FC2 - nvidia installation problems

James A. Giseburt giseburt at molineschools.org
Sat Sep 11 04:53:32 UTC 2004


Good Day!

I've been trying to install the nforce drivers from www.nvidia.com and
keep having a problem.  I am attempting this on a Toshiba Satellite Pro
4600.

Following is the log from the install:


> nforce-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-nforce-installer.log'
> creation time: Fri Sep 10 23:35:42 2004
> 
> option status:
>   license pre-accepted      : false
>   expert                    : false
>   uninstall                 : false
>   driver info               : false
>   no precompiled interface  : false
>   no ncurses color          : false
>   no questions              : false
>   silent                    : false
>   Installer install prefix  : /usr
>   kernel source path        : (not specified)
>   net kernel install path   : (not specified)
>   audio kernel install path : (not specified)
>   proc mount point          : /proc
>   ui                        : (not specified)
>   tmpdir                    : /tmp
> 
> Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
> -> Found package NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86
> -> Found package NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86
> -> Please select packages for installation:
>    Selections:
>    NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86 (1.0-9)
>    NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86 (1.0-0)
> -> Starting install of NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86
> -> Checking for loaded module nvnet
> -> Checking for loaded module forcedeth
> -> License accepted.
> -> Skipping check for conflicting rpms.
> -> /proc/version is Linux version 2.6.8-1.521
>    (bhcompile at tweety.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat
>    Linux 3.3.3-7)) #1 Mon Aug 16 09:01:18 EDT 2004
> -> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
>    that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
> -> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/build'
> -> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
> -> running command /bin/grep "^PATCHLEVEL ="
>    /lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/build/Makefile | /bin/cut -d " " -f 3
> -> Kernel module filename is nvnet.ko
>    Cleaning kernel module build directory.
>    executing: 'cd ./nvnet; make clean'...
>    rm -f *.ko *mod.* *.cmd nvenet.o nvenetif.o *~ core
> -> Building kernel module:
>    executing: 'cd ./nvnet; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/build'..
>    .
>    mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/.tmp_versions
>    make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283
>    -pkg1/nvnet
>      cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/.nvenet.o.
>    d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wstrict-prot
>    otypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -msoft-float -m
>    32 -fno-builtin-sprintf -fno-builtin-log2 -fno-builtin-puts  -mpreferred-sta
>    ck-boundary=2  -march=i686 -mregparm=3 -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -Os -
>    fomit-frame-pointer -g -Wdeclaration-after-statement -DDRIVERVER=\"9999\" -I
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet -Wall -Wimplicit -Wretu
>    rn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -
>    Wno-multichar  -Werror -O -MD   -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error  -DREMAP_NEW  -DMO
>    DULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nvenet -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvnet -c -o /tmp/selfgz4336/N
>    FORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.o /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x8
>    6-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/n
>    venet.c
>    In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
>                     from include/linux/wait.h:14,
>                     from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
>                     from include/linux/sched.h:18,
>                     from include/linux/module.h:10,
>                     from /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/n
>    venet.h:20,
>                     from /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/n
>    venet.c:22:
>    include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
>    include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
>    metic
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c: In function `
>    nvenet_xmit':
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1151: warning:
>    pointer of type `void *' used in arithmetic
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c: In function `
>    linuxlockacquire':
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `magic' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `lock' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `babble' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `babble' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `module' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `owner' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `oline' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `lock' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `owner' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1720: error: r
>    equest for member `oline' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c: In function `
>    linuxlockrelease':
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: error: r
>    equest for member `magic' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: error: r
>    equest for member `lock' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: error: r
>    equest for member `babble' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: error: r
>    equest for member `babble' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: error: r
>    equest for member `module' in something not a structure or union
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: warning:
>    dereferencing `void *' pointer
>    /tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c:1732: error: r
>    equest for member `lock' in something not a structure or union
>    make[3]: *** [/tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.o]
>    Error 1
>    make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz4336/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0283-pkg1/nvnet] 
>    Error 2
> -> Error.
> ERROR: The NVIDIA kernel module was not created.
> ERROR: Installation of the network driver has failed.  Please see the file
>        '/var/log/nvidia-nforce-installer.log' for details.  You may find
>        suggestions on  fixing installation problems in the README available on
>        the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
> -> Starting install of NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86
> -> Checking for loaded module nvsound
> -> Checking for loaded module nvaudio
> -> License not accepted, aborting installation of audio driver.

Any assistance would be appreciated.  I have no sound (KDE or GNOME) and have
been trying everything that anybody has suggested to others regarding sound
with no success.


Jim

James A. Giseburt
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