error installing 5336 on suse 9.0

hansv · 02-29-04, 03:55 AM

Hello,

I have an Geforce 2 100/200MX videocard and i want to install the new nividia driver but i failed.
The installer coundn't find a precompiled kernel interface (on my machine and on the nvidia side).
Then I got this error: "ERROR: Umable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename" and the install failed.

I have installed the kernel source and running suse 9.0 completly updated.
Can anyone help me!!!

nvidia-installer.log:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun Feb 29 10:50:35 2004

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: 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.
-> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename.
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.

Thanks hansv

hansv · 03-02-04, 10:31 AM

Does nobody know this???

tecate428766 · 03-02-04, 01:14 PM

yeah i got the same problem, and no one answered me. i wish i could help you though.

dichead · 03-02-04, 11:19 PM

this is an easy one

extract the driver using --extract-only

go into the directory NVIDIA....pkg1/usr/src/nv

now depending on your kernel version do either

for a 2.6 kernel
copy Makefile.kbuild to makefile

for a 2.4 kernel
copy Makefile.nvidia to makefile

now go back to the main directory NVIDIA...pkg1
and do a make install

should work just fine

02-29-04, 03:55 AM	#1
hansv Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4	error installing 5336 on suse 9.0 Hello, I have an Geforce 2 100/200MX videocard and i want to install the new nividia driver but i failed. The installer coundn't find a precompiled kernel interface (on my machine and on the nvidia side). Then I got this error: "ERROR: Umable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename" and the install failed. I have installed the kernel source and running suse 9.0 completly updated. Can anyone help me!!! nvidia-installer.log: nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' creation time: Sun Feb 29 10:50:35 2004 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: 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. -> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux' -> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc". ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename. 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. Thanks hansv

03-02-04, 10:31 AM	#2
hansv Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4	anyone Does nobody know this???

03-02-04, 01:14 PM	#3
tecate428766 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 36	yeah i got the same problem, and no one answered me. i wish i could help you though. __________________ IBM eServer xSeries 205VL(this is current config, but will change with time) 2.0Celeron 512DDR 2100 ram 40GB IBM HDD Samsung CDrom/ibm floppy. BroadCom NetExtreme Gigabit NIC. Intel 82801DB AC'97 audio. several other server "must haves" like SCSI controller. 64MB Geforce3 Ti 200. 19" Samsung 955DF. -SuSE linux 9.0 is currently installed

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03-02-04, 11:19 PM	#4
dichead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1	this is an easy one extract the driver using --extract-only go into the directory NVIDIA....pkg1/usr/src/nv now depending on your kernel version do either for a 2.6 kernel copy Makefile.kbuild to makefile for a 2.4 kernel copy Makefile.nvidia to makefile now go back to the main directory NVIDIA...pkg1 and do a make install should work just fine