Mandrake 10.2 beta 3 NVIDIA

[david_b.]

Hi all, the system gives me the error below when I'm trying to install drivers for my nvidia video card:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun Sep 25 03:15:27 2005

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
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 : (not specified)
tmpdir : /root/tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

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.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.10-3mdk/source'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Performing rivafb 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 -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.10-3mdk/sou
rce SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.10-3mdk/build'...

NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.10-3mdk/build KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C
/lib/modules/2.6.10-3mdk/source SUBDIRS=/root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x8
6-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.10-3mdk/build \
KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.10-3mdk KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 \
KBUILD_CHECK= KBUILD_EXTMOD="/root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-
pkg1/usr/src/nv" \
-f /usr/src/linux-2.6.10-3mdk/Makefile modules
mkdir -p /root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp
_versions
make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.10-3mdk/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/root/tmp/self
gz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /root/tmp/selfgz545
4/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
cc -Wp,-MD,/root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
.nv.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/
usr/src/linux-2.6.10-3mdk/include -I/root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1
.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict
-aliasing -fno-common -O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g -pipe -mpreferred-stack
-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -I/u
sr/src/linux-2.6.10-3mdk/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/ma
ch-default -gdwarf-2 -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/root/tmp/selfgz5454/N
VIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wsw
itch -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 -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAM
ES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATC
HLEVEL=7676 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN
_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT
-DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv
-DKBUILD_MODNAM
E=nvidia -c -o /root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/n
v/nv.o /root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:837,
from /root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/us
r/src/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
from /root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/us
r/src/nv/nv.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
In file included from /root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/us
r/src/nv/nv.c:14:
/root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:11
4:24: linux/kgdb.h: No such file or directory
make[4]: *** [/root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv
/nv.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/root/tmp/selfgz5454/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/us
r/src/nv] Error 2
make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] 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.

[timelord50]

Do you have the kernel-source installed? If not go to easyurpmi (see my sig) setup your sources and then use the software installer in the Mandrake Control Centre to install the package kernel-source. Then try installing NVIDIA again.

Also are you using 2005LE or 2006 beta 3?
If you're using 2006 beta:
1) use the 'cooker' sources from easyurpmi
2) don't expect anything to work - its just a beta
3) report problems to qa.mandriva.com and/or the cooker mailing list

[david_b.]

Thanks, but what is *easyurpmi* or *sig* 8- )

[timelord50]

http://easyurpmi.zarb.org (or google for 'easyurpmi' if its down). Easyurpmi is just a site that lists all the software repositories for Mandrake/Mandriva and generates a script for you to copy and paste into a command line window that automatically sets them all up on your computer.

As for sig I meant signature I have link to http://easyurpmi.zarb.org in my sig but it sometimes seems not to show up on this message board.

[david_b.]

Thanks...
Tell me dude, as I can see your using a beta version of MDK linux, are you an advanced linux user ? What's my point ? I want to ask you your oppinnion:
I'm a linux newbie, and I want to start using it for 100%, I'm opened for linux with all my heart.
I cant look at all the things, that windows does to people, and so I say to myself - I must go to linux. And so I'm here, right at Mandrake 10.2 beta3. But Linux doesn't let's me in his camp. I can't install my Video card drivers, can't install a fine ftpclient (for downloading new movies and continuing the progress), i can't even watch sertain movies because my video player (totem) crashes every time I try that. And so I ask you, are all my problems existing because of the *beta* version of my OS, or is it just me ?
Thank you very much for your answers and for your wise help in the migration people to freedom 8- ).
Thanks in advance !
David_B....

[timelord50]

Tell me dude, as I can see your using a beta version of MDK linux, are you an advanced linux user

2005LE is not a beta version, its the full release version of Mandrake 10.2. 2006 is currently in beta and will be released soon. If you've got something called 'beta 3' it'll actually be 2006 beta 3. As for being an advanced user well I'd like to think I am Seriously though I use Mandriva because its very easy to use - my day job is in Linux sysadmin and when I get home I don't really want to have to fiddle around with my home computers getting stuff working.

I can't install my Video card drivers, can't install a fine ftpclient (for downloading new movies and continuing the progress), i can't even watch sertain movies because my video player (totem) crashes every time I try that.

FTP support is built into Konqueror (the file manager) and also into Firefox. There is also a dedicated GUI FTP program called KBear installed by default. As for totem I use Kaffeine (the default in 2005LE) with the win32codecs and xine-win32 packages installed. This works perfectly for DVDs and all types of video, even wmv and the like. Installing the video card drivers isn't too difficult if you follow some good instructions and the pay-for version of Mandriva has RPMs to make it simple to install them, if you're willing to fork out the cash.

And so I ask you, are all my problems existing because of the *beta* version of my OS, or is it just me ?

Yes, don't use beta versions unless you intend on testing it to find bugs, its not suitable for production use.

[david_b.]

Thanks again dude, I really appreciate your Help !