Xwin Problem in rh7.2 (nvidia)

MiCr0

i decided to trying to play q3 in linux the other day,
i was informed that i need a nvidia kernel and GLX rpm installed.
i went and got them - and installed them
reconfiged XF86config-4
restarted x

but i get no X

problems like

[root@twister sbin]# up2date-nox -i
Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to twister:10.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

Meh

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVdriver kernel module!

You do have the kernel module loaded, right? What does lsmod say?

Typedef

MiCR0
from the errorlog supplied

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVdriver kernel module!

(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***

(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"

(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"

(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a

(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.

This is your error, make sure the nvkernel.o(if that is what it is called) is in your modules path, start red hat in cli mode and as root modprobe for this module.
/or something\

MiCr0

[root@twister sbin]# /sbin/modprobe NVdriver
modprobe: Can't locate module NVdriver

Meh

Originally posted by MiCr0
[root@twister sbin]# /sbin/modprobe NVdriver
modprobe: Can't locate module NVdriver

find /lib/modules -name NVdriver.o
find /lib/modules -name NVdriver.o.gz
If it's not in the /lib/modules, you'll need to copy it over there.

Typedef

cd /usr/lib/modules/your_kernel_version

grep -l -r -s NVkernel *

if not then there must be some spurious location in your filesystem that the module is located

possibly

cd /usr/src/rpms

grep -l -r -s NVkernel *
else
start looking in likely places for said module

locate NVkernel.o might find it too?

MiCr0

[root@twister i686]# locate NVkernel.o
[root@twister i686]#


i don't think its being installed by the rpms

Meh

The filename is NVdriver.o (or possible NVdriver.o.gz).
What does "rpm -ql <name of kernel driver rpm>" say?

MiCr0

[root@twister rpms]# rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up.athlon.rpm

Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:NVIDIA_kernel ########################################### [100%]
modprobe: Can't locate module NVdriver

NVdriver installed successfully

[root@twister rpms]# rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up.athlon.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:NVIDIA_kernel ########################################### [100%]
modprobe: Can't locate module NVdriver

NVdriver installed successfully

[root@twister rpms]# rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2313.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
--- WARNING!!
libglx.a
libGLcore.a
libGL.a
libGL.so.1.2.030402
--- The above file(s) possibly belong to a conflicting MESA rpm.
--- They have been renamed to xxx.<originalFile>.RPMSAVE to
--- avoid conflicting with the files contained within this
--- package.
--- Please see /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README, section
--- "(sec-05) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" for more details.
1:NVIDIA_GLX ########################################### [100%]


[root@twister rpms]# rpm -ql NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up
/lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver

Meh

Right...seems that the module is there all right, just doesn't have the ".o" extension. Try renaming it to "NVdriver.o" and then "modprobe NVdriver".

Also double-check that you are running kernel 2.4.7-10 -- use "uname -a".

MiCr0

Linux twister 2.4.9-21 #1 Thu Jan 17 13:35:37 EST 2002 i686 unknown

i tried downloading a later verion of the rpm
[we'll check when i get home ]

sisob

don't rename the driver - if it's gonna work at all it needs to be called NVdriver.

Try rebooting the computer after install (worked for me).

do a locate NVdriver. to make sure that it's there

modprobe NVdriver will return "not found" if the kernel and the driver are incompatible.

moist

Originally posted by MiCr0
[root@twister i686]# locate NVkernel.o
[root@twister i686]#

locate will only work after updatedb had been run,
which is usually nightly/weekly from cron/periodic.

MiCr0

hmm
went to the src.rpms files
tried to install them

got

[root@twister NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2314]# make install
rm -f nv.o os-interface.o os-registry.o Module-linux nv_compiler.h NVdriver
cc -c -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-multichar -O -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_X86_=1 -Di386=1 -DUNIX -DLINUX
-DNV4_HW -DNTRM -DRM20 -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRM_HEAPMGR -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHL
EVEL=2314 -I. -I/usr/src/linux/include nv.c
In file included from nv.c:22:
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:1:2: #error Modules should never use kernel-headers system headers,
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:2:2: #error but rather headers from an appropriate kernel-source package.
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:3:2: #error Change -I/usr/src/linux/include (or similar) to
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:4:2: #error -I/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include
/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:5:2: #error to build against the currently-running kernel.
make: *** [nv.o] Error 1
[root@twister NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2314]#

currently using latest kernel -31

any ideas what i need to change?

flamegrill

/usr/include/linux/modversions.h:5:2: #error to build against the currently-running kernel

Just a quick question for ya dave, are the source for your current kernel on your system? i think that the kernel module may need .h files from your current config to compile properly.

check that before you do anything else

Regards,

paul

MiCr0

might be a good spot to start
thanks paul

//david