NVIDIA module error after recompiling kernel

ophidia · n00b Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 55 Location: Fargo ND

Hey
Not sure if this is the right forum...
Well, I recompiled my kernel as I am trying to get my cd writer to work. Now, that has not been address since as I cannot get the nvidia.o module to load after recompiling my kernel. I did attempt to recompile the nvidia_kernel-1.0-4191 from a freshly extracted tarball, and when it gets to the part where it loads the module I gat this:

Using /lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol devfs_unregister_Rsmp_454d7cb7
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol mem_map_Rsmp_59b9b166
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol remove_proc_entry_Rsmp_1ae5205e
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol init_mm_Rsmp_e7cc804a
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol proc_root_Rsmp_0a9a0b7d
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol devfs_register_Rsmp_88e4d792
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol create_proc_entry_Rsmp_1b8b7f4f
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol proc_root_driver_Rsmp_9170a5b4
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol devfs_register_chrdev_Rsmp_2382b93b
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol __pollwait_Rsmp_d2890c94
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o: unresolved symbol irq_stat_Rsmp_15880b52
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r10/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o:
Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
and it has unresolved symbols. Contact the module supplier for
assistance, only they can help you.

I have no idea what to do. I have gone and manually deleted the module from the path above and tried to recompile it again and I get the same error.

What can I do? Relative newbie here... still pretty green.

DId I do something wrong compiling the kernel?
Thx

phong · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 3:31 am Post subject:

I assume you've booted using the new kernel - does /usr/src/linux point to the correct directory? Also, try unmerging then reemerging both nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel just to be sure.
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CodeSlacker · n00b Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 38 Location: AR, USA

After you recompile your kernel, you have to recompile nvidia-kernel.

rac · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 6:17 am Post subject:

The problem is centered on your SMP setting. If you have a multi-CPU machine, it should be turned on. Otherwise, turn off "Symmetric multi-processing support". After this, you will need to use "make mrproper" to clean your kernel source tree. Before doing this, make sure to copy your .config file somewhere safe, and restore it after "make mrproper", and then run "make oldconfig". Then rebuild your kernel and re-emerge nvidia-kernel.
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Cassini · n00b Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Posts: 14 Location: Iceland

The NVIDIA module is a kernel module .. you NEED to recompile it with your current kernel.
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JanErik · Guru Joined: 28 Oct 2002 Posts: 488 Location: Finland

Yep, no more difficult than