Nvidia accelerated driver module not found

compucoder

Hi guys, got a question.

I emerged the new 2.4.20 sources and recompiled the kernel.

Now my NVdriver module wont load

the system says it can't be found???
I tried emerge 'ing the drivers again inside the new kernel but still no luck - NVdriver module is still nowhere to be found

does anyone have an idea what the problem might be? Wondering if its search paths not setup correctly under the new kernel??

any help appreciated

i did try insmod NVdriver -- same problem - module cant be found

thanx

darktux · Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2002 5:06 pm Post subject:

Perhaps the /usr/src/linux link is pointing to the wrong place??
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compucoder · Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2002 6:18 pm Post subject:

any idea on how to update the links to point to the new linux sources?

thanx

_SkeLeToN_ · Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2002 6:47 pm Post subject:

proxy · Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 2:01 am Post subject:

your probablem is most likely that you did a "make modules" and "make modules_install" which cleans out the modules folder before installing.

just do "emerge nvidia-kernel" and it will reinstall the module, this is common practice after rebuilding a kernel.

proxy

pYrania · Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 11:48 am Post subject:

as proxy said, the nvidia-kernel is a kernel modul that doesn't come with the kernel sources.
after compiling your new kernel and make modules modules_install, all old modules will be deleted and the new are ones are copied to /lib/modules/*

re-emerging nvidia-kernel will create a new modul, with the current kernel sources and put it to /lib/modules/*/video/NVdriver

evidence · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Posts: 85

in a terminal, type "update-modules"