HOWTO: Nvidia drivers after hard drive install

**raduen** · 11-11-2003, 12:02 PM

I'm a Newbie....

I did try everything on this forum , i'm still getting errors.

last thing i did was NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191 compile or make...

NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191# make install
/usr/bin/gcc-2.95 -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=4191 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -I. -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wno-cast-qual nv.c
In file included from /usr/include/asm/semaphore.h:42,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:205,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:17,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from nv-linux.h:63,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/rwsem.h: In function `down_read_trylock':
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/rwsem.h:57: warning: implicit declaration of function `__down_read_trylock'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/rwsem.h: In function `down_write_trylock':
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/rwsem.h:79: warning: implicit declaration of function `__down_write_trylock'
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from nv-linux.h:63,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h: At top level:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:280: parse error before `extern'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:280: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from nv-linux.h:63,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h: In function `mmdrop':
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:837: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h: At top level:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:875: conflicting types for `kernel_thread'
/usr/include/asm/processor.h:436: previous declaration of `kernel_thread'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:1067: warning: This file contains more `{'s than `}'s.
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from nv-linux.h:63,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h: In function `__vma_unlink':
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:582: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:583: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:584: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h: At top level:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:711: warning: This file contains more `{'s than `}'s.
In file included from nv-linux.h:63,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:81: warning: This file contains more `{'s than `}'s.
In file included from nv.c:14:
nv-linux.h:382: warning: This file contains more `{'s than `}'s.
nv.c: In function `nv_get_phys_address':
nv.c:2233: invalid use of undefined type `struct mm_struct'
nv.c:2235: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
nv.c:2218: warning: `pg_dir' might be used uninitialized in this function
make: *** [nv.o] Error 1

I allso tried a newer version file: NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4363

this is the uotput:
/usr/bin/gcc-2.95 -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=4363 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -I. -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wno-cast-qual nv.c
In file included from nv.c:14:
nv-linux.h:167: #error "Couldn't determine number of arguments expected by remap_page_range!"
make: *** [nv.o] Error 1

Please help....

**A. Jorge Garcia** · 11-17-2003, 12:14 AM

OOO, this is good. I'll have to try this later this week when I have time to play....

You see, I just got into this hdinstall world and my kids love bzflag, so I apt-got it (apt-get update and apt-get bzflag bzflag-server) as per the http://www.bzflag.org site. Now bzflag works ok, but not with all the acceleration I was getting with the nvidia drivers on the Morphix CD. So I'll have to give this a try!

Thanx

**alert5** · 11-17-2003, 10:42 PM

robelanator,
Your procedure worked perfectly.
Thanks

**A. Jorge Garcia** · 11-18-2003, 12:11 PM

OK, I followed this procedure to the letter and did not get the nvidia splash screen and now bzflag gives me the error "cannot open window - exiting" when I try to open it from a Konsole (which used to work, albeit without graphics acceleration...). I even ran NVChooser.sh before starting to make sure I was getting the right files for my Vanta card (BTW: they were the same files listed in this howto).

Everything seems to work fine for steps 1-4, but I think there's a problem with step 5 or 6. The first time I tried this procedure I added the line alias char-major-195 nvidia as per step 6. However, the line alias char_major-196 nvidia as already there. Upon reboot I got all kinds of char-major errors and then it defaulted to vesa. The next time I tried this procedure I added alias char-major-195 nvidia and commented out alias char_major-196 nvidia and everything boots ok, but no splash and no bz. The last trial I deleted alias char_major-196 nvidia and added alias char_major-195 nvidia with the same results.

What am I doing wrong? Please help!

TIA,

**Paradox** · 12-14-2003, 08:09 PM

I just got my NVidia setup working, so I thought I;d share:

The newer NVidia drivers are packaged in an auto-run binary, instead of as source files.

They install just fine with two quick things I had to do:

*apt-get install the correct kernel-headers for your version
*export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-2.95

Then run the nvidia script, modify 3 lines in XF86Config-4 like they tell you to, and presto!

**rickenbacherus** · 12-17-2003, 04:10 AM

Kano has created yet more scripts to make life easy for us to install a kernel which also includes the forcedeth driver as well as acpi support. If you have onboard ethernet w/ an nvidia mobo then this is for you. No more nvnet.

Additionally there are scripts to install nvidia graphics drivers and make all necessary changes to config files for you. Simply install the kernel according to the instructions provided and run the nvidia install script after. It works.

**nrj** · 12-18-2003, 10:44 AM

I have tried a variety of things to make this work, however, I am still stuck on something. I looked at Kanos' script and it starts out with an URL call. How does one apt-get the kernel-source with a broken NIC? Do you specify the Knoppix disk as the place for apt to look? Where does it look? I get a page full of errors complaining that apt-get doesn't find any sources because the network is unreachable. Man, I thought I had the nVidia kludge under control, but I still don't get this part. I keep missing easy things, but some things are at least looking more intuitive.

**Stephen** · 12-18-2003, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by nrj

I have tried a variety of things to make this work, however, I am still stuck on something. I looked at Kanos' script and it starts out with an URL call. How does one apt-get the kernel-source with a broken NIC? Do you specify the Knoppix disk as the place for apt to look? Where does it look? I get a page full of errors complaining that apt-get doesn't find any sources because the network is unreachable. Man, I thought I had the nVidia kludge under control, but I still don't get this part. I keep missing easy things, but some things are at least looking more intuitive.

You do not need the kernel source you have the kernel headers on the Knoppix install. You just need to download the the drivers you need in your other OS and mount the partition and copy the file(s) and then compile.

**rinswind** · 12-31-2003, 12:42 AM

On 22-dec-2003 NVIDIA released new drivers for linux.

They can be found here: www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_archive.html
The sources from this driver are not directy aviable on this link any more. However if you do need the driver sources they can be found on the ftp server from NVIDIA. ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-5328/
the 1.0-5328 part is ofcourse your version number and could change in the future.

I Almost forgot, if you are in need off the headers from your kernel you could find them here: http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/i386/. When you are a lover from good old fashioned handiwork you can get the sources here: http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/

The kernel version will show when you type

Code:

cat /proc/version

on the commandline or in the console.

**rickenbacherus** · 12-31-2003, 01:45 AM

Originally Posted by nrj

I have tried a variety of things to make this work, however, I am still stuck on something. I looked at Kanos' script and it starts out with an URL call. How does one apt-get the kernel-source with a broken NIC? Do you specify the Knoppix disk as the place for apt to look? Where does it look? I get a page full of errors complaining that apt-get doesn't find any sources because the network is unreachable. Man, I thought I had the nVidia kludge under control, but I still don't get this part. I keep missing easy things, but some things are at least looking more intuitive.

Like Stephen said you could download the drivers and/or kernel and save them to a partition that's accessible by Linux. You could also get Kanotix which has the forcedeth driver already installed. Of course I realize that you need a network connection from somewhere to do any of this. If none of these solutions work for you let me know.