nvidia-kernel

burzmali · Apprentice Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 238 Location: ca

hello,
i just tried to install nvidia-kernel and this is what i get:

#emerge nvidia-kernel
Calculating dependencies \ ...done!
>>> emerge media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.2880 to /
>>> md5 ;-) NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2880.tar.gz
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2880.tar.gz
>>> Source unpacked.
rm -f nv.o os-interface.o os-registry.o Module-linux nv_compiler.h *.d NVdriver
cc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_X86=1 -Di386=1 -DUNIX -DLINUX -DNV4_HW -DNTRM -DRM20 -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRM_HEAPMGR -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=2880 -I. -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wno-cast-qual nv.c
nv.c: In function `nv_kern_mmap':
nv.c:1438: `PAGE_SHARED' undeclared (first use in this function)
nv.c:1438: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
nv.c:1438: for each function it appears in.)
make: *** [nv.o] Error 1

!!! ERROR: The ebuild did not complete successfully.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 2, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)

!!! emerge aborting on /usr/portage/media-video/nvidia-kernel/nvidia-kernel-1.0.2880.ebuild .

any ideas on what is up whith that? i tried installing from the nvidia site and got the same error. any help would be appreciated. thanks.
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DarrenM · Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 12:25 am Post subject:

Looks like it may be missing a header file or somesuch. Do you have the kernel source extracted to /usr/src/linux and have you enabled DRM(DRI) support in the kernel? It's under Character Devices->Direct Rendering Manager

Here is the readme for the nvidia drivers:
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/README.txt

burzmali · Apprentice Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 238 Location: ca

yes DRI is enabled in the kernel and the kerne sourcel is in /usr/src/linux-2.4.9-gentoo. /usr/src/linux is a simlink to it. i have compiled everything else successfully; X, kde, mozilla, etc... maybe i should try an older version?
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Guest · Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 3:38 am Post subject:

there is no support for nvidia for dri so thats not the problem. i get this error too, i wouldnt mind a fix for it

Dunska · Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 1:31 pm Post subject: 2.4.19 = no nvidia compile

It's the 2.4.19-gentoo kernel... I just compiled the 2.4.18 (vanilla-sources) kernel and the nvidia drivers work fine.

synnix · n00b Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 4

The problem might be DRI but it might not be.

Just to set it strait, DRI only works on the cards listed in the kernel configuration. The nvidia drivers DO NOT use DRI. nvidia uses it's own kernel module to provide the kernel interface for acceleration. I would recommend recompiling your kernel without DRI support, but with AGP support. If it still does not work, try downloading the official 2.4.18 kernel sources from kernel.org and try that kernel.

And again NVIDIA DOES NOT USE DRI!