unable to merge Nvidia Drivers

[ixion]

When trying to emerge the NVIDIA kernel, I get the following:

bash-2.05b# make
gcc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wpare
ntheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE
-D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -
DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=4363 -DNV_UN
IX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -DREMAP_PAGE_RANGE_4 -I. -I/
lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include -Wno-cast-qual nv.c
In file included from nv.c:14:
nv-linux.h:24:31: linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/linux/highmem.h
:5,
from /lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/linux/vmalloc.h
:8,
from nv-linux.h:72,
from nv.c:14:
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `get_pgd_s
low':
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h:64: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' u
ndeclared (first use in this function)
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h:64: (Each undeclared id
entifier is reported only once
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h:64: for each function i
t appears in.)
In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/linux/vmalloc.h
:8,
from nv-linux.h:72,
from nv.c:14:
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `kmap':
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/linux/highmem.h:68: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW'
undeclared (first use in this function)
In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/pci.h:40,
from /lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/linux/pci.h:654
,
from nv-linux.h:77,
from nv.c:14:
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/io.h: In function `virt_to_phys':
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/io.h:78: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undecl
ared (first use in this function)
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/io.h: In function `phys_to_virt':
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/io.h:96: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undecl
ared (first use in this function)
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/io.h: In function `isa_check_sign
ature':
/lib/modules/2.4.22_pre2-gss/build/include/asm/io.h:268: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undec
lared (first use in this function)
In file included from nv.c:14:
nv-linux.h: In function `NV_SET_AMD_PAGE_ATTRIB':
nv-linux.h:234: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
nv-linux.h: In function `NV_CLEAR_AMD_PAGE_ATTRIB':
nv-linux.h:243: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
nv.c: In function `nvos_malloc_pages':
nv.c:373: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
nv.c: In function `nvos_unlock_pages':
nv.c:406: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
nv.c: In function `nv_find_kernel_mapping':
nv.c:2091: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
nv.c: In function `nv_get_phys_address':
nv.c:2183: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
nv.c: In function `nv_alloc_pages':
nv.c:2348: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
make: *** [nv.o] Error 1


I have tried through 'emerge' and tried to 'make' manually with the same result. I have a Geforce4 Ti4200 and an Abit NForce2 Motherboard. I can run X with VESA drivers, the graphics card seems good. I can get VESA framebuffer to work just fine with LILO. I know there's some special hoops to jump through with the new NForce boards, but I don't know what they are.

I'm also having trouble emerging the Nforce-net with this error:

bash-2.05b# emerge nforce-net
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 1) net-misc/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r1 to /
>>> md5 src_uri NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.gz
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r1/work
>>> Source unpacked.
gcc -c -Wall -DLINUX -DMODULE -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -D__KERNEL__ -O -Wstrict-prototypes -DCONFIG_PM -fno-strict-aliasing -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -falign-functions=4 -DMODULE -I/usr/src/linux/include nvnet.c
In file included from nvnet.h:20,
from nvnet.c:21:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/module.h:21:34: linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/highmem.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/vmalloc.h:8,
from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/io.h:47,
from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/pci.h:40,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/pci.h:654,
from nvnet.h:32,
from nvnet.c:21:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `get_pgd_slow':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/pgalloc.h:64: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/pgalloc.h:64: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/pgalloc.h:64: for each function it appears in.)
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/vmalloc.h:8,
from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/io.h:47,
from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/pci.h:40,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/pci.h:654,
from nvnet.h:32,
from nvnet.c:21:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `kmap':
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/highmem.h:68: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/pci.h:40,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/pci.h:654,
from nvnet.h:32,
from nvnet.c:21:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/io.h: In function `virt_to_phys':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/io.h:78: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/io.h: In function `phys_to_virt':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/io.h:96: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/io.h: In function `isa_check_signature':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/io.h:268: `PAGE_OFFSET_RAW' undeclared (first use in this function)
make: *** [nvnet.o] Error 1

!!! ERROR: net-misc/nforce-net-1.0.0261-r1 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 31, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)


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[Z?]

1) Make sure that /usr/src/linux is pointing to the running kernel's sources
2) cd /usr/src/linux; make menuconfig

That should create modversions.h, and (hopefully) get you a little closer to compiling the drivers.

[ixion]

unfortunately, I've ended up with the same results.
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[marter]

i downloaded the drivers from nvidia site

just a script you run it, compiles the drivers and modules
change a few things in you XF86Config file

and modprobe nvidia

[ixion]

turns out it was because I was using the gs-sources kernel. Switched to gentoo-sources, and everything installed fine, although the nvaudio module gives me no audio. I810_audio works just fine. Nforce-net seems to work since I'm detecting two NICs now, but I haven't tested the NIC, yet.

Oh and my graphics don't seem to be up to par. Glxgears reports a 7000 FPS, but when I play one of my favorite games (Descent3) I get 50 fps most of the time with an occasional jump to 200 and maybe a 500. With my old KT266 system with an Athlon XP 1700, I was easily averaging 300-500 fps and never dropped below 250-300. This new nforce2 system with an Athlon XP 2500 seems slower.

I am going to emerge the nvidia drivers (had installed them manually) and see if an 'opengl-update nvidia' will fix the problem. I could not successfully execute opengl-update nvidia with installing the drivers manually.

EDIT: emerging nvidia drivers and running 'openl-update nvidia' made little difference. What did make the difference I was looking for was switching from Enlightenment to Fluxbox and not running Gkrellm. I saw an average of 300-500 fps in Descent3, and even saw 1000 fps a couple times!

I do still have the audio issue. Is this something I should pursue (ie, nvaudio does actually work with NForce 2.0 Audio Chipsets), or should I just be stuck with 2 channel i810_audio until an update to nvaudio is developed?
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