nVidia drivers on Debian Lenny with 2.6.25-2 kernel

[ultr]

I use Debian Lenny and nVidia drivers installed from official *.run installers.

Today I have upgraded my kernel from 2.6.24-1 to 2.6.25-2, but after reboot I couldn't reinstall the drivers.
I tried NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.12-pkg1.run, NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.05-pkg1.run and NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1.run.
All of them complained about Xen kernel. When i exported IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=1, there was no warning, but module failed to build.

Temporally I restored the old kernel and use 169.12 drivers.

How can I install the drivers on the new kernel?

Here is the log file:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jul 14 01:54:55 2008
installer version: 1.0.7

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : false
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  precompiled interfaces  : true
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest version    : false
  OpenGL header files     : true
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  no recursion            : false
  no backup               : false
  kernel module only      : false
  sanity                  : false
  add this kernel         : false
  no runlevel check       : false
  no network              : false
  no ABI note             : false
  no RPMs                 : false
  no kernel module        : false
  force SELinux           : default
  no X server check       : false
  no cc version check     : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : (not specified)
  X library install path  : (not specified)
  X module install path   : (not specified)
  OpenGL install prefix   : (not specified)
  OpenGL install libdir   : (not specified)
  utility install prefix  : (not specified)
  utility install libdir  : (not specified)
  doc install prefix      : (not specified)
  kernel name             : (not specified)
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 173.14.09.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 169.
   12).  As part of installing this driver (version: 173.14.09), the existing d
   river will be uninstalled.  Are you sure you want to continue? ('no' will ab
   ort installation) (Answer: Yes)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="/usr/bin/gcc-4.1".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="/usr/bin/gcc-4.1".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/build'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> Performing Xen check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/bu
   ild SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/build'...
   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.1  KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686/buil
   d SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
   test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (		\
   	echo;								\
   	echo "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";		\
   	echo "         include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis
   sing.";	\
   	echo "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it
   .";	\
   	echo;								\
   	/bin/false)
   mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver
   sions ; rm -f /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tm
   p_versions/*
   make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.0
   9-pkg1/usr/src/nv
     /usr/bin/gcc-4.1 -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/u
   sr/src/nv/.nv.o.d  -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.3/incl
   ude -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Wall -Wundef 
   -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-
   implicit-function-declaration -Os  -fno-stack-protector -m32 -msoft-float -m
   regparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march=i686 -ffr
   eestanding -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME=1 -pipe -Wno-sign-
   compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dn
   ow -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fomit-frame-pointer -Wdeclaration-after-s
   tatement -Wno-pointer-sign   -I/tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pk
   g1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscr
   ipts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -MD   -Wsign-compa
   re -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNVRM -DNV_VERSION_STRIN
   G=\"173.14.09\" -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG  -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"
   KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(nv)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o
   /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/se
   lfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv/n
   v.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:8,
                    from include/linux/preempt.h:11,
                    from include/linux/spinlock.h:49,
                    from include/linux/seqlock.h:29,
                    from include/linux/time.h:8,
                    from include/linux/timex.h:57,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:54,
                    from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
                    from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
                    from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function ‘prefetch_range’:
   include/linux/prefetch.h:57: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   In file included from include/asm/dma-mapping_32.h:5,
                    from include/asm/dma-mapping.h:2,
                    from include/linux/dma-mapping.h:52,
                    from include/asm-generic/pci-dma-compat.h:7,
                    from include/asm/pci.h:90,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:945,
                    from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:86,
                    from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/scatterlist.h: In function ‘sg_virt’:
   include/linux/scatterlist.h:199: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used 
   in arithmetic
   In file included from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:109,
                    from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/highmem.h: In function ‘zero_user_segments’:
   include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   In file included from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:112:23
   : error: asm/maddr.h: Nie ma takiego pliku ani katalogu
   In file included from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:113,
                    from /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/xen/interface/memory.h: At top level:
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:32: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list 
   before ‘GUEST_HANDLE’
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:53: warning: data definition has no type or s
   torage class
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:53: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in de
   claration of ‘DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE_STRUCT’
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:53: warning: parameter names (without types) 
   in function declaration
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:89: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list 
   before ‘GUEST_HANDLE’
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:97: warning: data definition has no type or s
   torage class
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:97: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in de
   claration of ‘DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE_STRUCT’
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:97: warning: parameter names (without types) 
   in function declaration
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:107: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list
   before ‘domid_t’
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:120: warning: data definition has no type or 
   storage class
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:120: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in d
   eclaration of ‘DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE_STRUCT’
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:120: warning: parameter names (without types)
   in function declaration
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:129: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list
   before ‘domid_t’
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:143: warning: data definition has no type or 
   storage class
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:143: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in d
   eclaration of ‘DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE_STRUCT’
   include/xen/interface/memory.h:143: warning: parameter names (without types)
   in function declaration
   /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
   ‘nv_kern_open’:
   /tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2044: error:
   implicit declaration of function ‘HYPERVISOR_memory_op’
   make[3]: *** [/tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.
   o] Błąd 1
   make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz5465/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv] Błąd 2
   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
   nvidia.ko failed to build!
   make[1]: *** [module] Błąd 1
   make: *** [module] Błąd 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-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.

[calimocho]

try this

cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`
grep CONFIG_XEN . -Rl | xargs -i sed -i -e 's/CONFIG_XEN/CONFIG_LUPO/g' {}
export IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=1
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.12-pkg1.run

worked here: Debian Lenny, kernel 2.6.25-2 with NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.05-pkg1.run

Greetings

[ultr]

I have created a simple patch for 173.14.12. Instead of modifying your local files, you get a modified installer that works on all versions of kernel (or at least it should ).
To patch the installer type:

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1.run --apply-patch NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1-ultr-patch.diff.txt

@nVidia team
Couldn't you modify the installer in a way similar to that in my patch, so that users just get warned about the Xen, but are still able to install the driver?
After kernel 2.6.25 CONFIG_XEN is no longer a reliable way of determining whether it is a Xen kernel or not.

[romane]

Good morning

Originally Posted by ultr

To patch the installer type:

My many thanks for this. Found it after beating my head for some weeks now about the xen issue and the nvidia drivers.

For some good news - running Debian Lenny with kernel 2.6.25-2-686, and the beta Nvidia driver 177.68 - the patch works for this file too.

After running the patch, ran the resulting 'custom' file. There was a quick error message that flashed past (well, hung around for a few seconds, but I was too busy thinking "O %^%$#, now I've crashed it", to note too much) about an .so file that was not symbolically linked or some such. Anyhow, the installer continued, and with a sense of relief I found that it all worked when I restarted X.

Now, if someone will tell me where the heck I can find the log file for that install, I can post it and you can see if you may save me a heart attack at a later date (romane laughing)

By the way, I had lost all OpenGL screensavers (and probably all other OpenGL schtuff) when Lenny (we won't blame me, now, will we ) upgraded the kernel a few weeks ago but with no change to the kernel number, a few weeks ago. With the (now successful) re-install of the nVidia driver, I have them back.

Romane

Edit: Ok, found the log file, and here is the relevant line.

ERROR: File '/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so' is not a symbolic link.

There were lots of warnings and what have you. Any use to you? Should I still post the log file? And in what thread, if this one is not appropriate?

Romane

[ultr]

Good morning

Good afternoon

about an .so file that was not symbolically linked or some such

This file is /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so and it is installed from xserver-xorg-core package. When you update this package, the link gets overwritten and next time you run nVidia installer you get this warning. Just continue - there is nothing to worry about.

Now, if someone will tell me where the heck I can find the log file for that install

/var/log/nvidia-installer.log

[romane]

Good morning

Good afternoon

Yeah - consistency, you know; don't need to change my mind three times a day (hehehehe)

Originally Posted by ultr

When you update this package, the link gets overwritten and next time you run nVidia installer you get this warning. Just continue - there is nothing to worry about.

Thanks for that. Now at least won't have heart-in-mouth symptoms next time it runs.

Romane

[ledoc]

Did anyone ever figure out how to properly create the nvidia*.deb packages from the installers? The debian guys won't package any betas, I think.

[marakaid]

I got nearly the same problem, updated my Debian Lenny 64 bits and kernel 2.6.26 was installed, next reboot it could not load the newly compiled module "nvidia.ko" .
Before updating Lenny I used 8800GT with 173.14.12 driver and after updating I tried with 280GTX and 177.68 driver
----------------------------------------------------------------
Problem solved, the update did not include the matching headers, so the installer compiled with 2.6.25 instead of 2.6.26 ones.

[neekofab]

patch works as advertised after an 'export CC=gcc-4.1' with the new 2.6.26-1 kernel (2.6.26-1-686-bigmem)

[rb26dett]

Thank you! I'll be trying that with a 2.6.26 kernel soon, I'll report back with what I find.

Fred.