Mark Knecht wrote: > > Dale, > As far as I can tell I'm not having any problems. This machine was > using a 2.6.28 kernel up until yesterday when I updated to 2.6.29-r4. > The point I'm trying to make is that this old driver and all the > kernels I have used up to now have all worked. > > I noticed that the machine does have the older C compile 4.1.2 on > it and that's what most of the machine has been built with. I'm just > starting to switch over to 4.3.2 which is why it's selected. This > kernel and the version of nvidia-drivers I listed earlier compile on > both for me. The one I used for this kernel/driver combo was 4.3.2/ > > gandalf ~ # gcc-config -l > [1] i686-pc-linux-gnu-4.1.2 > [2] i686-pc-linux-gnu-4.3.2 * > gandalf ~ # > > The VGA is older I think. 440 series. I suspect it's the one I put > in 5-6 years ago. I don't remember whether we ever updated it: > > gandalf ~ # lspci | grep VGA > 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 > MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev a2) > gandalf ~ # > > In my case attempting to install anything newer results in a big > emerge message telling me not to and suggesting this specific nvdia > driver. > > gandalf ~ # lsmod > Module Size Used by > usblp 10140 0 > uhci_hcd 18980 0 > sbp2 19184 1 > usbhid 21468 2 > nvidia 4699324 0 > i2c_nforce2 5828 0 > ohci_hcd 20080 0 > snd_intel8x0 25784 0 > nvidia_agp 5704 1 > snd_ac97_codec 90232 1 snd_intel8x0 > ac97_bus 1316 1 snd_ac97_codec > agpgart 25748 2 nvidia,nvidia_agp > i2c_core 17564 2 nvidia,i2c_nforce2 > ohci1394 25664 1 > ehci_hcd 29380 0 > ieee1394 66064 2 sbp2,ohci1394 > gandalf ~ # > > > gandalf ~ # modinfo nvidia > filename: /lib/modules/2.6.29-gentoo-r4/video/nvidia.ko > license: NVIDIA > alias: char-major-195-* > alias: pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc02i00* > alias: pci:v000010DEd*sv*sd*bc03sc00i00* > depends: agpgart,i2c-core > vermagic: 2.6.29-gentoo-r4 preempt mod_unload K7 > parm: NVreg_VideoMemoryTypeOverride:int > parm: NVreg_EnableVia4x:int > parm: NVreg_EnableALiAGP:int > parm: NVreg_ReqAGPRate:int > parm: NVreg_NvAGP:int > parm: NVreg_EnableAGPSBA:int > parm: NVreg_EnableAGPFW:int > parm: NVreg_SoftEDIDs:int > parm: NVreg_Mobile:int > parm: NVreg_ModifyDeviceFiles:int > parm: NVreg_DeviceFileUID:int > parm: NVreg_DeviceFileGID:int > parm: NVreg_DeviceFileMode:int > parm: NVreg_ResmanDebugLevel:int > parm: NVreg_FlatPanelMode:int > parm: NVreg_DevicesConnected:int > parm: NVreg_RmLogonRC:int > parm: NVreg_RemapLimit:int > parm: NVreg_UpdateMemoryTypes:int > parm: NVreg_DetectPrimaryVga:int > parm: NVreg_RegistryDwords:charp > parm: NVreg_VbiosFromROM:int > parm: NVreg_EnableBrightnessControl:int > parm: NVreg_PanelPWMFrequency:int > parm: NVreg_PanelBrightnessLimits:int > parm: NVreg_RMEdgeIntrCheck:int > parm: NVreg_UsePageAttributeTable:int > parm: NVreg_MapRegistersEarly:int > gandalf ~ # > > - Mark > > >
I suspect that this is a difference between our drivers. Yours will build with the newer kernels where mine doesn't for some reason. I did google the error and it is reported by a lot of others as well. I can't recall the exact error at the moment but it couldn't find something to do with the kernel. What I read was that something moved that nvidia looks for during the install. Now that I have upgraded a bit, I may give some other versions a try again. I'm going to try the ones I already have downloaded tho. It takes hours to download anything on dial-up. Dale :-) :-)
