Let me 1st say i'm new to this forum and puppy, but not to linux.
i'm ubuntu user for a couple of year.
Some few background details:
- I run macpup which is puppy v525+e17 gui ( but also with jwm ).
- I use kernel 2.6.33.2 and have kernel_src-2.6.33.2-patched.sfs and lupu_devx_525.sfs loaded ( for Orig nvidia drivers compiling )
- I installed the Update_lucid52-001 instant update.
( not b1 or b2 - which i don't know what are they )
I want to install NVIDIA drivers for my "360m GTS" card ( on my laptop )
I tried at first to install driver v256 and v195 from PPM ( separately of course ), kill Xorg, performed xorgwizard, used auto-scan, picked a 1024x768@16 bit res, applied - and BOOM.
X won't load, so I backed up Xorg.conf before that and reverted back to it to load back X, without Nvidia ( I guess it uses Vesa... successfully )
Then I tried to install Nvidia's drivers .pet from other sources like http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... ges-lucid/.
To uninstall every driver, I used PPM to uninstall the .pet, and then ran "rmmod nvidia" @ terminal as the driver popup ordered.
Then I it got really frustrating, and I decided to compile the drivers for myself.
I ran puppy with devx + kernel source SFSs loaded, and download the latest v280.13 driver from nvidia.com.
I chmod +X it, and ran it. BOOM.... Error.. !
Here's the installation log:
Now.. let me say that I don't know If i have OpenGL install at all, and whether it connected to this HUGE Nvidia installation problem I got.nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun Aug 7 15:16:33 2011
installer version: 280.13
PATH:
/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R7/bin:/root/my-applicatio
ns/bin
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
no questions : false
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
run distro scripts : true
no nouveau check : false
run nvidia-xconfig : false
sigwinch work around : true
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)
installer prefix : (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)
precompiled kernel interfaces path : (not specified)
precompiled kernel interfaces url : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)
selinux chcon type : (not specified)
Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 280.13.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.33.2/source'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.33.2/build'
ERROR: If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure
you either have configured kernel sources matching your
kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed
on your system.
If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure
you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel
installed on your system. If you specified a separate
output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or
the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this
directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.
Depending on where and how the kernel sources (or the
kernel headers) were installed, you may need to specify
their location with the SYSSRC environment variable or
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.
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.
the output from "system information" tool I got under "display" section about OpenGL is that:
Vedor+ Renderer + Version is Unknown and Direct rendering is NO.
PLEASE HELP ME !
I know it's possible to enable Nvidia drivers this fraking toaster.
( Poll: say woof-woof if you like this last statment )