Hello,
I'm trying to install a nvidia driver on my system System is debian sarge with new kernel 2.6.8.1, XEON proc, sata disks and 1GB RAM. The video card is a nvidia quadro PCI-E series card. I downloaded the driver from nvidia, Started it with: Sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run --kernel-source-path=/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1 Then i get into the installation menu, i follow the menu options and the program is building a kernel module and right after that i get: 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. I don't understand the error, i have a new kernel (uname -r gives 2.6.8.1) and the kernel source files are on the location i added (/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1) This is my nvidia logfile: nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' creation time: Wed Oct 13 13:25:46 2004 option status: license pre-accepted : false update : false force update : false expert : false uninstall : false driver info : false no precompiled interface: false no ncurses color : false query latest driver ver : false OpenGL header files : false no questions : false silent : false X install prefix : /usr/X11R6 OpenGL install prefix : /usr Installer install prefix: /usr kernel source path : /home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1 kernel install path : (not specified) proc mount point : /proc ui : (not specified) tmpdir : /tmp ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface -> License accepted. -> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: No) -> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface. -> Using the kernel source path '/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1' as specified by the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option. -> Kernel source path: '/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1' -> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc". -> Performing rivafb check. -> Performing rivafb module check. -> Cleaning kernel module build directory. executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'... grep: /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/build/Makefile: No such file or directory grep: /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/build/Makefile: No such file or directory grep: /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/build/Makefile: No such file or directory grep: /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/build/Makefile: No such file or directory grep: /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/build/Makefile: No such file or directory grep: /lib/modules/2.6.8.1/build/Makefile: No such file or directory rm -f -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o os-agp.o os-interfa ce.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags} rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~ -> Building kernel module: executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1 /linux-2.6.8.1 SYSOUT=/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1'... NVIDIA: calling KBUILD... make -C /home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1 \ KBUILD_SRC=/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1 KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 \ KBUILD_CHECK= KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/ usr/src/nv" \ -f /home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/Makefile modules mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_vers ions make -f /home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/Makefile.build ob j=/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz3346/NVI DIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.o .d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/home/ software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/include -I/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux -x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno- strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpref erred-stack-boundary=2 -march=pentium4 -I/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux- 2.6.8.1/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -f omit-frame-pointer -I/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wpar entheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast -qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_S OURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_ MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6111 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNV CPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_S IMPLE_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /t mp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfg z3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c In file included from include/linux/list.h:7, from include/linux/wait.h:14, from include/asm/semaphore.h:41, from include/linux/sched.h:18, from include/linux/module.h:10, from /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv/nv-linux.h:52, from /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv/nv.c:14: include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range': include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith metic cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-a gp.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/h ome/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/include -I/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-L inux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs - fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundar y=2 -march=pentium4 -I/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/include/asm -i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -I/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wal l -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wn o-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_ LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VER SION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6111 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 - UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_PRE SENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_agp -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/se lfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz 3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c In file included from include/linux/list.h:7, from include/linux/wait.h:14, from include/asm/semaphore.h:41, from include/linux/sched.h:18, from include/linux/module.h:10, from /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv/nv-linux.h:52, from /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv/os-agp.c:24: include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range': include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith metic cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-i nterface.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude 2 -I/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/include -I/tmp/selfgz3346/NV IDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigr aphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-b oundary=2 -march=pentium4 -I/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/inclu de/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -fomit-frame-po inter -I/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wi mplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpo inter-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-er ror -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D _GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6111 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_CLA SS_SIMPLE_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_interface -DKBUILD_MODNAME=n vidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_o s-interface.o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-i nterface.c In file included from include/linux/list.h:7, from include/linux/wait.h:14, from include/asm/semaphore.h:41, from include/linux/sched.h:18, from include/linux/module.h:10, from /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv/nv-linux.h:52, from /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv/os-interface.c:26: include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range': include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith metic cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-r egistry.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/include -I/tmp/selfgz3346/NVID IA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigrap hs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-bou ndary=2 -march=pentium4 -I/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/include /asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -fomit-frame-poin ter -I/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimp licit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpoin ter-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-erro r -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_ KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6111 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_B ASENAME=os_registry -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Lin ux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_os-registry.o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Li nux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.c In file included from include/linux/list.h:7, from include/linux/wait.h:14, from include/asm/semaphore.h:41, from include/linux/sched.h:18, from include/linux/module.h:10, from /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv/nv-linux.h:52, from /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src /nv/os-registry.c:14: include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range': include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith metic ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/s rc/nv/nvidia.o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv- kernel.o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o /tmp /selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz33 46/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interface.o /tmp/selfgz3346/ NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.o Building modules, stage 2. make -rR -f /home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/scripts/Makefile.modp ost scripts/mod/modpost -i /home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/Module.s ymvers vmlinux /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvi dia.o cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nvid ia.mod.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/include -I/home/software/kernel 2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/ -I -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-stri ct-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -mar ch=pentium4 -I/home/software/kernel2.6.8.1/linux-2.6.8.1/include/asm-i386/ma ch-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nvidia -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia - DMODULE -c -o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvid ia.mod.o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mo d.c ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nvidia.ko /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvi dia.o /tmp/selfgz3346/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.o 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: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented insmod: cannot open /proc/ksyms No such file or directory 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. Any ideas ? Cheers, Philippe Disclaimer : This e-mail is intended for the exclusive use by the person(s) mentioned as recipient(s). 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