On 14 Sept 2004 Eric Tanguy Wrote: > I try to install NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1 all is fine except at the > end and the module can't be loaded. > When i run rpm -qa | grep kernel, i obtain : > kernel-sourcecode-2.6.8-1.521 > kernel-utils-2.4-9.1.131 > kernel-2.6.8-1.521 > so the sourcecode is installed and correspond to the running kernel. Okay this is good! > WARNING: Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as > a loadable kernel module. > > The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the > NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed, > but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to > function properly if the rivafb module is loaded! > -> Cleaning kernel module build directory. > executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'... The rviafb driver is not a problem. When I installed my drivers using this method i got the same warnings and just moved on. No problems have been encountered, so far, on my machine. > NVIDIA: left KBUILD. > -> done. > -> Kernel module compilation complete. > ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This is most likely > because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files. > Please make sure you have installed the kernel source 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 source > files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the > '--kernel-source-path' commandline option. > -> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting > './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko': > -1 No such device > ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file > '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions > on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux > driver download page at www.nvidia.com. You could be looking at the answer here: "If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option." What you could try is typing this this at the root command prompt: "sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111.pkg1.run --kernel-source-path (I am running FC2 with the same kernel as you and mine is located here: /usr/src/ directory as a directory called linux-2.6.8-1.521 directory.) Also, before I ran my install on the Nvidia drivers, I sent an earlier version of the source code to the trash. It worked for me. You could also look here for help with this issue: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14 . Beware of line wrapping. I had some strange things happening on my system and got help there. Just remember to read the readme file and make your changes to the conf file. Also, here is a link to the man online page about the GNU Bash or sh command: http://man.linuxquestions.org/index.php?query=sh§ion=0&type=2 Hope this is of some help. Like you I am new so you may already know some of this. If it is redundant I apologize. Cheers, Beej
