----- Original Message ----- From: "James Ng Yuen Sum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 02:18 Subject: Problem in installing nvidia driver
> Hi, > > I am trying to install the nvidia driver for my geforce 2 mx 400 display > card. I have read the mailing lists here about the installation problem > others have encountered. But when I download it and run, I cannot > install it correctly. I have added the path of my kernel-headers file, > but it still cannot run it. Here is my /var/log/nvidia-installer.log > > > nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' > > creation time: Thu Nov 6 16:08:46 2003 > > > > 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 : false > > no questions : false > > silent : false > > XFree86 install prefix : /usr/X11R6 > > OpenGL install prefix : /usr > > Installer install prefix: /usr > > kernel include path : /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.20-3-k7/include > > kernel install path : (not specified) > > proc mount point : /proc > > ui : (not specified) > > tmpdir : /tmp > > ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com > > > > 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. > > -> Using the kernel include path > > '/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.20-3-k7/include' > > as specified by the '--kernel-include-dir' commandline option. > > -> Kernel include path: '/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.20-3-k7/include' > > -> Cleaning kernel module build directory. > > executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'... > > rm -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv-linux.o > > nv_compiler.h * > > .d NVdriver nvidia.o > > -> Building kernel module: > > executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make nvidia.o > > SYSINCLUDE=/usr/src/kernel-header > > s-2.4.20-3-k7/include'... > > > > You appear to be compiling the NVIDIA kernel module with > > a compiler different from the one that was used to compile > > the running kernel. This may be perfectly fine, but there > > are cases where this can lead to unexpected behaviour and > > system crashes. > > > > If you know what you are doing and want to override this > > check, you can do so by setting IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH. > > > > In any other case, set the CC environment variable to the > > name of the compiler that was used to compile the kernel. > > > > [1;31m*** Failed cc sanity check. Bailing out! *** > > [0mmake: *** [gcc-check] Error 1 > > -> 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. > > > I do not know what wrong with the my command. > > > sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run > > --kernel-include-path=/usr/src/kernel-headers-$(uname -r)/include > > Regards, > James NG > I hope you get a more complete answer but it appears that you are using the wrong gcc. Regards; Hoyt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
