init problem with Intrepid

[Thomas Kaiser]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Thomas Kaiser wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Nils Kassube wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>>>>   
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>>>>     I have d/l the 173 bash file from nvidia onto Intrepid but for some
>>>>>> reason there is no way I can find to be clear out of X-Windows. I tried
>>>>>> Ctrl-Alt-F1 but the nvidia file complained that X was still running.
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>           
>>>>> Ctrl-Alt-F1 is only the first step necessary. Then login and type the 
>>>>> command
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
>>>>>
>>>>> to stop gdm and X. Then setup your Nvidia driver with
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux*.run
>>>>>
>>>>> where you may need to replace the filename and then restart gdm:
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Nils
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>>     Hi Nils, and all of you for your help. I will try the method you 
>>>> suggest because I know how to do it :-)
>>>>
>>>>     Will report back with results. What I am trying to verify is that 
>>>> the problem with the nvidia GeForce 6100 might be because Intrepid does 
>>>> not let me, at least load the proper nvidia driver. This will become 
>>>> clear in a few minutes, I hope.
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>     OK I'm done with Intrepid. I got the darn X to stop as Nil's showed 
>>> me how and that worked just fine. Then I ran the NVIDIA bash file and it 
>>> ran just as always, not finding a pre-made kernel, and the set to the 
>>> task of making a new module for the Intrepid normal kernel. After a 
>>> while it printed out:
>>>
>>> Error: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module, the kernel is not proper.
>>>
>>> Then it stopped and it said to read the error file in /var/log/ which I 
>>> did and it did have a big problem with the Intrepid kernel.
>>>
>>>     I wanted to determine if the NVIDIA package called 173 would work. I 
>>> failed and have lost interest in Intrepid. This version has some major 
>>> changes to it and some I really do not like. I don't want to use a 
>>> operating system like that. I do really understand Hardy.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>     
>> I think you have to install a build environment and kernel headers, first.
>> In the terminal:
>> sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic
>>
>> Then run the NVIDIA installer again.
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>>   
>     Good thought Thomas but no cupy doll :-)
> 
> karl at karl-hardy:~$ sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda7 /mnt
> [sudo] password for karl:
> karl at karl-hardy:~$ cd /mnt
> karl at karl-hardy:/mnt$ ls
> bin   cdrom  etc   initrd.img  lost+found  mnt  proc  sbin  sys  usr  
> vmlinuz
> boot  dev    home  lib         media       opt  root  srv   tmp  var
> karl at karl-hardy:/mnt$ cd usr
> karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr$ ls
> bin  games  include  lib  lib32  lib64  local  sbin  share  src  X11R6
> karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr$ cd src
> karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr/src$ ls
> linux-headers-2.6.27-7  linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic  nvidia-177.80
> karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr/src$ ls linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic/
> arch           drivers   init    lib             net       sound
> block          firmware  ipc     Makefile        samples   ubuntu
> crypto         fs        Kbuild  mm              scripts   usr
> Documentation  include   kernel  Module.symvers  security
> karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr/src$
> 
> 
>     This looks like the proper file system.
> 
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

And where is the compiler?

"sudo apt-get build-essential" will bring in packages you need to do a 
compile of some C code.

Thomas