Re: Can't install Nvidia driver in Suse 9.1

Okay...I tried the --add-this-kernel suggestion and got this:

ERROR: The kernel header file 'usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h'
does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel header
files in '/usr/src/linux/include' have not been configured.

Lovely. What on earth does this mean?

Thanks.


"Jack Strangio" <check@approved.hdr> wrote in message
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> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> writes:[color=green]
> > I ran the command to install it, and got the following message:
> >
> > Has anybody done this before? Do I have to recompile my kernel, or just[/color][/color]
add[color=blue][color=green]
> > some header files? Which header files and where do I find them?[/color][/color]
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> > Help![/color]
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> Assuming you have the header files installed( they should normally be)[/color]
run:[color=blue]
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> ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run --add-this-kernel
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> It appears to be an undocumented option. It will produce an custom[/color]
installer[color=blue]
> for the kernel version you are using. Run the custome installer. Done.
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> Jack
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> Then they ignore you. Then you lose.[/color]

Hiawatha Bray wrote:[color=blue]
> Okay...I tried the --add-this-kernel suggestion and got this:
>
> ERROR: The kernel header file 'usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h'
> does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel header
> files in '/usr/src/linux/include' have not been configured.
>
> Lovely. What on earth does this mean?[/color]

Do you have the kernel headers installed?

I'm not familiar with Suse but check for one of these packages.

glibc-headers
kernel-headers

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Hiawatha Bray wrote:
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> Okay...I tried the --add-this-kernel suggestion and got this:
>
> ERROR: The kernel header file
> 'usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h'
> does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel
> header files in '/usr/src/linux/include' have not been configured.
>
> Lovely. What on earth does this mean?
>[/color]
Configure the kernel with :
cd /usr/src/linux
make cloneconfig
make prepare

David wrote:
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> Hiawatha Bray wrote:[color=green]
>> Okay...I tried the --add-this-kernel suggestion and got this:
>>
>> ERROR: The kernel header file
>> 'usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h'
>> does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel
>> header files in '/usr/src/linux/include' have not been configured.
>>
>> Lovely. What on earth does this mean?[/color]
>
> Do you have the kernel headers installed?
>
> I'm not familiar with Suse but check for one of these packages.
>
> glibc-headers
> kernel-headers
>[/color]
I see no such packages. Anything else I can try? Thanks.