Re: sarge: kernel & gcc version confusion
From: David Burgess (david_at_cjsr.com)
Date: 07/30/04
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To: Debian user list <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 10:25:58 -0600
On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 07:28, cam wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've just moved to debian in the last few days after several years of RH -
> usual reasons. Enjoying it very much so far. I installed woody with bf24 kernel
> from dl'd CD and just put on the most basic system. I used apt-get to install
> x, xfce, mozilla and a few other things.. I then decided to upgrade to sarge
> and did a dist-upgrade.
>
> I now want to compile the nvidia drivers for my GeForce3 and have found it
> slightly confusing from here. Here are some questions:
>
> - I installed gcc3.3 because this seemed to be appropriate for sarge from
> discussions I found on the net but I wasn't sure how to tell. Isn't it safer
> that I compile the driver with the same compiler that was used for X and the
> kernel? How do I find this out?
>
> - When I used aptitude to get gcc, it also installed a set of kernel headers.
> Why is this a dependency for the compiler?
>
> - Not surprisingly, the nvidia installer wants me to download the kernel
> headers to match my system - why can't I find headers for the bf24 kernel that
> I used initially - presumably becasue I moved up to sarge?
>
> - I assume it would be easier to just grab a new kernel, headers and everything
> and rebuild the kernel and then the nvidia driver. Is this likely to be
> problematic for other stuff on the system (e.g. X?)
>
Here's a link to a great howto on building the nvidia drivers along with
your kernel from source.
http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/Debian-nVidia/index.html
I've used this method many times on my "sarge" i386 system. I've never
compiled X, or much at all besides nvidia & the kernel, for that matter.
The only real problem I've had with this method is that the latest
"sarge/testing" nvidia drivers (6106) have never worked for me, so I'm
still using the 5336 version driver.
> - Under aptitude there is a wide range of header packages available (not at my
> machine now so I can't remember them, sorry) for a given kernel - what is the
> difference between these? What is the minimum set to do what I want - some
> customisation of the kernel and building of other modules like nvidia?
>
I've built and used the nvidia drivers with many custom 2.4 and 2.6
kernels, although I've never got it to work with a precompiled binary
kernel. I've used the nvidia-provided installer, but as mentioned in the
above-linked howto, if you have to install more than a couple times ;)
you'll learn to appreciate the debian method, as I have.
I can't speak much to your other questions, but have a look at the howto
and let us know how it goes.
FWIW:
Athlon XP 2500+
MSI GF4 MX440 AGP4x 64MB
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 710s
Debian testing
custom 2.6.6 kernel
nvidia-kernel-common 1.0.6106-1
nvidia-kernel-source 1.0.5336-6
gcc-3.3 1:3.3.4-3
X, Gnome
DB
> Any other advice, pointers etc gratefully received...
> c
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