Slack 10 + Nvidia

**kosmos** · 01-20-2005

i'm running Slack 10 with 2.4.19 kernel and tryed to install nvidia drivers for my GeForce 2, using NVIDIA-Linux-x86-*-pkg1.run , but in the middle of installation it says that it couldn't find nvidia.o and suggest to chcec if i have kernel source , it is fact i don't have nvidia.o but i have kernel source of my actual kernel in /usr/src/linux , also tryed the --kernel-source-path with same resuly.

**puntmuts** · 01-20-2005

I deleted my reply. Slackware 10.0 using 2.4.19 ? Did you compile it yourself and is /usr/src/linux the source for this kernel ? Did you compile the kernel module of NVidia as well ?

Slackware 10.0 comes default with 2.4.26 IIRC .

**kosmos** · 01-20-2005

damn misstyped i'm using 2.4.29, didn't compile nvidia module in kernel, never had to when i was using debian.

**puntmuts** · 01-20-2005

Strange, the package should provide the nvidia.o kernel module. Did you disable something/enable something in the kernel config preventing third party kernelmodules from loading ?

**kosmos** · 01-20-2005

no i just compiled kernel like i did everytime in debian and it always was ok , so i can't figure what is wrong.

**Fallen Angel** · 01-26-2005

Try recompiling your kernel and set graphic card as VESA. Then install the driver. It worked for me.

**LinuxBox420** · 01-27-2005

Did you make any modules when you built your kernel? Look in /lib/modules .The installer can't find a 2.2.29 modules directory if you didn't.

**Stormblazer** · 01-27-2005

Kernel 2.4 is Old. Upgrade to 2.6 already people.
And there's no nvidia module in the kernel, at least not the one you want.

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