Jorge Almeida wrote on 03/25/06 10:00: > I've been using nvidia-kernel-1.0.7676 and nvidia-glx-1.0.7676-r1 since > I upgraded the kernel to gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1, some time ago. It > works without problems. I emerged these versions (~x86) because the > normal ones wouldn't work. > > $ cat /etc/portage/package.keywords > media-video/nvidia-glx ~x86 > media-video/nvidia-kernel ~x86 > > $ cat /etc/portage/package.mask > >media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7676 > >media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.7676-r1 > > Today I emerge sync'ed and "emerge -pNDu world" says, among other > unrelated things: > Calculating world dependencies ...done! > [ebuild UD] media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7667 [1.0.7676] > [ebuild UD] media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.7667-r1 [1.0.7676-r1] > > Now, what can this mean, given the contents of package.keywords and > package.mask? > Moreover, 1.0.7676 is supposed to address several bugs in 1.0.7667 > (according to a NVIDIA developer, in another list). > > I tried emerging nvidia-kernel-1.0.7667, just to see what gives, and: > > * Determining the location of the kernel source code > * Found kernel source directory: > * /usr/src/linux > * Found sources for kernel version: > * 2.6.15-gentoo-r1 > * These sources have not yet been prepared. > * We cannot build against an unprepared tree. > * To resolve this, please type the following: > * > * # cd /usr/src/linux > * # make oldconfig > * # make modules_prepare > * > * Then please try merging this module again. > > !!! ERROR: media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7667 failed. > !!! Function check_kernel_built, Line 363, Exitcode 0 > !!! Kernel sources need compiling first > !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this > status message.
nvidia-kernel-1.0.8178-r3 is the current ~x86 version, and works fine with gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1. Try removing the specific version numbers from your package.mask to get the latest version. Cheers, Dave -- [email protected] mailing list
