help! looking for correct driver to install

08-12-02, 09:22 AM

I'm running RedHat 7.1 and I need to upgrade the kernel to 2.4.9-31. My video card is a nVidia GeForce4 MX 420. I checked the following site http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux and I do not see an RPM for rh 7.1 and kernel 2.4.9-31. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance!

Denise

**Thunderbird** · 08-12-02, 10:03 AM

If there's no rpm you need the source rpms (src.rpm) or the tarball version.

Build rpms from the src.rpm using: rpm --rebuild filename.src.rpm.
The rpms will be placed in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386

08-12-02, 12:25 PM

Thunderbird,

I downloaded rpm NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.src.rpm but when I tried to build it, I got a listing of the syntax for rpm instead. I'm a newbie and this is the 1st time I'm having trouble with rpm's.

Is --rebuilddb the same as --rebuild? So I would type rpm --rebuilddb NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.src.rpm?

Here is what the help is showing for rpm:
rpm {--rebuilddb} [--rcfile <file>] [--dbpath <dir>]

Again, thanks in advance.

Denise

**Thunderbird** · 08-12-02, 02:08 PM

No it really is rpm --rebuild. Make sure you have the rpm build packages installed. (not on an rh based distro here so I can't check the package name)

08-12-02, 04:01 PM

Thunderbird,

Thanks for your reply. I found the package (rpm-build on rh) and installed it from the CD. Now when I try to build the rpm's from the source I'm getting errors like the following:
#error to build against currently running kernel
install: cannot stat 'NVdriver': no such file or directory
RPM build errors:
bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.82603(%install)

What could I have done wrong?

08-13-02, 04:20 AM

Nah... Nvidia can't build RPM's. Every single person gets troubles with RPM. Download the tarballz
unpack with
tar -zxvf $tarfile.tar.gz
then do
cd $tarfile
(mind, no tar.gz prefix)
make install
done.

TheOneKEA · 08-13-02, 06:42 AM

If you use devfs the install may fail if you configured devfsd to create nvidia* device nodes when a lookup for them occurs.

BTW, did nVidia never mention when they would add devfs support to their code?

**Thunderbird** · 08-13-02, 07:06 AM

Phlanx using src.rpms you get exactly the same kernel module as using tar.gz. An src.rpm contains the standard tar.gz file and a spec file. That spec file contains the instructions for building the rpm.

08-13-02, 07:43 AM

Phlanx,

I tried the .tar.gz file even though Thunderbird said the .src will work. I'm getting the same errors, #error to build against currently running kernel and some others that I didn't see before. At this point I do not know how to resolve this or why it's happening.

Also, I didn't manually configure devfsd and I don't know what it is. Maybe I should reload rh and start over? Would that be best?

Denise

08-13-02, 07:56 AM

Hi all,

I read another thread and it said that in order to rebuild rpm's, the kernel-source and the same version of gcc that the kernel was built from is needed. I will try that and see what happens. Hopefully, I will be able to update with my success.

Thanks again!

08-13-02, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Thunderbird
Phlanx using src.rpms you get exactly the same kernel module as using tar.gz. (..)

Yeah.. I thought so too, but tell that to my Linux box

Denise, I got my drivers working after upgrading to 7.3. But I know that's a little depreciated.. :-/
But it will give you hope..

good luck..

08-13-02, 09:03 AM

Everything worked out!!!

After getting the gcc & cpp dependency issues out of the way I was able to install the kernel source. I then did the --rebuild of the .src to get the rpm needed for my new kernel and installed it. I ran startx and it worked so then I changed /etc/inittab to start X on startup, rebooted and everything is working. What a challenge for a newbie.

Thank you all for your help!

Denise

08-12-02, 09:22 AM	#1
denisepoll Guest Posts: n/a	help! looking for correct driver to install I'm running RedHat 7.1 and I need to upgrade the kernel to 2.4.9-31. My video card is a nVidia GeForce4 MX 420. I checked the following site http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux and I do not see an RPM for rh 7.1 and kernel 2.4.9-31. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance! Denise

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Mageia 2 Cannot Install 71.86.15 for Riva TNT/TNT2	kbulgrien	NVIDIA Linux	3	06-29-12 08:27 AM
Getting the proprietary nvidia driver to run with Debian 3.0 r0 (woody)	Katchina404	NVIDIA Linux	9	01-12-03 08:49 AM
How to install my nvdia driver...	danyal_r	NVIDIA Linux	2	10-11-02 12:06 PM
Getting bizarre errors with driver install	clutch	NVIDIA Linux	1	09-14-02 09:53 PM
NVIDIA driver doesn't install successfully on RH 7.3	Sunni	NVIDIA Linux	3	08-28-02 02:30 PM

08-12-02, 10:03 AM	#2
Thunderbird Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands, Europe Posts: 2,105	If there's no rpm you need the source rpms (src.rpm) or the tarball version. Build rpms from the src.rpm using: rpm --rebuild filename.src.rpm. The rpms will be placed in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386

08-12-02, 12:25 PM	#3
denisepoll Guest Posts: n/a	Thunderbird, I downloaded rpm NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.src.rpm but when I tried to build it, I got a listing of the syntax for rpm instead. I'm a newbie and this is the 1st time I'm having trouble with rpm's. Is --rebuilddb the same as --rebuild? So I would type rpm --rebuilddb NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.src.rpm? Here is what the help is showing for rpm: rpm {--rebuilddb} [--rcfile <file>] [--dbpath <dir>] Again, thanks in advance. Denise

08-12-02, 02:08 PM	#4
Thunderbird Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands, Europe Posts: 2,105	No it really is rpm --rebuild. Make sure you have the rpm build packages installed. (not on an rh based distro here so I can't check the package name)

08-12-02, 04:01 PM	#5
denisepoll Guest Posts: n/a	Thunderbird, Thanks for your reply. I found the package (rpm-build on rh) and installed it from the CD. Now when I try to build the rpm's from the source I'm getting errors like the following: #error to build against currently running kernel install: cannot stat 'NVdriver': no such file or directory RPM build errors: bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.82603(%install) What could I have done wrong?

08-13-02, 04:20 AM	#6
Phlanx Guest Posts: n/a	Nah... Nvidia can't build RPM's. Every single person gets troubles with RPM. Download the tarballz unpack with tar -zxvf $tarfile.tar.gz then do cd $tarfile (mind, no tar.gz prefix) make install done.

08-13-02, 06:42 AM	#7
TheOneKEA Fifteen-K Saiyan Bastard Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere in England, waiting for ROTK and drooling over the A64 3000+ Posts: 417	If you use devfs the install may fail if you configured devfsd to create nvidia* device nodes when a lookup for them occurs. BTW, did nVidia never mention when they would add devfs support to their code?

08-13-02, 07:06 AM	#8
Thunderbird Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands, Europe Posts: 2,105	Phlanx using src.rpms you get exactly the same kernel module as using tar.gz. An src.rpm contains the standard tar.gz file and a spec file. That spec file contains the instructions for building the rpm.

08-13-02, 07:43 AM	#9
denisepoll Guest Posts: n/a	Phlanx, I tried the .tar.gz file even though Thunderbird said the .src will work. I'm getting the same errors, #error to build against currently running kernel and some others that I didn't see before. At this point I do not know how to resolve this or why it's happening. Also, I didn't manually configure devfsd and I don't know what it is. Maybe I should reload rh and start over? Would that be best? Denise

08-13-02, 07:56 AM	#10
denisepoll Guest Posts: n/a	Hi all, I read another thread and it said that in order to rebuild rpm's, the kernel-source and the same version of gcc that the kernel was built from is needed. I will try that and see what happens. Hopefully, I will be able to update with my success. Thanks again!

08-13-02, 09:03 AM	#12
denisepoll Guest Posts: n/a	Everything worked out!!! After getting the gcc & cpp dependency issues out of the way I was able to install the kernel source. I then did the --rebuild of the .src to get the rpm needed for my new kernel and installed it. I ran startx and it worked so then I changed /etc/inittab to start X on startup, rebooted and everything is working. What a challenge for a newbie. Thank you all for your help! Denise