Installing NVIDIA drivers on Debian

[vir]

I've installed Debian GNU/Linux v3.0r2

Linux kernel version 4.18 i686

There were two packages installed: nvidia-kernel-src and nvidia-glx-src

I have tried to install NVIDIA drivers as README file of these packages
describes it.

But when I did everything required, system wanted me to configure kernel
(why?). I've entered some settings and package for nvidia-kernel was
compiled.

All kernel modules on my system are located at 2.4.18-686 directory, but new
module was placed in the 2.4.18 directory. I'm not able to load this module,
even if I put it into the right directory.

So nvidia-glx was installed without problems, but it doesn't work because of
lack of nvidia-kernel.

[Rich Piotrowski]

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 19:19:05 +0400, "vir" <vviruss@mail.ru> wrote:

>I've installed Debian GNU/Linux v3.0r2
>
>Linux kernel version 4.18 i686
>
>There were two packages installed: nvidia-kernel-src and nvidia-glx-src
>
>I have tried to install NVIDIA drivers as README file of these packages
>describes it.
>
>But when I did everything required, system wanted me to configure kernel
>(why?). I've entered some settings and package for nvidia-kernel was
>compiled.
>
>All kernel modules on my system are located at 2.4.18-686 directory, but new
>module was placed in the 2.4.18 directory. I'm not able to load this module,
>even if I put it into the right directory.
>
>So nvidia-glx was installed without problems, but it doesn't work because of
>lack of nvidia-kernel.
>
>

Do you have kernel sources installed on your box? I think that is what
it is looking for. If or when you do, you'll need to go to the root of
your kernel source tree and do;

make mrproper
make oldconfig
make dep

If I got this right, this will create everything you need to compile
that kernel module.

BTW, you may want to go and get the latest version. The new installer
package works very slick!

[url]http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-4496[/url]


Rich Piotrowski

To E-mail use: rpiotro(at)wi(dot)rr(dot)com

[Andreas Janssen]

Hello

Rich Piotrowski (<abuse@wi.rr.com>) wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 19:19:05 +0400, "vir" <vviruss@mail.ru> wrote:
>

>>I've installed Debian GNU/Linux v3.0r2
>>
>>Linux kernel version 4.18 i686
>>
>>There were two packages installed: nvidia-kernel-src and
>>nvidia-glx-src
>>
>>I have tried to install NVIDIA drivers as README file of these
>>packages describes it.
>>
>>But when I did everything required, system wanted me to configure
>>kernel (why?). I've entered some settings and package for
>>nvidia-kernel was compiled.
>>
>>All kernel modules on my system are located at 2.4.18-686 directory,
>>but new module was placed in the 2.4.18 directory. I'm not able to
>>load this module, even if I put it into the right directory.
>>
>>So nvidia-glx was installed without problems, but it doesn't work
>>because of lack of nvidia-kernel.

>
> Do you have kernel sources installed on your box? I think that is what
> it is looking for. If or when you do, you'll need to go to the root of
> your kernel source tree and do;
>
> make mrproper
> make oldconfig
> make dep
>
> If I got this right, this will create everything you need to compile
> that kernel module.

You can also compile the nvidia driver installing only the kernel header
package (kernel-headers-2.4.18-686). This way you save a lot of disk
space and don't have to configure the source.

best regards
Andreas Janssen

--
Andreas Janssen
[email]andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com[/email]
PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674
Registered Linux User #267976

[vir]

"Rich Piotrowski" <abuse@wi.rr.com> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
news:vvahlvsqm0dbr2al2oi0nuklmven2dmlev@4ax.com...

> On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 19:19:05 +0400, "vir" <vviruss@mail.ru> wrote:
>

> >I've installed Debian GNU/Linux v3.0r2
> >
> >Linux kernel version 4.18 i686
> >
> >There were two packages installed: nvidia-kernel-src and nvidia-glx-src
> >
> >I have tried to install NVIDIA drivers as README file of these packages
> >describes it.
> >
> >But when I did everything required, system wanted me to configure kernel
> >(why?). I've entered some settings and package for nvidia-kernel was
> >compiled.
> >
> >All kernel modules on my system are located at 2.4.18-686 directory, but

new

> >module was placed in the 2.4.18 directory. I'm not able to load this

module,

> >even if I put it into the right directory.
> >
> >So nvidia-glx was installed without problems, but it doesn't work because

of

> >lack of nvidia-kernel.
> >
> >

>
> Do you have kernel sources installed on your box? I think that is what
> it is looking for. If or when you do, you'll need to go to the root of
> your kernel source tree and do;
>
> make mrproper
> make oldconfig
> make dep
>
> If I got this right, this will create everything you need to compile
> that kernel module.
>
> BTW, you may want to go and get the latest version. The new installer
> package works very slick!
>
> [url]http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-4496[/url]
>
>
> Rich Piotrowski
>
> To E-mail use: rpiotro(at)wi(dot)rr(dot)com

Thank you. Now I'm going to try it.

[vir]

"Andreas Janssen" <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com> ???????/???????? ? ????????
?????????: news:bjam35$l8q$03$2@news.t-online.com...

> Hello
>
> Rich Piotrowski (<abuse@wi.rr.com>) wrote:
>

> > On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 19:19:05 +0400, "vir" <vviruss@mail.ru> wrote:
> >

> >>I've installed Debian GNU/Linux v3.0r2
> >>
> >>Linux kernel version 4.18 i686
> >>
> >>There were two packages installed: nvidia-kernel-src and
> >>nvidia-glx-src
> >>
> >>I have tried to install NVIDIA drivers as README file of these
> >>packages describes it.
> >>
> >>But when I did everything required, system wanted me to configure
> >>kernel (why?). I've entered some settings and package for
> >>nvidia-kernel was compiled.
> >>
> >>All kernel modules on my system are located at 2.4.18-686 directory,
> >>but new module was placed in the 2.4.18 directory. I'm not able to
> >>load this module, even if I put it into the right directory.
> >>
> >>So nvidia-glx was installed without problems, but it doesn't work
> >>because of lack of nvidia-kernel.

> >
> > Do you have kernel sources installed on your box? I think that is what
> > it is looking for. If or when you do, you'll need to go to the root of
> > your kernel source tree and do;
> >
> > make mrproper
> > make oldconfig
> > make dep
> >
> > If I got this right, this will create everything you need to compile
> > that kernel module.

>
> You can also compile the nvidia driver installing only the kernel header
> package (kernel-headers-2.4.18-686). This way you save a lot of disk
> space and don't have to configure the source.
>
> best regards
> Andreas Janssen
>
> --
> Andreas Janssen
> [email]andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com[/email]
> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674
> Registered Linux User #267976

I've used instructions from [url]http://people.debian.org/~rdonald/#woody[/url]. And
they works good.

thanks & cheers
Vir