Re: Trouble trying to find Kernel source...
[Off-topic for debian-kernel, moving to debian-user]
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:26:56AM +1100, Frank Charles Gallacher wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am trying to install the driver for NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT graphics
> video adapter on my PC, running Debian GNU/Linux 40rl i386:
>
> kernel version:
> Linux version 2.6.18-6-686 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1)
>
> gcc version:
> gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)
>
> When I run the nvidia-installer ("sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.09-pkg1.run")
> It tries to find kernel source from "ftp://download.nvidia.com"; and
> fails, then bombs out when it cannot find it installed locally...
>
> To build a kernel, I need "kernel-source" and "kernel-devel" packages
> installed; (something called "linux-kernel-headers" is already
> installed).
>
> When I try to install them, I get:
>
> Ni:/home/franx/Desktop# apt-get install kernel-source
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Package kernel-source is not available, but is referred to by another
> package.
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> is only available from another source
> E: Package kernel-source has no installation candidate
I've no experience w/ nvidia-installer myself, but you probably just
need the header files. An easy way to install the headers for your
running kernel is:
# apt-get install module-assistant
# m-a prepare
There are also prebuilt nvidia drivers for this kernel in
etch/non-free, but perhaps you need something newer. You might have
luck finding someone w/ nvidia-installer experience on this list.
> my "/etc/apt/sources.list" looks like:
>
> #
> # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_ - Official i386 NETINST
> Binary-1 20070820-20:21]/ etch contrib main
>
> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_ - Official i386 NETINST
> Binary-1 20070820-20:21]/ etch contrib main
>
> deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ etch main
> deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ etch main
>
> deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
>
> Can somebody please help me with:
>
> 1. Is there a mirror somewhere that has these packages?
> 2. Have I missed something vitally important??
>
> Thanking you.
--
dann frazier
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