switching to gaming-sources

Arthur · n00b Joined: 13 Jun 2002 Posts: 31

so I download gaming-sources kernel, compile that and switch over to it on my next boot.
But when I try to emerge alsa-driver and nvidia-kernel it does it for the old kernel, not the one I'm using. so I have no alsa and nvidia drivers for this kernel. I did search and found someone with this problem but no replies to it.
I tried copying the NVdriver from /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r2/video/NVdriver to /lib/modules/2.4.20-gaming-r1/video and things get messed up. this is what I get now. I am a noob so I don't know what to do with these error messages.

bash-2.05b# emerge nvidia-kernel
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 1) media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.3123-r2 to /
>>> md5 ;-)

NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.tar.gz
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/nvidia-kernel-1.0.3123-r2/work
* Applying page_alloc.c patch... [ ok ]
>>> Source unpacked.
*
* Could not determine your kernel version.
* Make sure that you have /usr/src/linux symlink.
* And that said kernel has been configured.
* You can also simply run the following command
* in the kernel referenced by /usr/src/linux:
* make include/linux/version.h
*

!!! ERROR: media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.3123-r2 failed.
!!! Function check_KV, Line 175, Exitcode 0
!!! (no error message)

any help will be appreciated
-Arthur

meyerm · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2003 2:52 pm Post subject:

My only idea for the moment would be that your /usr/src/linux symlink is not pointing to the correct source tree.

_Nomad_ · Guru Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Posts: 571

first of all... you should symlink your /usr/src/linux directory by doing:

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Arthur · n00b Joined: 13 Jun 2002 Posts: 31

Nomad, you're the best!
should I worry about this

bash-2.05b# modprobe nvidia
Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.20-gaming-r1/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o will taint the kernel: non-GPL license - NVIDIA
See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for information about tainted modules
Module nvidia loaded, with warnings

now I have to work on emerge alsa-driver since that was doing the same thing.

-Arthur

Arthur · n00b Joined: 13 Jun 2002 Posts: 31

so the solution nomad gave me is more of a workaround than anything.
now I have the same problem with emerge alsa-driver. it thinks I'm still using 2.4.20-gentoo-r2 instead of 2.4.20-gaming-r1.
I did the ln -s /usr/src/linux/linux-2.4.20-gaming-r1 /usr/src/linux but that doesn't help.
I even tried doing an emerge unmerge gentoo-sources but didn't do anything either.
what else is there to try?
thanks
-Arthur

Arthur · n00b Joined: 13 Jun 2002 Posts: 31

everything is working now, but know why after a restart.
startx didn't work right away did a modprobe NVdriver then it did,
ran the driver installer from nvidia.com again then did a modprobe nvidia then that worked again
alsa also works now.
thanks everyone
_Arthur

lurid · Guru Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Posts: 595 Location: Florida

Any time you install a new kernel you have to rebuild nvidia, alsa, lm_sensors and vmware modules (and anything else that you insert into the kernel that isn't a part of the kernel package).

floam · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 12:51 am Post subject:

why are you installing such old nvidia drivers? 4349 has been out over a week now

Arthur · n00b Joined: 13 Jun 2002 Posts: 31

I now have the latest from the nvidia site. I originally had the old ones from following the desktop CG. using portage.

ralniv · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:32 pm Post subject:

floam · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 5:14 am Post subject:

EVERY TIME you get a new kernel, you need to delete the symlink and make a new one, always.