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 \
KBUILD_CHECK= KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1
/usr/src/nv" \
-f /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/Makefile modules
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver
sions
make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz12156
/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz12156/NV
IDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.
o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.0.2/include -D__KERNE
L__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include -I/tmp/selfgz121
56/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototy
pes -Wno-trigraphs -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -fno-strict-aliasin
g -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mp
referred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i586 -mregparm=3 -Iincl
ude/asm-i386/mach-default -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/asm-i386/mach-d
efault -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -I/tmp/selfgz12156/NV
IDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wsw
itch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar
-Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -
Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -
D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_V
ERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6629 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86
-UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR
_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DMODULE
-DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-L
inux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x8
6-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/list.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include2/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/sched.h:20,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-linux.h:52,
from /tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv.c:14:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/prefetch.h: In function ‘prefetch_r
ange’:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of ty
pe ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/include/linux/pci.h:870,
from /tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-linux.h:75,
from /tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv.c:14:
include2/asm/io.h: In function ‘check_signature’:
include2/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
In file included from /tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv.c:14:
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:203:5:
warning: "NV_ENABLE_MEM_TRACKING" is not defined
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:231:5:
warning: "NV_ENABLE_MEM_TRACKING" is not defined
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:223:5: warni
ng: "NV_ENABLE_MEM_TRACKING" is not defined
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
‘nvidia_init_module’:
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:930: warning
: ‘pm_register’ is deprecated (declared at /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/incl
ude/linux/pm.h:107)
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
‘nvidia_exit_module’:
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1051: warnin
g: ‘pm_unregister’ is deprecated (declared at /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15/i
nclude/linux/pm.h:112)
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1097:5: warn
ing: "NV_ENABLE_MEM_TRACKING" is not defined
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
‘_get_phys_address’:
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2509: warnin
g: passing argument 1 of ‘pmd_offset’ from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
‘nv_agp_init’:
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2991: error:
implicit declaration of function ‘inter_module_get’
/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2992: warnin
g: ‘inter_module_put’ is deprecated (declared at /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-1
5/include/linux/module.h:573)
make[4]: *** [/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.
o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz12156/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv] Error 2
make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
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.
any ideas???