Re: [newbie] Should I build the NVIDIA module myself?

2004-04-28 Thread Avi Schwartz 
On Apr 28, 2004, at 10:25, Tony S. Sykes wrote:

Avi,

If you download the NVIDIA run file (www.nvidia.com) this will build 
the module for you if you have the kernel source installed. You also 
have some extra command line options this way, and one of them is to 
uninstall the module.

Tony.
So far the attempt to build my own module is a disaster.  Attempting to 
build it ends up with the following error:

Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename

I have the kernel sources installed and I have booted using the kernel 
I am trying to build the Nvidia module for.  I searched around for a 
solution and even tried the

export SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux

solution with the same result.  Ran the installer in expert mode and 
everything was pointing to the right directories.

I even extracted the tarball and then ran the installer with the 
--add-this-kernel options.  When then I tried to run the installer on 
the new custom installer I ended up with the eror:

error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko': -1 Invalid module format.

Oh Mandrake, please fix this annoyance.  Make sure to release the 
drivers at the same time you release a new kernel.  How can you be 
taken seriously if users need to choose between having X running or 
having a secure system.

Avi



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RE: [newbie] Should I build the NVIDIA module myself?

2004-04-28 Thread Tony S. Sykes 
Avi,

If you download the NVIDIA run file (www.nvidia.com) this will build the module for 
you if you have the kernel source installed. You also have some extra command line 
options this way, and one of them is to uninstall the module.

Tony.

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Subject: [newbie] Should I build the NVIDIA module myself?


Hi,

While Mandrake is releasing all these new kernels in order to fix 
security issues I noticed that they are in no hurry to release the 
matching NVIDIA modules.  This leaves me in a bind.  Either I wait 
until Mandrake releases the NVIDIA modules (who knows when) and 
continue running the current kernel version (which I assume is not a 
good idea from security perspective) or I install the new version of 
the kernel and download the NVIDIA code and build it for the new 
kernel.  What is the opinion of this group?

If I do decide to build the module myself, should I remove the current 
NVIDIA_kernel-xx package first? I assume I don't since the module 
is installed in the proper kernel module tree.  What about NVIDIA_GLX?

BTW, it would be nice if Mandrake would release the NVIDIA modules 
together with the new kernels, don't you think?  They probably have now 
some users swearing at Mandrake because their X environment stopped 
working after updating the kernel...

Thanks,
Avi




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