Matrox Parhelia Graphics Driver installer fails

[les_offers]

I have been trying to install a graphics driver (mtxdriver-installer-x86_32-1.4.6.run) from the matrox site on Suse 11.1 but I am getting a fatal error. So a lot of help needed please as I am very inexperienced with Linux.
1. The script first asks for a directory to extract to [/root/] and I have just been pressing enter, should I use some other directory?

2. The script then returns,

" Installation package v1.4.6
Refreshing ld database
Installed mtx_drv.so is the same file as the installer
version, not installing.
Installed v4l_drv.so is the same file as the installer
version, not installing.
Messages are being logged in file /tmp/make.log,
this might take some time.
Compiling mtx.ko ...
ERROR: There has been an error compiling the kernel module.
A log file has been created in the file /tmp/make.log
The program returned an error code (1)"

3. I don't understand the make.log file so I can't figure out what the problem is.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[devils casper]

Hi !

Post the output of this

su -
lspci | grep -i vga
grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[les_offers]

grep -i driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Driver "kbd"
Driver "mouse"
Driver "vesa"

Thanks for taking the time to reply

[devils casper]

What is the output of first command?

su -
/sbin/lspci | grep -i vga

[les_offers]

/sbin/lspci | grep -i vga
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA Parhelia AGP (rev 03)

[gogalthorp]

" Installation package v1.4.6
Refreshing ld database
Installed mtx_drv.so is the same file as the installer
version, not installing.
Installed v4l_drv.so is the same file as the installer
version, not installing.
Messages are being logged in file /tmp/make.log,
this might take some time.
Compiling mtx.ko ...
ERROR: There has been an error compiling the kernel module.
A log file has been created in the file /tmp/make.log
The program returned an error code (1)"

This seems to be saying that the driver is already installed.

I think all you need to do is tell xorg.conf to use that driver.

[les_offers]

Well I gave up eventually and tried a completely fresh install of 11.1, including wiping the hdd first. And, sadly I get much the same result
"========================================
Matrox Linux Driver Install Script
========================================

Installation package v1.4.6

Refreshing ld database
Installing mtx_drv.so ...
Installing v4l_drv.so ...
Messages are being logged in file /tmp/make.log,
this might take some time.

Compiling mtx.ko ...
ERROR: There has been an error compiling the kernel module.
A log file has been created in the file /tmp/make.log

The program returned an error code (1).

Still need any help, advice, thoughts or whatever.

Thanks in advance.

[gogalthorp]

So what does the make.log file say??

[les_offers]

I notice there are 2 seemingly related log files in /tmp, make.log and tempfile.mtx.installer.
Contents of tempfile.mtx.installer are
Xlib: extension "MTXCFG" missing on display ":0.0".
Extension MTXCFG cannot be found
filename /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Perhaps the result of trying to use "mtx" in Xorg.conf?

and, contents of tmp/make.log, it's all greek to me!

Using kernel headers in /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include for kernel version 2.6.x
making all in /parhelia...
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia'
making all in /mtxvxd...
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/mtxvxd'
gcc -DMEMORY_STATS=0 -DOS_LINUX -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions -DMODULE -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include/mtxvxd -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia/Main -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include/asm/mach-default -D__NO_VERSION__ -c MtxCpu.c -o MtxCpu.o
gcc -DMEMORY_STATS=0 -DOS_LINUX -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions -DMODULE -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include/mtxvxd -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia/Main -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include/asm/mach-default -D__NO_VERSION__ -c MtxCs.c -o MtxCs.o
gcc -DMEMORY_STATS=0 -DOS_LINUX -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions -DMODULE -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include/mtxvxd -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia/Main -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include/asm/mach-default -D__NO_VERSION__ -c MtxIo.c -o MtxIo.o
gcc -DMEMORY_STATS=0 -DOS_LINUX -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions -DMODULE -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include/mtxvxd -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia/Main -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include/asm/mach-default -D__NO_VERSION__ -c MtxMem.c -o MtxMem.o
MtxMem.c: In function ‘memFileAlloc’:
MtxMem.c:79: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘ClientMemAlloc’ makes integer from pointer without a cast
gcc -DMEMORY_STATS=0 -DOS_LINUX -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions -DMODULE -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include/mtxvxd -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia/Main -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include/asm/mach-default -D__NO_VERSION__ -c MtxPci.c -o MtxPci.o
gcc -DMEMORY_STATS=0 -DOS_LINUX -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions -DMODULE -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include/mtxvxd -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia/Main -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include/asm/mach-default -D__NO_VERSION__ -c MtxMap.c -o MtxMap.o
gcc -DMEMORY_STATS=0 -DOS_LINUX -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -finline-functions -DMODULE -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/../include/mtxvxd -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia -I/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/parhelia/Main -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include -I/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build/include/asm/mach-default -D__NO_VERSION__ -c MtxDbg.c -o MtxDbg.o
ld -r MtxCpu.o MtxCs.o MtxIo.o MtxMem.o MtxPci.o MtxMap.o MtxDbg.o -o mtxvxd.o
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src/mtxvxd'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build M=/root/matroxdriver-x86_32-1.4.6/kernel/src modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `modules'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae'
make: *** [default] Error 2

[gogalthorp]

Ok let us be sure. Are you doing the install as root? If so then it looks like a problem in the rpm. If not then you must be root. in a terminal you can become root by typing.

su
then the root password (note this does not echo to the screen)