Re: nvidia building from source (2.6.15)

[Sebastian Haase <haase@msg.ucsf.edu>]

On Thursday 06 April 2006 09:04, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 07:59:49AM -0800, Sebastian Haase wrote:
> > Thanks Jo, for the details.
> > OK - I found "nvidia-installer --uninstall"
> > You remind(claim?) that nvidia only works (well) when built with gcc-3.4
> > !? But just /installing/ gcc-3.4 would not be enough ! How and at what
> > step can I tell the build-chain to really use 3.4 ??
>
> At least module assistant looks at the kernel and picks the right
> compiler version.

Are the prebuild kernels built with 3.4 (from backports)- probably not !
Is it really crucial to have 3.4 ?   
(since 2.6. I found myself always spending "hours" when trying to configure it 
myself - there is just so much need stuff: SATA, initrd,....)

Thanks,
Sebastian Haase