Re: Trouble trying to find Kernel source...
Thankyou Dan, after installing "module assistant",
nvidia-installer worked fine...
On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 18:03 -0700, dann frazier wrote:
> [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.
>
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