On Thu, 2001-11-15 at 13:18, Sean wrote: > I'm currently using the 2.4.15pre4 source from kernel.org, but this also > worked with 2.4.14 (also from kernel.org). All I did to get my nvidia > kernel module to work was: > > apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src > cd /usr/src/linux > make-kpkg modules_image > > This created a /usr/src/nvidia-kernel-<kernel version>_1.0.1541 deb, > which I then installed via dpkg -i. > > after that I did a depmod -a, and modprobe NVdriver
I used gcc 2.95.4 this time and got a little farther.... module compiles/inserts fine but now when I try and start X I get the following message (==) NVIDIA(0): Write-combining range (0xe3000000,0x1000000) (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate LUT context DMA (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** My roomate who's running an almost identical machine except with a geforce 2 doesn't have any problems... Anyone have any ideas? I'm thinking about submitting a bug to nvidia.... > > On a side note, I am not using gcc-3.0.2, but rather 2.95.4. The few > times I've tried to use the gcc-3.0 compiler to compile the kernel I was > left with very unstable kernels. So perhaps that could be part of your > problem. > > Also don't forget to install the nvidia-glx package. > > Sean > > On Thu, 2001-11-15 at 12:47, Kyle Girard wrote: > > > Which 2.4.14 is it that you are using? The source direct from kernel.org? > > > or > > > the Debian package? (I'm using direct from kernel.org) > > > > Here's my info: > > > > Debian (sid) > > 2.4.14 -- from .deb > > Xfree86 4.1.0 > > Nvidia TNT > > gcc 3.0.2 > > > > I can get the module to compile... but I get unresolved symbols if I use > > the includes from /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.14/include instead of > > headers from /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.14/include > > > > What are you gcc are you using? > > > > kyle > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > > GPG Public Key available: http://nimh.freeshell.org/gpg_key.txt >
