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skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

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Kernel and kernel source different?

I just installed Arch today and it seems that the kernel sources were installed at the same time as the kernel. Well, I need NVidia drivers that are newer than the legacy drivers, but older than the current. I tried to build the NVidia driver and it complained that the kernel and the kernel sources were different. I'm not sure how to resolve this if the source and the kernel come in the same package. Do they? If so, any advice?

By the way, the last NVidia driver that works on this video card properly was the 8178 driver. I have two copies; one that was patched for modern kernels, and the other one stock. All drivers newer than that cause flicker on one of my monitors.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Kernel and kernel source different?

Have you updated your system - pacman -Syu - after the install?

skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: Kernel and kernel source different?

Have you updated your system - pacman -Syu - after the install?

Yes, as soon as I built the base system. I did it again after reading your post just in case.

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

Posts: 3,108

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Re: Kernel and kernel source different?

Well, technically, we don't bundle the kernel sources with the kernel - we bundle the kernel headers. I think that's all nVidia needs to be built, though.. unless I'm mistaken?

skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: Kernel and kernel source different?

Problem solved (sort of). And duh! NVidia couldn't find the kernel sources. Solving  that issue was as simple as:

./nvidia* -k $(uname -r)

The driver still doesn't work, but that's a whole new deal...

brain0

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From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: Kernel and kernel source different?

You should modify the nvidia-utils and nvidia PKGBUILDs to install the nvidia driver instead of using the installer. That will save you lots of trouble.