On Wed, 2006-01-04 at 19:17 +0000, Miguel Filipe wrote: > Hi ppl, > > I cannot emerge nvidia-kernel because it thinks: > "Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support!" > this is what emerge complains about: > ------------ > Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support! > > The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please > reconfigure your kernel and *disable* rivafb support, then > try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again. > > *** Failed rivafb sanity check. Bailing out! *** > > make[1]: *** [rivafb-sanity-check] Error 1 > make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... > 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! > > *** Failed rivafb module sanity check, but continuing! *** > > make: *** [module] Error 2 > ------------- > > but it is not. > > feynman ~ # uname -r > 2.6.14-gentoo-r5 > feynman ~ # zgrep -i riva /proc/config.gz > CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY=y > # CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set > feynman ~ # zgrep -i riva /usr/src/linux/.config > CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY=y > # CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set > feynman ~ # zgrep -i riva /usr/src/linux-2.6.14-gentoo-r5/.config > CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY=y > # CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set > > I think its thinking IPV6_PRIVACY which contains the string RIVA, is FB_RIVA. > > best regards, > > btw, this happens with the stable and the unstable nvidia-kernel ebuilds. > anyone knows how I can "modify" its checks? I cannot find anything > related to riva checks on the ebuild itself. >
You need to check the kernel linked by /usr/src/linux, not the running kernel. That's where ebuilds that install kernel modules look. -- Daniel Gryniewicz Gentoo AMD64 Team / Gentoo Gnome Herd / AMD64 Operational AT Lead
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