Problems loading the kernel module

[nomorereggae]

Hi,

I'm a Conectiva Linux 8 user and when I try to make the 1.0-4349 driver I get the following message:

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'm using the tarball distro of driver and I'm sure the X Server isn't running. What's the problem? What are those unresolved symbols? Thanks from now.

[Lezmaka]

You'll probably get more of a response if you post this in the Linux forum.

[bwkaz]

Run the installer, and then attach /var/log/nvidia-installer.log to your next post. It'll contain the symbols' names.

Most of the time, unresolved symbols come from a mismatch, either between kernel versions and kernel source versions, or between your running kernel and the way you have your kernel sources configured.

[nomorereggae]

So, here comes the log file. Thanks until and from this post.

[bwkaz]

Are you sure that the configuration of the sources in /lib/modules/2.4.18-2cl/build is right? That it matches the way your current kernel is running?

RedHat, for one, puts a config file for the kernel in /boot. Check there; Conectiva might do the same thing. If it's there, cp it to /lib/modules/2.4.18-2cl/build/.config, then cd to that directory (the one ending in build) and run make clean oldconfig dep, and retry the drivers.