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Begin forwarded message: > From: "Brunner, Brian T." <bbrun...@gai-tronics.com> > Date: 20 April 2010 14:49:35 CDT > Subject: RE: Migrate Centos->Scientific Linux > > > Needed:--to enable X and mouse (without which I have a command-line-only > system) > Have:----system under upgrade RH7.3 (ancient) to Centos5.4 (boots new > kernel, yum works) > Trouble:-Making the loadable kernel module for the Nvidia GF6800 Xtreme > Tried:---Downloading from www.nvidia.com the kernel module build package > 195.36.15-pkg1.run > > Stumble:-Can't build nvidia 2.6 package against previously-installed 2.4 > kernel sources (D'Oh) and > > Stumble:-I don't have 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5.centos.plus (currently > installed kernel) sources that build (make->no rule to make > main/init.o). 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 sources don't build either. > > It's obvious to me I have a solvable problem, is the nature/cure for the > problem obvious to anybody here?
