Re: NVIDIA_kernel-1.0.3123 install fails

[lameth <lameth@comcast.net>]

Aaaahhhh I'm kind of a newbie, I tried make-kpkg, got the response 
command not found. should it be  apt-make-kpkg?
Also I'm using  the bf24 kernel on a pentium III 500mHz desktop system. 
When I did apt-cache search kernel-headers I got  a list of headers 
kernel-header.2.4.16 and kernel-header.2.4.18.  for all the different 
flavors of debian. Should I download the src file for whichever 
kernel-header file I download?

Cam Ellison wrote:

> * Chris McCormick (chris@perthweb.com.au) wrote:
>  
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> > At 01:22 10/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > My apologies if I'm rehashing a previously discussed issue.
> > >
> > > I just tried to upgrade my nvidia TNT2 drivers using nvidia_glx-1.0.3123 
> > > and nividia_kernel-1.0.3123. Make install went fine for nvidia_glx but 
> > > when I tried to make install nividia_kernel I received the following 
> > > message:
> > > In file included from nv.c:14:
> > > nv.linux.h:24: linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory.
> > > make ***[nv.o] error 1.
> > >
> > > Is modversions.h a file that's somewhere in the Debian distribution? I 
> > > just searched the package list and I didn't find anything. Any help will 
> > > be appreciated.
> > >      
> > You need to have the kernel headers for your kernel installed.
> >
> > apt-cache search kernel-headers
> >
> > then install the same one as you are running.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> >    
>
> Better still, use make-kpkg.  That will take care of the headers, and
> in fact will work better if you have customized your kernel.
>
> Cam
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