Re: NVIDIA driver (nvidia-kernel-source)
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 05:14:55 -0400 (EDT)
Michael Bonert <bonerti@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote:
> I'm still having some problems and I think it lies somewhere with the
> module configuration.
>
> Screen capture from 'startx':
> ---SNIP---
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
> Skipping
> "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:debug_xform.o": No
> symbols found
> Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No
> symbols
> found
> (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) No drivers available.
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
> after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
> -----
>
>
> I can see a nvidia module in /lib/modules:
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o
>
> The module appears to load, but isn't used for some reason:
> -----
> # lsmod
> Module Size Used by Tainted: P
> nvidia 1628000 0 (unused)
> emu10k1 55712 0 (autoclean)
> sound 52844 0 (autoclean) [emu10k1]
> ac97_codec 9568 0 (autoclean) [emu10k1]
> soundcore 3204 7 (autoclean) [emu10k1 sound]
> apm 9116 0 (unused)
> keybdev 1664 0 (unused)
> usbkbd 2848 0 (unused)
> input 3040 0 [keybdev usbkbd]
> usb-ohci 17472 0 (unused)
> usbcore 48000 0 [usbkbd usb-ohci]
> -----
>
> I don't understand where I'm going wrong and I feel that I'm stuck. :(
>
>
> Answering my own question from earlier:
> >> What is the difference between 'nvidia-kernel-source' and
> >> 'nvidia-kernel-src'?
> 'nvidia-kernel-src' is older
>
> I did my first bug report--related to was I wrote earlier. :)
>
> ==========
>
> -- System Information --
> Software:
> Debian Release: testing/unstable
> Kernel: Linux 2.4.18-bf2.4 (root@zombie) (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002
> (Debian prerelease)) #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002
>
> Hardware:
> Athlon 2200 XP
> ASUS A7N8X Motherboard
> NVIDIA GeForce 4
> 512 MB RAM
>
>
Do you have your kernel's header or source?
Do you have compiled the nvidia-glx?
What I do to compile my nvidia drivers is:
First of all download your kernel source or header. Afterwards you can use make-kpkg modules_image.
With the nvidia-glx, after downloading it, it will be in /usr/src/nvidia-glx-****/, so if you go to that directory you'll be able to do: "dpkg-buildpackage -rfakerrot -uc -us" When it's finished You'll find the nvidia-glx-****.dev in the /usr/src/ directory and you'll be able to install it.
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