Re: nvidia (graphics) driver pain

[Dean Hamstead <dean@bong.com.au>]

why dont you get the nvidia-graphics-driver 1.0-7676 source debs from
http://people.debian.org/~rdonald/

build all that, then go patch the kernel-source with the
minor (although important) updates from the nvidia linux
support forums and then build the kernel module.

im running 2.6.14-1 as we speak, using 1.0-7676 playing
games and all sorts.

i have had no problems building or loading.

you dont need 32 bit unless you want to run a 32 bit app.

Dean

Gilles wrote:
> > You are sure you used the 64bit version? The 7676 source was only in
> > i386 archive...
>
>
> Right, indeed.
> Just to be sure, I downloaded again, from the amd64 repository.
> Rebuilt nvidia-kernel-source_1.0.7174-3_amd64.deb
>
> Recomplied the module, reinstalled, and...
>
> # modprobe nvidia
> FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.14-vs2.1.0-rc5+g2/nvidia/nvidia.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>
> The relevant lines:
>
> [ 9272.404373] nvidia: Unknown symbol register_ioctl32_conversion
> [ 9272.404450] nvidia: Unknown symbol unregister_ioctl32_conversion
>
> Conclusion:
>
> - For version 1.0.7174, "modprobe" fails for kernel 2.6.14.
> - (from my previous attempt with maybe incompatible 32bit "source") for 
>   version 1.0.7676, "modprobe" loads the module, but it doesn't work (i.e.
>   the screen goes blank when starting the X server).
>
> It seems that I'm stuck! :-/
>
>
> Gilles

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