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Windmill
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 Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:30 pm Post subject: nvidia kernel configuration is invalid |
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I have this error when trying to install nvidia driver
| Code: | echo >&2 " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo >&2 " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\
echo >&2 " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it."; \
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The compilation continues after this, but I opened a thread because I do't know if it's a real problem or not. I found a thread talking about the same error, but it was from 2017 so I find it strange that it hasn't been fixed in a year |
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Tony0945
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Try doing what the error suggests?
"make oldconfig" is a tip off that some config item is completely missing from your config file, not just turned off.
ALWAYS run make oldconfig when upgrading versions other than minor revisions. i.e. 4.8 to 4.9, minor revisions being 4.8.10 to 4.8.20
I have a script that always runs make oldconfig. it takes a few seconds and never finds anything on the minor revisions. But I don't mind waiting ten seconds or so, the build is going to take much longer. |
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fedeliallalinea
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6457443.html#6457443
| cach0rr0 wrote: | | Code: | test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it."; \
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That's just saying it will echo that if those files are missing |
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gerard27
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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My experience is that this error message will be printed ALWAYS.
I think the nvidia source has an "if/then" missing.
I have installed nvidia-drivers many times,always this message even though X works fine.
Gerard.
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fedeliallalinea
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| gerard27 wrote: | My experience is that this error message will be printed ALWAYS.
I think the nvidia source has an "if/then" missing.
I have installed nvidia-drivers many times,always this message even though X works fine.
Gerard. |
No the error message isn't printed, but all test command is printed.
If error occur (when include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing) you see error message without echo
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Windmill
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| It seems that the driver is working correctly. |
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