Compiling Nvidia Driver

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Kogije
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Compiling Nvidia Driver

#1 Post by Kogije »

On a fresh FRUGAL Install of lupu-511.iso (Lucid Puppy 5.1.1)
I installed the Mesa libgl and got glxgears working
I installed libstdc++
I put my Alsa.conf file in /etc/modprobe.d/
I deleted /etc/modprobe.conf
I opened Terminal and did uname -r which tells me I have Kernel 2.6.33.2
I got kernel_src-2.6.33.2-patched.sfs and lupu_devx_511.sfs and mounted those in Boot Manager
Then I got NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.15-pkg1.run for my Graphics Card (32MB Nvidia Riva TNT2) and put it in Root
I rebooted the system and verified the files were still on the right side
in Boot Manager.
I exited X to Console and did ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.15-pkg1.run
I accepted the Terms
Then I get an Error
here is the Log:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time:
Sat Apr 6 20:55:26 2013
installer version: 1.0.7

PATH:
/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R7/bin:/root/my-applications/bin:/opt/samba/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
OpenGL header files : true
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
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 71.86.15.->
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.

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Semme
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#2 Post by Semme »

Is this part of your install?
[1] NOTE: installation requires that you have a linker installed. The linker, usually '/usr/bin/ld', is part of the binutils package; please be sure you have this package installed prior to installing the NVIDIA driver.

Kogije
Posts: 76
Joined: Thu 21 Mar 2013, 19:36

No

#3 Post by Kogije »

It doesn't say anything about needing a linker installed

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