John Pettigrew wrote:
OK, I'm trying to install the 5336 NVidia drivers for my GeForceFX5200. I have an updated kernel (2.4.20-102) and the matching source (2.4.20.SuSE-102) installed.
However, the nvidia installer fails when compiling the driver, complaining that nvidia.o can't be found and that this is probably because my kernel sources don't match the kernel.
What is going on and how do I get it working? I don't remember anyone ever reporting this before :-(
John
Just ignore that (or rather those - because you will get at least 2 "can'd do" maessages) and press OK for the install to carry on. However, before you start make sure that you uninstall the old driver (if installed). Uninstall it with nvidia-installer --uninstall. To get it all done without fooling around, reboot and at the Linux boot-prompt press TAB, type init 3 <RETURN>, then login as root. Uninstall the old driver then cd /usr/src/linux , type make cloneconfig && dep <RETURN>, after these operatons have finished go to the directory where the new driver is sitting and sh NVIDIA<fulldrivername>.run; press "OK" to the error messages you get, and the new driver will be compiled. If need be, do the sax2 polka. After this you can either reboot (which I always do) or just type init 5 to start X and login normally as a user. Cheers. -- All Scottish food is based on a dare.