Re: Kernel 2.6.5 and Nvidia driver

[Paul William <maillist@bestworldweb.homelinux.com>]

I think you cannot use the nvidia drivers since 2.6.3.

Sridhar M.A. wrote:
> I am facing a problem in installing the nvidia binary driver with
> the latest kernel 2.6.5. 
>
> With the earlier kernel versions, I could install the driver without any
> hassles. I get the following error message when I try to
> install it with kernel 2.6.5:
>
>   ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename.
>
> Any pointers?
>
> For the record, I am not using the debian package for nvidia drivers. I
> install it directly and so far this has not given me any trouble.
>
> Regards,