Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module

[OPaul]

When I run the Nvidia installer I get the following error;

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ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
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I'm trying to install older Nvidia drivers, 5336.

Here's the contents on my nvidia-installer.log file.

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jan 30 17:58:02 2006

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : false
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  no precompiled interface: false
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest driver ver : false
  OpenGL header files     : false
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  XFree86 install prefix  : /usr/X11R6
  OpenGL install prefix   : /usr
  Installer install prefix: /usr
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp site                : ftp://download.nvidia.com

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> 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: No)
-> 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/2.6.12-10-386/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="gcc-3.4".
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
   rm -f -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o os-agp.o os-interfa
   ce.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
   rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
   rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/b
   uild'...
   echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`gcc-3.4 -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz954
   3/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
     CC [M]  /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:20,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:52,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:864,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:74,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvos_probe_devices':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:241: warning:
   implicit declaration of function `pci_find_class'
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:241: warning:
   assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:296: warning:
   assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvos_malloc_pages':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:385: warning:
   use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvos_create_alloc':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:513: warning:
   use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:523: warning:
   use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvos_find_agp_by_class':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:613: warning:
   assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:624: warning:
   assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvidia_init_module':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:921: warning:
   `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:106)
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvidia_exit_module':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:977: warning:
   `pm_unregister' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:111)
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: At top level
   :
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1185: warning
   : initialization from incompatible pointer type
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_alloc_file_private':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1193: warning
   : use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1204: warning
   : use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_kern_open':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1265: warning
   : use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_kern_mmap':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1442: warning
   : implicit declaration of function `remap_page_range'
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_kern_ctl_open':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1914: warning
   : use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `_get_phys_address':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2319: warning
   : passing arg 1 of `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_agp_init':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2870: warning
   : implicit declaration of function `inter_module_get'
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2871: warning
   : `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:568)
     CC [M]  /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:20,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:52,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-agp.c:24:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:864,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:74,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-agp.c:24:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: At top l
   evel:
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: error
   : parse error before '*' token
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: warni
   ng: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `drm_agp_p'
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: warni
   ng: data definition has no type or storage class
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernInitAGP':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:78: warni
   ng: assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:91: error
   : request for member `acquire' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:118: erro
   r: request for member `copy_info' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:119: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:120: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
   8)
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:137: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:138: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
   8)
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:154: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:155: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
   8)
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:166: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:167: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
   8)
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:178: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:179: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
   8)
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:189: erro
   r: request for member `enable' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernTeardownAGP':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:224: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:226: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
   8)
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernAllocAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:273: erro
   r: request for member `allocate_memory' in something not a structure or unio
   n
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:281: erro
   r: request for member `bind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:298: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:313: erro
   r: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernMapAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:345: warn
   ing: implicit declaration of function `remap_page_range'
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:353: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernFreeAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:452: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:453: erro
   r: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
   make[3]: *** [/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-a
   gp.o] Error 1
   make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv] Error 2
   nvidia.ko failed to build!
   make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
   make: *** [module] Error 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.

[netllama]

1.0-5336 will be highly unlikely to build with a recent 2.6.x kernel, and is also unsupported. Please use 1.0-8178.

Thanks,
Lonni

[OPaul]

5336 added support for the 2.6 kernel. And I can't use anything higher because of an issue with Toshiba monitors and a black bar on the side. See the following URL.
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/wiki/i...ng_New_Drivers

[netllama]

Have you tested 1.0-8178? Does 1.0-8178 install successfully?

That would at least determine if the 1.0-5536 problem is with the driver or your kernel source.

Thanks,
Lonni

[OPaul]

Originally Posted by netllama

Have you tested 1.0-8178? Does 1.0-8178 install successfully?

That would at least determine if the 1.0-5536 problem is with the driver or your kernel source.

Thanks,
Lonni

It installs but GNOME doesn't even load with it.

[Sentertainment]

have you removed any old modules correctly?
GUI's wont load the drivers unless you can removed all the old modules...some do it for you, some dont

[OPaul]

So, any ideas why the 5336 installation fails?

[netllama]

Its incompatible with the kernel version you're using.

As I stated, 1.0-5336 is unsupported and is unlikely to build, or work properly with most recent Linux distributions. If you're running into a bug with 1.0-8178, then please start a new thread related to that issue, and we can work to address that problem.

Thanks,
Lonni

[OPaul]

Originally Posted by Sentertainment

have you removed any old modules correctly?
GUI's wont load the drivers unless you can removed all the old modules...some do it for you, some dont

I believe so. I followed the directions oulined in METHOD 2 on the following page;
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75074

[OPaul]

Originally Posted by netllama

Its incompatible with the kernel version you're using.

As I stated, 1.0-5336 is unsupported and is unlikely to build, or work properly with most recent Linux distributions. If you're running into a bug with 1.0-8178, then please start a new thread related to that issue, and we can work to address that problem.

Thanks,
Lonni

Support for Linux 2.6 kernels.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-5336.html

I can't use 8178 or anything higher then 55.xx because of the incompatibility I described with my Toshiba laptop.

[netllama]

If you're running into a bug with 1.0-8178, then please start a new thread related to that issue, and we can work to address that problem.

Thanks,
Lonni