[gobolinux-users] Nvidia problem with kernel headers

[Jonas Karlsson]

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:44:56 +0100, Thomas Queste <tqueste at free.fr> wrote:

> I just tried to install the nvidia drivers, using 'Compile Nvidia' but it failed
> in finding the kernel headers.
>
> The nvidia wizard (the install is no silent !?) ask me for the Kernel source
> path: /System/Kernel/Modules/2.6.23.8-Gobo/build, which is correct after
> 'compile linux 2.6.23.8' and aborting after decompressing the archive.
>
> The next step is were the error appears :
> RROR: The kernel header file
>          '/System/Kernel/Modules/2.6.23.8-Gobo/build/include/linux/version.h'
>          does not exist.  The most likely reason for this is that the kernel
>          source files in '/System/Kernel/Modules/2.6.23.8-Gobo/build' have not
>          been configured.
>
> My question is : should I compile the kernel in order to install the nvidia
> driver ?

You need a configured and built kernel source directory, not just the sources.

> Currently, I only have the package which is provided with the gobo14.
>
The sources are included in that package. Remove
/Files/Compile/Sources/linux-2.6.23.8 (match the version with what you have),
run 'SymlinkProgram linux' and choose to install unmanaged files. Then you
should have a working source directory.

-- 
/Jonas

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