Difficulty installing Driver for GeForce4, Tecra TE2100

[rjl58]

Redhat Advanced Server 2.1
Toshiba Tecra TE 2100

As suggested by NVchooser, I'm attempting to install the Linux Display driver using the SRPM method. When I run the command:

"rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm",

I receive a series of errors. Here is a excerpt:

"/..../linux/highmem.h:19: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmetic
nv.c: In function 'nv_kern_map':
nv.c:1305 incompatible type for argument 4 of 'remap_page_range_R1664b601' makes pointer from integer without a cast"

This is followed by a series of similar "incompatible type" errors.

Does anyone know whats causing these errors?

[bwkaz]

Is your kernel-source package installed? rpm -qa | grep source should tell you.

If it is, can you post the log.txt file that you will create when you rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-whatever.src.rpm >log.txt 2>&1?

[rjl58]

The kernel-source is installed - kernel-source-2.4.9-e.3

I'll post log.txt as soon as I can.

[GDavis]

I'm encountering exactly the same problem. Same machine, same OS.
I' had started a thread about a week ago under my username - GDavis.
If you get a solution, could you please respond to that thread?
Thanks

[rrokni]

Look like there are three of us with the same issue !

TE2100 + AS + Geforce 4 (Search for TE2100)

Come on NVIDIA linux experts, the challange has been set... who can help us AS + Geforce 4 owners?

[nywst]

I got the same problem, though my laptop is Dell.
Apparently currently NVidia driver does NOT work with RH AS 2.1 on laptop. This is for sure.

Good luck to all.

[bwkaz]

RedHat Advanced Server comes with a kernel that has changed several key interface functions that the nVidia driver needs. Obviously with these functions changed, the driver won't work!

This is according to this thread:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4285

One workaround would be to install a Linus kernel -- one off www.kernel.org -- and recompile the nVidia drivers, if that's possible.

Another workaround would be to figure out C (if you haven't already) and patch the nVidia driver to work with your kernel.

[nywst]

Well, I guess we should blame Nvidia. :) 'cause RH AS is just one kind of Linux distro. Since NVidia calls its drivers as Linux driver....

And probably those 'non-standard' Linux kernel features in RH AS are just what enterprise customers pay for.

[bwkaz]

Originally posted by nywst
RH AS is just one kind of Linux distro. Actually, since it's the only distro having these problems, I wouldn't blame nVidia. I'd blame the people that changed the key interfaces in the kernel. RedHat.

But then, I have a personal thing against RedHat, too, so that's probably part of it.

[nywst]

I think RH just does a fair job, not great though.
For the same our web app for Oracle, its performance on RH AS actually outperforms Solaris 8. How much $ can customer save?
Not mention the cost saving for building RAC on Linux instead of Solaris.