trouble compiling nvidia module in Ubuntu 7 and/or Fedora 7

[bilbous]

Both of these distribution expect users with nvidia cards to install precompiled modules, both provide three different ones, I'll call legacy, legacy new and current. The problem comes for users with gforce 4 gpus which are supposedly supported by the middle module, "legacy new" above. The last two versions of that driver stream give me that familiar black screen phenomenon and only the 8776 version works. In both ubuntu and fedora compiling the 8776 version aborts due to, I believe, being unable to find ..linux/config.h. In Ubuntu the config.h files are:

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/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16/include/config/x86/find/smp/config.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16/debian/Config/config.hp
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16/debian/Config/config.hppa
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic/include/config/i2o/config.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic/include/config/x86/find/smp/config.h
Does anyone know if one of these could be used? What are the .hp and .hppa files? Does it look like I am missing some package?

In Fedora there are two similarly placed as the i20 and smp ones as well as one in usr/include/pci and another in /usr/include/libuser.

In mandriva it is where it is expected to be.

[Induane]

on ubuntu try installing the linux-headers package.

[bilbous]

Thanks, I may have missed that, I installed sources and this and that. Could well be my problem for both.


They were already installed. The sources had been downloaded but not installed and I found a page for installing the nvidia binary but the instructions did not help. I'm going to abandon Ubuntu because they have really raised the bar as far as customizing goes. I had no trouble installing the game, I just couldn't run it due to the stupid nvidia drivers "black screen of pointlessness." Maybe I'll give Suse another try, I think they may have abandoned their reiserfs foolishness but who knows. Of course the easiest solution is to buy a newer video card but AGP cards are getting hard to find. They are unlikely to be supported much longer either by their manufacturers. Still a 6200 might last another couple of years before it runs into the same type of problem I'm having with the onboard gF4.

[Xordan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609639+106790717&name=GeForce+7+series

[Induane]

The real issue is the stupid geforce 4   I don't know what your troubles are then though, I've compiled the driver just fine with no issues.  Xordans right, for almost no money you can pick up a far far far superior card anyways.

[bilbous]

No problem, It still works in mandriva so I'm not locked out.

Newegg don't ship to Canada and the 7 series is still too pricey for me but I might be able to get something second hand around here.

[Xordan]

tigerdirect.ca have stuff too.

[miadon]

what about trusty old ebay?

[Induane]

Do you have pci-e slots?  I think I still have an old GeForce 6800 laying around you can have.

[bilbous]

No agp is all. I'm good enough in Mandriva, don't really have money for upgrades. I am virtually certain my problems are self inflicted. It just seems the major distros are moving away from user configurability and into a top down use what we tell you kind of methodology. Guess that is the price of progress. If you recompile your kernel in one of the commercial distros and you have a support plan it gets terminated. God forbid you have special equipment that needs specific kernel options. I guess in that case you are expected to tell them what you need and wait for them tobuild you a custom kernel. The great Linux revolution is nearly done, it has been usurped by the capitalist profit mongers.

[miadon]

Use a distro like Slackware then , OK it is harder and the package management sucks. But it doesn't have that methodology you speark of.

[Induane]

Or use Arch Linux - its a lot like Slackware but with awesome package management.

[bilbous]

ohh goodie more distros for my grub! heheh