Hi everyone I have just installed openSUSE 11.1 with KDE desktop (4.1), along with the `default kernel', `kernel source', `make' & `gcc' packages installed.
My PC has an old agp card (GeFORCE FX 5500 with 256 MB RAM). I have a very slow dialup connection, so I manually downloaded the legacy driver (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1) for it from a friend's place. Then I ran the command `sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1) q' on it, when it tries to build the kernel module it reported "Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module. 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 am posting the contents of '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' below. What puzzles me most is that this same driver was installed on version 11.0 of openSUSE using the same method, & it worked fine!! Thanking you all in advance Emon ********************************* nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' creation time: Fri Jan 2 08:27:36 2009 installer version: 1.0.7 option status: license pre-accepted : false update : false force update : false expert : false uninstall : false driver info : false precompiled interfaces : true no ncurses color : false query latest version : false OpenGL header files : true no questions : true silent : false no recursion : 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 no kernel module : false force SELinux : default no X server check : false no cc version check : false force tls : (not specified) X install prefix : (not specified) X library install path : (not specified) X module install path : (not specified) OpenGL install prefix : (not specified) OpenGL install libdir : (not specified) utility install prefix : (not specified) utility install libdir : (not specified) doc install prefix : (not specified) 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 : /tmp ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com RPM file list : (not specified) Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface -> License accepted. -> Installing NVIDIA driver version 173.14.12. -> 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) ERROR: Unable to connect to download.nvidia.com (unknown host) -> 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. -> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc". -> Performing CC version check with CC="cc". -> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/source' -> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/build' -> Performing rivafb check. -> Performing nvidiafb check. -> Performing Xen check. -> Cleaning kernel module build directory. executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'... -> Building kernel module: executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-defa ult/source SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/build'... NVIDIA: calling KBUILD... make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/build KBUILD_VERBOS E=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/source SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA -Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/build \ KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9 \ KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv" -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/Makefile \ modules test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \ echo; \ echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \ echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis sing."; \ echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it ."; \ echo; \ /bin/false) mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver sions ; rm -f /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tm p_versions/* make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz4267 /NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv. o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.3/include -D__KERNEL_ _ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include -I/usr/src/linux- 2.6.27.7-9/arch/x86/include -include include/linux/autoconf.h -I/tmp/selfgz 4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-proto types -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-funct ion-declaration -Os -m32 -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpref erred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -mtune=generic -ffreestanding -DCONFIG_AS _CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -mno-sse -mno- mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/asm-x86/mach-ge neric -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-generic -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/asm -x86/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fno-stack-protector -fomit -frame-pointer -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -Wdeclaration-after-statement - Wno-pointer-sign -I/tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/ nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wpare ntheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast- qual -Wno-error -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNVRM -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"173.14.12 \" -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAM E=KBUILD_STR(nv)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -D"DEBUG_HASH=38" - D"DEBUG_HASH2=4" -c -o /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/s rc/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/n v.c In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/bitops.h:17, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/kernel.h:15, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/sched.h:52, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/utsname.h:35, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv-linux.h:19, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv.c:14: include2/asm/bitops.h: In function âset_bitâ: include2/asm/bitops.h:60: warning: pointer of type âvoid *â used in arit hmetic include2/asm/bitops.h: In function âclear_bitâ: include2/asm/bitops.h:97: warning: pointer of type âvoid *â used in arit hmetic In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/list.h:6, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/preempt.h:11, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/spinlock.h:50, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/seqlock.h:29, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/time.h:8, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/timex.h:57, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/sched.h:54, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/utsname.h:35, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv-linux.h:19, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv.c:14: /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/prefetch.h: In function âprefetch_ rangeâ: /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/prefetch.h:57: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/utsname.h:35, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv-linux.h:19, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv.c:14: /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/sched.h: In function âobject_is_on _stackâ: /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/sched.h:1989: warning: pointer of ty pe âvoid *â used in arithmetic In file included from include2/asm/dma-mapping.h:9, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/dma-mapping.h: 52, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/asm-generic/pci-dma- compat.h:7, from include2/asm/pci.h:96, from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/pci.h:1009, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv-linux.h:86, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv.c:14: /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/scatterlist.h: In function âsg_vir tâ: /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/scatterlist.h:199: warning: pointer of type âvoid *â used in arithmetic In file included from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv.c:14: /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:107:27 : error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory In file included from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv-linux.h:109, from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv.c:14: /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h: In function âzero_user_ segmentsâ: /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:138: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:138: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:138: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:138: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:141: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:141: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:141: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:141: warning: pointer of t ype âvoid *â used in arithmetic In file included from /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv/nv.c:14: /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h: In fu nction ânv_execute_on_all_cpusâ: /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:674: e rror: too many arguments to function âon_each_cpuâ /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function ânv_kern_cpu_callbackâ: /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1299: error: too many arguments to function âsmp_call_functionâ /tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1306: error: too many arguments to function âsmp_call_functionâ make[4]: *** [/tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv. o] Error 1 make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz4267/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1/usr/sr c/nv] Error 2 make[2]: *** [sub-make] 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. *********************************
