nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel...

[tergemble]

hey all,

i want to install nvidia-glx for Gefore4MX440. I folowed the hOWTO on this website but there is a problem, look

i have:
nvidia-kernel-2.6.15-1-586tsc (version 1.0.7174+4-2.6)

i want to install:
nvidia-glx (version 1.0.8178-2 ->> because version 1.0.7174+4-2.6 gives an error,can't install at all)
+ nvidia-glx-dev
BUT, this will automaticly install nvidia-kernel-2.6.15-1-486 (version1.0.8178)

should i downgrade ? Will it affect other applications ? please help

[antidrugue]

Only the latest version of NVIDIA drivers will work on such a new kernel.

The HOW-TO by TechieMoe is there for you (uninstall any previous driver first):
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...d-drivers.html

On Debian, it will differ a little:
-to switch to "init 3", you don't type:

init 3

but

/etc/init.d/gdm stop

instead (if you use "gdm").

Anyway, i doubt you will experience any benefits with the NVIDIA drivers on such an old video card.

[tergemble]

kernel at the moment: 2.6.15-1-586tsc
and nvidia-kernel-2.6.15-1-586tsc

so i tried the newest nVidia driver 1.0.8178, but i can't install them, i get errors

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel. 
       Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
       kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems,
       for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' RPM installed.  If you
       know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the
       kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' command line option.
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.

please help. Do i have to install nvidia-kernel-2.x.x.486 and remove nvidia-kernel-2.x.x.586tsc (Downgrade) ? Will it affect other programs ?

[techieMoe]

Looks like you just need to install the kernel-source package for your currently-running kernel. You should be able to find it using apt-get or synaptic.

antidrugue - thanks for that line. I've added it to my tutorial.