AMD64 SMP Nvidia drivers - Problems ensue.

[Dygear]

Yes, I have read the email on how Nvidia's tarbell's are evil. (Does not mean I totaly understand it.)

Anyway, like so many other people on here, I've tryed to install my fresh Fedora Core 5 install with some new drivers like a good user. Only problem ... the drivers 'run' packages can't seem to find a kernal module to fit my needs, and it can't compile one. Oh yea, and one more thing, (no I'm not an apple guy, so no wise cracks) why is it now so freaking hard to update your kernal or any thing else for that matter. What happend to the kick ass front end we had in Fedora Core 3 that did all that stuff for you?

Yea, I'm going to try to install my nvidia drivers the manual way once again. But I'll be back as soon as it fails ... again.

[edit] You guys might like this ...

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Fri Jun 16 08:47:21 2006

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : false
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  no precompiled interface: false
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest driver ver : false
  OpenGL header files     : true
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  no backup               : false
  kernel module only      : false
  sanity                  : false
  add this kernel         : false
  no runlevel check       : false
  no network              : false
  no ABI note             : false
  no RPMs                 : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  force compat32 tls      : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : /usr/X11R6
  OpenGL install prefix   : /usr
  compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
  installer install prefix: /usr
  utility install prefix  : /usr
  kernel name             : (not specified)
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel. 
       Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
       kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems,
       for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' RPM installed.  If you
       know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the
       kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' command line option.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find suggestions
       on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
       driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

[/edit]

[r1348]

You must install kernel-devel in order to compile any kernel module.
Anyway I suggest you to install the Nvidia drivers already packaged in rpm from Livna, take a look here: http://www.fedorafaq.org.

[Seve]

Hello:
You are also much safer and will have much less potential issues if you use the rpm from livna as described here: http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...es.html#nVidia
Seve

[Dygear]

[root@localhost ~]# gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/livna.repo
[root@localhost ~]# rpm --import [url]http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY[/url]
[root@localhost ~]# yum -y --enablerepo livna install kmod-nvidia
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
livna                                                                [1/7]
livna                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
flash                                                                [2/7]
flash                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
core                                                                 [3/7]
core                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
jpackage-fedora                                                      [4/7]
jpackage-fedora           100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
updates                                                              [5/7]
updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
jpackage-generic                                                     [6/7]
jpackage-generic          100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
extras                                                               [7/7]
extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================| 366 kB    00:01
jpackage-g: ################################################## 1597/1597
Added 0 new packages, deleted 0 old in 0.61 seconds
primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================| 1.0 MB    00:03
extras    : ################################################## 3773/3773
Added 1994 new packages, deleted 384 old in 10.21 seconds
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package kmod-nvidia.x86_64 0:1.0.8762-2.2.6.16_1.2133_FC5 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: nvidia-kmod-common >= 1.0.8762 for package: kmod-nvidia
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.x86_64 0:1.0.8762-3.lvn5 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Conflict: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia conflicts selinux-policy < 2.2.29-2.fc5
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia conflicts with selinux-policy < 2.2.29-2.fc5
[root@localhost ~]# yum -y --enablerepo livna install kmod-nvidia-smp
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
livna                                                                [1/7]
flash                                                                [2/7]
core                                                                 [3/7]
jpackage-fedora                                                      [4/7]
updates                                                              [5/7]
jpackage-generic                                                     [6/7]
extras                                                               [7/7]
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
No Match for argument: kmod-nvidia-smp
Nothing to do

[Seve]

Hello:
I am assuming it failed again?

--> Processing Conflict: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia conflicts selinux-policy < 2.2.29-2.fc5
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia conflicts with selinux-policy < 2.2.29-2.fc5

Did you follow this suggestions from Stanton Finley?

To prevent SElinux problems with the ATI fglrx or nVidia modules type the following in the root terminal:

setsebool -P allow_execstack=1

Hit enter. Also type:

setsebool -P allow_execmod=1

Hit enter. Reboot your machine. Your ATI fglrx or nVidia drivers should be enabled after you reboot.

Also, the reason for the last

No Match for argument: kmod-nvidia-smp

is that under x86_64 there is only the kmod-nvidia, which is the same as the way the x86_64 kernels are named.
hth

Seve

[Dygear]

Thank, as soon as I had installed the kernal-devl I just simply used the nvidia installer. I know once I get a new kernal I'm pretty much scewed. But, I don't plan on using this linux distro much. Thank you for all your help any way .

P.S.
This linux box is only used for devepment, as the linux environment is much stricter.