NVIDIA Driver install prob on new kernel

[Gogeta_44]

When I upgraded to the 2.6.6 kernel on my new machine with slackware 9.1 It wouldn't let me install the NVIDIA Drivers. I already had them installed on the 2.4 kernel so it gave me a small error about that but it didnt stop the install. At the end it said something about not being able to recognize it's name and exited in an error.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by Gogeta_44
When I upgraded to the 2.6.6 kernel on my new machine with slackware 9.1 It wouldn't let me install the NVIDIA Drivers. I already had them installed on the 2.4 kernel so it gave me a small error about that but it didnt stop the install. At the end it said something about not being able to recognize it's name and exited in an error.

:rolleyes:

Get yourself a pencil, write those errors down on a piece of plain white paper, type in www.google.com/linux in your favorite web browser and see if you can find the solution to 'not being able to recognize it's name and exited in an error'. Do the same here at JL though you will not really need to write down the same error message again, but only search here for the error.

Another would be to read the Nvidia README and other Nvidia documentation (or even their own forums) to see what they have to say about any known issues with the 2.6 kernel.

[gosam]

you probably need kernel headers.
I had the same problem on a debian machine.

[JoeyJoeJo]

Make sure you have the 2.6.6 sources in /usr/src and a sym link... /usr/src/linux -> /usr/src/linux-2.6.6
See if that helps at all

[elderdays]

I use Slackware 9.1 with the 2.6.6 kernel as well. You need to get the newest Nvidia drivers. If you are still using the 4xxx series one that you were using with your 2.4 kernel it won't work without a patch from http://www.minion.de. Just go to Nvidia and get the newest driver and it should compile and install the module fine.

[Gogeta_44]

1. Its talking about its name not the kernels
2. i have the sources correct
3. im useing the newest drivers for my old kernel and my new one.

Error is:
Error: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename.

[mdwatts]

How about first trying these G4L search results for

nvidia "unable to determine the nvidia kernel module filename" (http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=nvidia+%22Unable+to+determine+the+NVIDIA+kernel+ module+filename%22&btnG=Google+Search)

??

<edit>

Seems the search string is too long to post in the JL forums and does not work properly.

Click on the link above which will take you to G4L and type in

nvidia "unable to determine the nvidia kernel module filename"

exactly as posted (with the double quotes).

[Gogeta_44]

ok, i have an idea about why it can't install. I downloaded my pre-compiled 2.6.6 kernel from ftp.slackware.com under current and then downloaded the source for the kernel from kernel.org. The source isnt configured to my kernel causing the installer to mess up.