need help pls with nvidia driver

[Jordan]

Hi,

This is a kernel problem and not specifically a lubuntu problem, but 
maybe someone might know the answer.

Right now I'm running kernel 3.13_0_2 on my desktop.  The nvidia drivers 
for the video card (I don't know the model; almost always the takes the 
304.xx drivers) don't work.  Neither the open source driver or the 
non-free driver from nvidia will install.

The main problem is that nvidia.ko can't compile correctly.  Is there a 
way to patch the driver up without having to compile my own linux 
kernel?  I do not look forward to the latter.

Jordan