Re: nvidia drivers & kernel headers

From: John Yurcik (jyyc73_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/24/03

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    1. Download and install the kernel-source package that
    corresponds to the kernel version you're running.
    2. Unbzip the bzip file that appears in /usr/src
    (something like kernel-source-2.4.whatever.tar.bz2).
    3. make a symbolic link to the resulting directory
    called /usr/src/linux (eg ln -s
    /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.22 /usr/src/linux).
    4. copy /boot/config-<kernelversion> to
    /usr/src/linux/.config
    5. do a make menuconfig or make oldconfig.
     
    This should be enough to generate the headers; if not
    you might try compiling the kernel as well:

    I did 1-4 above. At 'make menu config the terminal
    responded with 'no target specified' I tried adding
    the directory with the kernel-sources to the command
    without without success. Do I really have to compile
    the kernel to get this video card driver installed?

    -> Kernel module compilation complete.
    ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.o'.
    This is most likely
           because the kernel module was built using the
    wrong kernel header files.
           Please make sure you have installed the kernel
    header files for your
           kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example,
    be sure you have the
           'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the
    correct kernel header
           files are installed, you may specify the kernel
    include path with the
           '--kernel-include-path' commandline option.
    success.
    -> Kernel module compilation complete.
    ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.o'.
    This is most likely
           because the kernel module was built using the
    wrong kernel header files.
           Please make sure you have installed the kernel
    header files for your
           kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example,
    be sure you have the
           'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the
    correct kernel header
           files are installed, you may specify the kernel
    include path with the
           '--kernel-include-path' commandline option.

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