285.03 (beta) released!?

[gonzo_s]

Stable, beta... all the same. I'm pretty much sure there is a Debian Stable script somewhere in the system that doesn't allow me to use 3.0.x kernel without issues. I will try asking on Debian forums.

[gonzo_s]

OK, one guy told me on the Debian Forums that:

Linux Kernel 3.0.x uses gcc-4.5 when installing nVidia drivers "the hard way

Mine is 4.4.5

[drhirsch]

Had no problems installing it on a system with 3.0.1 kernel using gcc-4.6.1. Didn't need to change anything, it worked out of the box. Most likely the path to your kernel sources or your gcc installation are borked.

[gonzo_s]

Originally Posted by drhirsch

Had no problems installing it on a system with 3.0.1 kernel using gcc-4.6.1. Didn't need to change anything, it worked out of the box. Most likely the path to your kernel sources or your gcc installation are borked.

No, the thing is I'm running Debian Stable with gcc 4.4.5 and the requirement is 4.5 minimum. See the difference? Sure, you had no problems with 4.6.1

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by gonzo_s

No, the thing is I'm running Debian Stable with gcc 4.4.5 and the requirement is 4.5 minimum. See the difference? Sure, you had no problems with 4.6.1

I had no issues compiling 285.05 with gcc 4.4.5 and 3.0.3

[leigh@main_pc ~]$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.4.5 20110214 (Red Hat 4.4.5-6)
Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


[leigh@main_pc ~]$ rpm -qa *\nvidia\*
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-285.03-1.el6.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-2.6.40.3-0.el6.x86_64-285.03-1.el6.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-3.0.1-2.el6.x86_64-285.03-1.el6.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-285.03-1.el6.x86_64
nvidia-settings-1.0-11.el6.x86_64
nvidia-xconfig-1.0-7.el6.x86_64
akmod-nvidia-285.03-1.el6.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-285.03-1.el6.i686
[leigh@main_pc ~]$

[Stendall]

Originally Posted by gonzo_s

Also, there is still no 3.0.1 Linux Kernel support (3.0.0 maximum, lol)
Had to change the line in nv-linux.h

I'm using a vanilla 3.0.3 kernel, with Debian testing.
No problem.

[Dizzle7677]

Funny thing is I had to adjust my /lib/modules/*/build and /source directories to point to the directory where I built linux from scratch and it works. Otherwise it's no-go on the nvidia install pointing it to /usr/src/*headers*/.

[gonzo_s]

Please could you post the exact command ? Thank you.

P.S: Sorry, didn't get the idea at first.
After compiling any kernel by hand in Debian I have only /~build directory in /lib/modules and no /~source dir... Do I have to create this link also?

[Stendall]

Originally Posted by gonzo_s

Please could you post the exact command ? Thank you.

P.S: Sorry, didn't get the idea at first.
After compiling any kernel by hand in Debian I have only /~build directory in /lib/modules and no /~source dir... Do I have to create this link also?

I'm a little bit lazy and use one script I have in /usr/local/sbin in order to compile vanilla kernels:

#!/bin/bash
make && make install && make modules_install && depmod -aq && update-initramfs -k `uname -r` -d && update-initramfs -k `uname -r` -c && update-grub

You can add: make firmware && make firmware_install if you want.

I just have a symbolic link in /usr/src/linux pointing towards the kernel real location.

Edit.
OOps the update-initramfs -k `uname -r` -d && update-initramfs -k `uname -r` -c will only work y f you are recompiling the kernel already running.
Substitute `uname -r` with your kernel version.

[Dizzle7677]

Originally Posted by gonzo_s

Please could you post the exact command ? Thank you.

P.S: Sorry, didn't get the idea at first.
After compiling any kernel by hand in Debian I have only /~build directory in /lib/modules and no /~source dir... Do I have to create this link also?

sudo ln -s /lib/modules/{whatever kernel number}/source /usr/src/{whatever kernel number hearders directory}

[Dizzle7677]

Originally Posted by gonzo_s

Please could you post the exact command ? Thank you.

P.S: Sorry, didn't get the idea at first.
After compiling any kernel by hand in Debian I have only /~build directory in /lib/modules and no /~source dir... Do I have to create this link also?

Here's the bash script I use....Adjust for the specific kernel and CONCURRENCY

[Lost Dog]

With both Debian stable and testing I simply do:

make-kpkg --initrd --revision=7i kernel-image kernel-headers

Then dpkg -i both .deb files made.

The --revision can be whatever you want but make it start with a number. Once I've installed the kernel and headers I install the nvidia kernel module for the new kernel (in this case we'll say it's 3.0.3.

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-285.03.run -a -k -K 3.0.3

Simple enough...