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#1 2006-03-14 15:49:24

alterkacker
Member
From: Peoples Republic of Boulder
Registered: 2005-01-08
Posts: 52

nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

I just built, installed, and booted with kernel 2.6.16-rc6 & then tried to install package nvidia-1.0.8178-15. It failed with numerous compilation errors written to the log. Is there a fix or workaround for this or do we have to wait for a newer version of the driver from Nvidia?

Thanks.

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#2 2006-03-14 19:17:51

tpowa
Developer
From: Lauingen , Germany
Registered: 2004-04-05
Posts: 2,323

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

i have working packages for .16 wait until it's final then i'll publish them or grep the patches from nvidia forum and apply the properly.
greetings
tpowa

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#3 2006-03-21 18:22:19

alterkacker
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From: Peoples Republic of Boulder
Registered: 2005-01-08
Posts: 52

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

tpowa:
I built my custom 2.6.16 kernel last night, then installed your nvidia package from testing & everything looks good. Thank you!

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#4 2006-03-27 02:25:59

greenagain
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From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: 2005-03-17
Posts: 20
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Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

I'm having some trouble installing the package against my own 2.6.16-mm1 kernel.  I haven't had a problem until now with these xorg/nvidia/lib-dri hoops.  Do you have any suggestions?

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun Mar 26 21:19:25 2006

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : true
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  no precompiled interface: true
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest driver ver : false
  OpenGL header files     : false
  no questions            : true
  silent                  : false
  no backup               : false
  kernel module only      : false
  sanity                  : false
  add this kernel         : false
  no runlevel check       : true
  no network              : true
  no ABI note             : false
  no RPMs                 : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  force compat32 tls      : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : /usr
  OpenGL install prefix   : /usr
  compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
  installer install prefix: /usr
  utility install prefix  : /usr
  kernel name             : (not specified)
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : none
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using built-in stream user interface
-> License accepted by command line option.
-> Not probing for precompiled kernel interfaces.
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.16-mm1/source'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.16-mm1/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
   rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o nv-vm.o os-
   agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
   rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
   rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
   rm -f -f stprof stprof.o symtab.h
   rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.16-mm1/sour
   ce SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.16-mm1/build'...
   
   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.16-mm1/build KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /
   lib/modules/2.6.16-mm1/source SUBDIRS=/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-
   pkg0/usr/src/nv modules
   make -C /lib/modules/2.6.16-mm1/build 
   KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1 
   KBUILD_EXTMOD="/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv" -f /us
   r/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/Makefile modules
   rm -rf /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/.tmp_versions
   mkdir -p /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/.tmp_versions
   make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/opt/nvidia/NVI
   DIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv
   echo #define NV_COMPILER "`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`" > /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-
   Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
     cc -Wp,-MD,/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/.nv.o.d  
   -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/include -D__KERNEL__
   -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/include -include include/li
   nux/autoconf.h  -I/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv -Wal
   l -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-commo
   n -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -
   march=k8 -ffreestanding -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/include/asm-i386/mach-de
   fault -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-poi
   nter-sign  -I/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wi
   mplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpo
   inter-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-ca
   st-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -DNVRM
   -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=8178
   -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PM_MESSA
   GE_T_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"
   KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(nv)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178
   -pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.o /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:20,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-linux.h:47,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:559,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-linux.h:71,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function 'check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:246: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   In file included from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv.c:14:
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:715:2: warn
   ing: #warning "conftest.sh failed, assuming remap_page_range(4)!"
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 'nvo
   s_get_agp_device_by_class':
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:503: warning: imp
   licit declaration of function 'pci_find_class'
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:503: warning: ass
   ignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:517: warning: ass
   ignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 'nv_
   kern_mmap':
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1983: warning: im
   plicit declaration of function 'remap_page_range'
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 'nvo
   s_count_devices':
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3646: warning: as
   signment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3652: warning: as
   signment makes pointer from integer without a cast
     cc -Wp,-MD,/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/.nv-vm.o.
   d  -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/include -D__KERNE
   L__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/include -include includ
   e/linux/autoconf.h  -I/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv 
   -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-c
   ommon -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary
   =2 -march=k8 -ffreestanding -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/include/asm-i386/mac
   h-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno
   -pointer-sign  -I/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv -Wall
   -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -
   Wpointer-arith -Wno-mu
   ltichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error 
   -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -DNVRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV
   _MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=8178 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG 
   -DNDEBUG -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PM_MESSAGE_T_PRESENT -DNV
   _CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=K
   BUILD_STR(nv_vm)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /opt/nvidia/N
   VIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.o /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x8
   6-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:20,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-linux.h:47,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-vm.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:559,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-linux.h:71,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-vm.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function 'check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:246: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   In file included from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-vm.c:14:
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:715:2: warn
   ing: #warning "conftest.sh failed, assuming remap_page_range(4)!"
     cc -Wp,-MD,/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/.os-agp.o
   .d  -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/include -D__KERN
   EL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/include -include inclu
   de/linux/autoconf.h  -I/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv
   -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-c
   ommon -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary
   =2 -march=k8 -ffreestanding -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/include/asm-i386/mac
   h-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno
   -pointer-sign  -I/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv -Wall
   -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -
   Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno
   -cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -DN
   VRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=
   8178 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PM_
   MESSAGE_T_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s
   " -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(os_agp)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidi
   a)" -c -o /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o /op
   t/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-
   pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:20,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-linux.h:47,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   os-agp.c:24:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:559,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-linux.h:71,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   os-agp.c:24:
   include/asm/io.h: In function 'check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:246: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   In file included from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   os-agp.c:24:
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:715:2: warn
   ing: #warning "conftest.sh failed, assuming remap_page_range(4)!"
     cc -Wp,-MD,/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/.os-inter
   face.o.d  -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/include -D
   __KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/include -include
   include/linux/autoconf.h  -I/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/s
   rc/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing 
   -fno-common -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-bo
   undary=2 -march=k8 -ffreestanding -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-mm1/include/asm-i3
   86/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statemen
   t -Wno-pointer-sign  -I/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv
   -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparenth
   eses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-compar
   e -Wno
   -cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -DN
   VRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=
   8178 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PM_
   MESSAGE_T_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s
   " -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(os_interface)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR
   (nvidia)" -c -o /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-int
   erface.o /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-interface.
   c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:20,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-linux.h:47,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   os-interface.c:26:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function 'prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:559,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   nv-linux.h:71,
                    from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   os-interface.c:26:
   include/asm/io.h: In function 'check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:246: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   In file included from /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/
   os-interface.c:26:
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:715:2: warn
   ing: #warning "conftest.sh failed, assuming remap_page_range(4)!"
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-interface.c: In fun
   ction 'os_set_mlock_capability':
   /opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-interface.c:1375: e
   rror: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'rlim'
   make[4]: *** [/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-inter
   face.o] Error 1
   make[3]: *** [_module_/opt/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg0/usr/src/nv]
   Error 2
   make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
   nvidia.ko failed to build!
   make[1]: *** [mdl] Error 1
   make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find suggestions
       on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
       driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

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#5 2006-03-27 08:39:46

Moo-Crumpus
Member
From: Hessen / Germany
Registered: 2003-12-01
Posts: 1,487

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

I would recommend, if you run your own kernels, to use the original nvidia installer.

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#6 2006-03-27 09:32:49

iphitus
Forum Fellow
From: Melbourne, Australia
Registered: 2004-10-09
Posts: 4,927

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

Moo-Crumpus wrote:

I would recommend, if you run your own kernels, to use the original nvidia installer.

It currently does not work out of the box with 2.6.16 as there is a patch required. You need to run it with the --extract-only option, patch it, and run nvidia-installer.

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#7 2006-03-27 19:33:00

shadowhand
Member
From: MN, USA
Registered: 2004-02-19
Posts: 1,142
Website

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

Install the nvidia package from Testing, it has the patch applied.

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#8 2006-03-28 04:00:45

dk
Member
Registered: 2004-04-20
Posts: 106

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

I just installed the nvidia package from testing and it installed fine in 2.6.16.

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#9 2006-03-28 06:02:12

greenagain
Member
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: 2005-03-17
Posts: 20
Website

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

Testing pkgbuild worked great!  Thanks!

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#10 2006-04-03 05:58:27

Dieter
Member
From: Germany
Registered: 2005-10-13
Posts: 140

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

Had the nvidia driver been removed from testing, but not moved to current? I can't find it - and can't start my desktop after kernel update. Standard X11 drivers only produce black screen or funny patterns. Please help, I need my PC for work.

Thanks, Dieter

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#11 2006-04-03 06:42:56

rpgcyco
Member
From: Australia
Registered: 2005-09-27
Posts: 74

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

They are in extra.

- Rpg Cyco

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#12 2006-04-03 07:53:59

AndyRTR
Developer
From: Magdeburg/Germany
Registered: 2005-10-07
Posts: 1,641

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

And that package from extra in most cases will not work. Read the posts on the mailing list. I'm also affected. It's strange, that using the installer + patch by hand is working for me.

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#13 2006-04-03 08:16:00

rpgcyco
Member
From: Australia
Registered: 2005-09-27
Posts: 74

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

Oh ok, my apologies. smile Strange indeed.

- Rpg Cyco

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#14 2006-04-03 08:51:09

Dieter
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From: Germany
Registered: 2005-10-13
Posts: 140

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

It seems that the database update for the extra repository is not finished yet. I downloaded the package manually from
ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/i686/n … pkg.tar.gz
and installed it with pacman -U. Installation was successful here, nvidia works again.

Then I entered "pacman -S nviida" and expected the response "nvidia is already up to date" - but:
pacman -S nvidia
:: nvidia-1.0.8178-16: local version is newer.  Upgrade anyway? [Y/n]

Pacman still offers the older nvidia package (-15):
pacman -Ss nvidia
extra/nforce 1.0.0310-1
    The Nvidia nforce drivers
extra/nvclock 0.8b-1
    A small utility which allows users to overclock NVIDIA based video cards
extra/nvidia 1.0.8178-15
    Drivers for XFree86/X.Org
extra/nvidia-legacy 1.0.7174-18
    Drivers for XFree86/X.Org


And that's my wish to the kernel updaters from Arch linux: Please ensure that depending drivers such as nvidia are available in a working version at the time the new kernel is rolled out. It's always annoying to see X fail when booting the system, start another working Linux and look into the forum for a workaround. Some systems - such as mime - cannot show any readable X screen without a working nvidia driver. And I don't want to read the forum from the console. Thanks!


Dieter

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#15 2006-04-03 09:22:21

AndyRTR
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From: Magdeburg/Germany
Registered: 2005-10-07
Posts: 1,641

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

Hm. I can't believe that. I repacked pkgrel=16 for arch64 and also had the problems. And yes, there's the patch incuded and well applied while building the pkg.

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#16 2006-04-03 10:36:31

iphitus
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Registered: 2004-10-09
Posts: 4,927

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

Dieter wrote:

And that's my wish to the kernel updaters from Arch linux: Please ensure that depending drivers such as nvidia are available in a working version at the time the new kernel is rolled out. It's always annoying to see X fail when booting the system, start another working Linux and look into the forum for a workaround. Some systems - such as mime - cannot show any readable X screen without a working nvidia driver. And I don't want to read the forum from the console. Thanks!


Dieter

That's exactly what tpowa does, he updates every module before a kernel release.

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#17 2006-04-03 12:48:59

gnud
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Registered: 2005-11-27
Posts: 182

Re: nvidia with kernel 2.6.16 not working

Unfortunately, some mirrors have not picked it up yet. Thank god for `links -g`and this forum!

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