[PlanetCCRMA] Nvidia problem and my first post!

[Jason Russler]

No, the modules need to be built for the specific running kernel and the
chances are good that the Nvidia drivers will not compile on a recent kernel
via their installer (neither ATI or Nvidia are very good about keeping up).
Some repositories (FreshRPMs and Liva) make the necessary changes to provide
compiled modules for specific kernels but they will not load on
non-distribution-provided kernels.  You may want to save yourself some pain
and stick with the open-source divers.  Or keep a stock Fedora kernel with
the Nvidia divers and a PlanetCCRMA kernel with the OS drivers and boot the
one you want.  If you're doing low-latency audio, use the Planet kernel.  If
not, boot the stock.

In short, and as far as I know, if the Nvidia installer won't compile the
kernel module, you'll have to do without.


On 11/5/06, izzy <atorima at vfemail.net> wrote:
>
> Fernando,
>
> I have the same problem with the nvidia module when trying to install
> with the planetccrma kernels. I've tried building them using the nvidia
> installer and sources and get the same errors.
>
> Here is the msg. from the installer log:
>
> -> Kernel module compilation complete.
> ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'.  This happens most
>        frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or
>        improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that
> differs
>        from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such
> as
>        rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module
> from
>        obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s).
>
> and this:
>
> "nvidia: disagrees about version of symbol struct_module"
>
> The gcc version is 4.1.1 and the nvidia module loads with the 'stock'
> kernel - 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5
>
> Maybe, a new 2.6.18 Planet kernel would work with the nvidia module
> better?  ; )
>
> Izzy
>
>
> Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 23:40 -0700, stuff at trackingsolutions.ca wrote:
> >
> >> I am glad to finally be posting.  It has been too long in the waiting
> :)
> >>
> >> I am trying to install the N-Vidia driver from N-Vidia but it looks
> like yum
> >> has updated my version of gcc from the version of gcc that the ccrms
> module
> >> was compiled against and the kernel module will not load.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know how to fix this?
> >>
> >
> > What error messages do you get? (you have to post more details,
> > including which version of fc you are using, version of gcc, etc, etc).
> >
> > -- Fernando
> >
> >
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