Re: compiling module nvidia
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 07:18:35PM +0200, mondrillo wrote:
> Hello amd64's list
>
> I'm a newbie to the amd64 plataform, and I'm triying to compile a
> nVidia [GeForce FX 5200].
>
> I have trying the method related
> in /usr/share/doc/nvidia-kernel-source/README.Debian
>
> I've the 2.6.8-11-amd64-k8 kernel and kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
> I installed the nvidia-kernel-source.tar.gz
> When I execute the command :
> debian/rules binary_modules
> ...
> IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 CC="gcc-3.4" /usr/bin/make
> -C /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv -f Makefile SYSSRC=/usr/s
> rc/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
> KBUILD_PARAMS="-C /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
> SUBDIRS=/usr/ src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv" module;
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv'
> failed to determine PATCHLEVEL!
> make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv'
> make: *** [build-stamp] Error 2
> ...
>
> what's PATCHLEVEL? why break if the packages are same version
> 2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
>
> I have see that PACHLEVEL==6 and it's spects PACHLEVEL=4.
>
> If anybody can helpme thank's you
Which version of the nvidia driver?
I don't remember having a problem with 2.6.11, but I am not sure I tried
it on amd64 or i386.
Perhaps the nvidia modules from experimental are worth building and
trying out if the current ones don't like 2.6.11.
Len Sorensen
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