Stable kernel with Intel P965 motherboard

teapot

When I emerge nvidia-drivers , the compilation halts with the following message:

"!!! ERROR: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776 failed.
Call stack:!!! ERROR: x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776 failed.
Call stack:
ebuild.sh, line 1546: Called dyn_compile
ebuild.sh, line 937: Called src_compile
nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776.ebuild, line 176: Called linux-mod_src_compile
linux-mod.eclass, line 482: Called die

!!! Unable to make IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux SYSOUT=/usr/src/linux clean module.
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant."

I'm running mm-sources-2.6.18 as kernel and was told that nvidia-drivers doesn't work with this kernel.
A stable kernel would also help to improve a number of small glitches.

The problem is that I haven't got a stable kernel to recognize my hdd-controllers.
Motherboard: ABIT AB9 P965

what to do?
is there a workaround to the compilation errors other than to tr with another kernel?

glowworm · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 85

meyert · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 45

You dont have to change your make.conf file for this one time action just do:

"# FEATURES="xxx -sandbox" emerge ati-drivers"

in one command line.

teapot · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:36 pm Post subject:

Here is the last screen

"s -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -I/var/tmp/portage/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8776-pkg0/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -DNVRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=8776 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_SYSCTL_MAX_MAP_COUNT_PRESENT -DNV_PM_MESSAGE_T_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_CHOOSE_STATE_PRESENT -DNV_VM_INSERT_PAGE_PRESENT -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(nv_i2c)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /var/tmp/portage/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8776-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-i2c.o /var/tmp/portage/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8776-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-i2c.c
/var/tmp/portage/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8776-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-i2c.c:26: error: unknown field 'slave_send' specified in initializer
/var/tmp/portage/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8776-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-i2c.c:27: error: unknown field 'slave_recv' specified in initializer
make[3]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8776-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-i2c.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8776-pkg0/usr/src/nv] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!"

the FEATURES suggestion didn't do anything...
thanks for your help.

I'm running Xorg 7.1.1 , can that be the problem?

meyert · n00b Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 45

ok. This is not a problem in your xorg-version. this is a error in the linux kernel.

Please don't use the mm-sources unless you are a kernel hacker. the mm-sources contains highly experimental patches, so don't use it!

Please give the latest 2.6.19 release candidate a try: vanilla-sources-2.6.19_rc5.ebuild. It contains a big libata update, including the pata through libata drivers. Which driver do you need for your hd?

teapot · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:00 pm Post subject:

I need the Jmicron PATA drivers...

teapot · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:32 pm Post subject:

now running on vanilla-sources-2.6.19-rc5 ... but the problem persists.

However , Nvidias latest drivers worked when I installed them manually. Very funny because the
installer compiles a kernel module.

Its a bit ugly , but it works.

edit: thx for the information regarding the 2.6.19 kernel. It didn't solve my problem , but its always better to use a proper kernel.

CDman

i also have this problem, and have no luck with any solution. Best help was with Kernel_of_Truth thread, but it only helped me to instal Gentoo 2006.1. Even tested SATA CDROM, but its not so helpful, cuz all available Nvidia drivers conflicts with experimental mm-sources.

I am really sad that this problem persists so long, because i did wait 3 months more with Core2Duo upgrade and thers still no all-working official solution with stable kernel.
Anyway thanks for all help/hints from Gentoo forumers like Kerneloftruth - you rock!

My PC:

linux-2.6.18-mm1
C6400@350x7
2GB Corsair6400 RAM
ASUS P5B Deluxe
ASUS Nvidia 7800GT
SB Audigy @ SPDIF
Pinnacle PCTV saa7134
Various Serial ATA HDDs

teapot · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject:

cheer up CDman!

Give vanilla-sources-2.6.19-rc5 a try!
It has allegedly the same sata-functionality as mm-sources.

It works for me...

Jjeje007 · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:01 am Post subject:

Hi,