Ubuntu 8.10 RC and NVIDIA 96.43.05
Ken Adams
adams.ken.j at googlemail.com
Fri Oct 24 17:45:01 UTC 2008
Using 8.10RC here with GeForce FX5500 and dual monitors. All working
fine.
Rgds Ken
On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 14:38 -0300, Kjetil Halvorsen wrote:
> Hola!
>
> I think I have this very same problem, with a nVidia GeForce card. I
> tried yesterday the RC live cdrom, and it wont even boot!
> I have nothing against tryoing the nv drivers, is it safe to upgrade
> to 8.10, or
> should I wait? Anybody with GeForce card have updated without
> problems?
>
> Kjetil
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 2:20 PM, adam <jiang.adam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Then copy the file to /usr/include/linux/ and try again.
> Or, if you can assign the KERNEL_DIR to Makefile of your
> module,
> point it to /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7/.
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 08:05:41PM +0300, Nicolae Ghimbovschi
> wrote:
> > # find /usr/src | grep semaphore
> > /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7/include/linux/semaphore.h
> > /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic/include/linux/semaphore.h
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 19:59, adam <jiang.adam at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Okay, I see.
> > > Please try,
> > > % find /usr/src | grep semaphore
> > >
> > > If nothing is there, you'd better install the kernel
> source.
> > > It is about 65M. Get it by following lines:
> > > % sudo apt-get build-dep linux-image-$(uname -r)
> > > % apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)
> > >
> > > See also:
> > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile
> > >
> > > You should have to compile the source to make sure have it
> configred right.
> > > % AUTOBUILD=1 fakeroot debian/rules binary-debs
> > > And then copy $(KERNEL_SRC)/linux/include directory
> to /usr/include/,
> > > and link asm-i386 to asm.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 07:43:29PM +0300, Nicolae
> Ghimbovschi wrote:
> > >> I checked the linux-headers package for the current
> kernel version, it
> > >> is installed.
> > >>
> > >> root at saturn:~# apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
> > >> Reading package lists... Done
> > >> Building dependency tree
> > >> Reading state information... Done
> > >> linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic is already the newest
> version.
> > >> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not
> upgraded.
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 19:32, adam
> <jiang.adam at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > You need the kernel headers.
> > >> > Obviously, asm/xxx.h is missing in your side.
> > >> > Please do it following Mario's instructions.
> > >> >
> > >> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 06:22:57PM +0200, Mario
> Guenterberg wrote:
> > >> >> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 07:16:33PM +0300, Nicolae
> Ghimbovschi wrote:
> > >> >> > Hello,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Today I installed Ubuntu 8.10 RC.
> > >> >> > Everything looks gorges.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > The kernel version is 2.6.27-7-generic.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Linux saturn 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 24
> 06:42:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > But the nvidia driver failed to build using the
> source from the ubuntu
> > >> >> > repositories.
> > >> >> > I have nvidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I have installed:
> > >> >> > nvidia-96-kernel-source
> > >> >> > nvidia-96-modaliases
> > >> >> > nvidia-glx-96
> > >> >> > nvidia-glx-96-dev
> > >> >> > nvidia-kernel-common
> > >> >> > nvidia-settings
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > When I was installing them, the following error
> ocurred:
> > >> >> > ...
> > >> >> > Setting up nvidia-96-kernel-source
> (96.43.05-0ubuntu10) ...
> > >> >> > Removing all DKMS Modules
> > >> >> > Done.
> > >> >> > Adding Module to DKMS build system
> > >> >> > driver version= 96.43.05
> > >> >> > Doing initial module build
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel:
> 2.6.27-7-generic (i686)
> > >> >> > Consult the make.log in the build directory
> > >> >> > /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/96.43.05/build/ for more
> information.
> > >> >> > Installing initial module
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I have attached make.log to this email.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Is this ok ?
> > >> >> See the view lines with the ERROR in your make.log!
> > >> >> You must install linux-headers-$(uname -r)!
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Greetings
> > >> >> Mario
> > >> >>
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