HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

[23meg]

i've tried again, this time with the 2.6.11 kernel, and i can now get the driver running only with the "Accel" "Off" option, but window moving and resizing are horribly, unusably slow.

after months of low 2d performance from an ATI card, i specially looked for a laptop with a NVIDIA chip and bought one, and now look what i got in my hands...

anyone having these issues with the 2.6.12 kernel? i can't properly set it up now since ubuntu doesn't recognize my new ethernet adapter either and i can't connect to the net with my laptop...

[tseliot]

i've tried again, this time with the 2.6.11 kernel, and i can now get the driver running only with the "Accel" "Off" option, but window moving and resizing are horribly, unusably slow.

after months of low 2d performance from an ATI card, i specially looked for a laptop with a NVIDIA chip and bought one, and now look what i got in my hands...

anyone having these issues with the 2.6.12 kernel? i can't properly set it up now since ubuntu doesn't recognize my new ethernet adapter either and i can't connect to the net with my laptop...

Use kernel 2.6.11 and try this:

1) Delete the "Accel" "Off" option

2) add the lines in red to your xorg.conf

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "NvAGP" "0"
Option "RenderAccel" "Off"
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "Off"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" “Off”

In this way the acceleration should work.

Tell me if it works

[tseliot]

Of course everytime you change your kernel you have to reinstall the nvidia drivers

[23meg]

i've tried that, it doesn't work. the only way to get past the splash screen is to use "Accel" "Off" or use the vesa driver. in both cases i get 16bit color depth, and low 2d performance, plus my laptop's native resolution of 1400x1050 is unavailable in vesa. in short, all is bad.

i also tried the latest 7676 driver, and it just totally crashes x.

i'm now downloading the breezy preview at an internet cafe to see if the 2.6.12 kernel plays well with my go6200 chip... i'm that desperate.

[tseliot]

i've tried that, it doesn't work. the only way to get past the splash screen is to use "Accel" "Off" or use the vesa driver. in both cases i get 16bit color depth, and low 2d performance, plus my laptop's native resolution of 1400x1050 is unavailable in vesa. in short, all is bad.

i also tried the latest 7676 driver, and it just totally crashes x.

i'm now downloading the breezy preview at an internet cafe to see if the 2.6.12 kernel plays well with my go6200 chip... i'm that desperate.

I don't think Breezy can solve your problem. It's a matter of hardware compatibility. Please ask for help (register there and start a new thread) at the nvidia forum (at the Linux section). Only the developers can help you and you might also find other users who have the same problem (they might have solved the problem).

I can't help you as there are some problems with Geforce Go in Linux (and I don't have such a graphic card)

[23meg]

my only reason for trying breezy is the 2.6.12 kernel, since i have no way of installing it on top of hoary right now. the driver is very "kernel sensitive" so it may "play better" with the newer kernel. plus almost half of all hardware on my Tecra M4 isn't detected by hoary, so i'm hoping the newer kernel will provide better hardware support as well.

if all fails i may have to abandon ubuntu altogether (i can't believe i'm saying this! )... or replace my laptop (i don't want to do that either)...

btw, i've posted on the nvnews forum as well. i hope the folks there come up with something.

[tseliot]

my only reason for trying breezy is the 2.6.12 kernel, since i have no way of installing it on top of hoary right now. the driver is very "kernel sensitive" so it may "play better" with the newer kernel. plus almost half of all hardware on my Tecra M4 isn't detected by hoary, so i'm hoping the newer kernel will provide better hardware support as well.

if all fails i may have to abandon ubuntu altogether (i can't believe i'm saying this! )... or replace my laptop (i don't want to do that either)...

btw, i've posted on the nvnews forum as well. i hope the folks there come up with something.

If you add Breezy repositories you can install kernel image header and source (2.6.12-8) in Synaptic.

Then restart your computer and try again. (remember to delete the new repos after the process)

[23meg]

If you add Breezy repositories you can install kernel image header and source (2.6.12-8) in Synaptic.

Then restart your computer and try again. (remember to delete the new repos after the process)

i know, but i can't do that, since Hoary doesn't recognize my new laptop's Marvell/Yukon ethernet adapter and i can't connect to the net using Ubuntu, and grabbing the 2.6.12 kernel + headers from packages.ubuntu.com with all their dependencies one by one is a royal pain.

i'm now installing Breezy on the laptop. i'll post back and report how things went.

[TakisX]

The nvidia driver is just a broken thing .
Another try ( 1000000 times )
here what i get
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Sep 15 00:20:50 2005

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : false
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 1.0-
7667). As part of installing this driver (version: 1.0-6629), the existing
driver will be uninstalled. Are you sure you want to continue? ('no' will a
bort installation) (Answer: Yes)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.13.1-dyo/source'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing rivafb module check.
WARNING: Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.

The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o nv-vm.o os-
agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.13.1-dyo/so
urce SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.13.1-dyo/build'...
Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as
a loadable kernel module.

The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver; the
NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed,
but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to
function properly if the rivafb module is loaded!

*** Failed rivafb module sanity check, but continuing! ***


NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.13.1-dyo/build KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C
/lib/modules/2.6.13.1-dyo/source SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1
.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.13.1-dyo/build \
KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-2.6.13.1 KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 \
KBUILD_CHECK= KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1
/usr/src/nv" \
-f /usr/src/linux-2.6.13.1/Makefile modules
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver
sions
make -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.13.1/scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz12491/
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz12491/NV
IDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.
o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.5/include -D__KERNEL
__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.13.1/include -I/tmp/selfgz1249
1/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-t
rigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-po
inter -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -I/usr/src
/linux-2.6.13.1/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-defaul
t -I/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimpl
icit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpoint
er-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error
-D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KE
RNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MI
NOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6629 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCP
U_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAG
E_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -D
MODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz12491/N
VIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-L
inux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-linux.h:52,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
metic
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:870,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-linux.h:75,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvidia_init_module':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:930: warning
: `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:107)
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvidia_exit_module':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1051: warnin
g: `pm_unregister' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:112)
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`_get_phys_address':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2509: warnin
g: passing arg 1 of `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nv_agp_init':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2991: warnin
g: implicit declaration of function `inter_module_get'
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2992: warnin
g: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:573)
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv-
vm.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.5/include -D__KER
NEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.13.1/include -I/tmp/selfgz1
2491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wn
o-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame
-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -I/usr/
src/linux-2.6.13.1/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-def
ault -I/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/
src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -W
parentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-c
ast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GN
U_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -D
NV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6629 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -
DNVCPU_X86 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANG
E_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESE
NT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv_vm -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfg
z12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv-vm.o /tmp/selfgz124
91/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-linux.h:52,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-vm.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
metic
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:870,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-linux.h:75,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-vm.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c: At top l
evel:
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c:59: warni
ng: `cache_flush' defined but not used
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-
agp.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.5/include -D__KE
RNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-2.6.13.1/include -I/tmp/selfgz
12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -W
no-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-fram
e-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -I/usr
/src/linux-2.6.13.1/include/asm-i386/mach-default -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-de
fault -I/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -W
implicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wp
ointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-e
rror -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOO
SE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSIO
N=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6629 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNV_INT64_OK -DNVCPU_X86 -UDE
BUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRE
SENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DMODULE -DK
BUILD_BASENAME=os_agp -DKBUILD_M
ODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/
nv/.tmp_os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
os-agp.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-linux.h:52,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/os-agp.c:24:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
metic
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:870,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nv-linux.h:75,
from /tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/os-agp.c:24:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: At top
level:
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:48: erro
r: syntax error before '*' token
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:48: warn
ing: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `drm_agp_p'
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:48: warn
ing: data definition has no type or storage class
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In func
tion `KernInitAGP':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:76: warn
ing: assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:85: erro
r: request for member `acquire' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:88: warn
ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
3)
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:113: err
or: request for member `copy_info' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:173: err
or: request for member `enable' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:185: err
or: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:186: war
ning: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:5
73)
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In func
tion `KernTeardownAGP':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:216: err
or: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:218: war
ning: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:5
73)
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In func
tion `KernAllocAGPPages':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:265: err
or: request for member `allocate_memory' in something not a structure or uni
on
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:273: err
or: request for member `bind_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:290: err
or: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:305: err
or: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In func
tion `KernMapAGPPages':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:345: err
or: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In func
tion `KernFreeAGPPages':
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:444: err
or: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:445: err
or: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
make[4]: *** [/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-
agp.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz12491/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv] Error 2
make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

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hell, i tried with a fresh install of Breezy, and it W O R K S !

everyone having trouble with 2.6.1x kernels: if all fails, try Breezy, or get the 2.6.12-8 kernel and follow tseliot's other guide for setting the drivers for use with the Breezy kernel.

2d performance is remarkably better than the vesa driver, and when it comes to 3d all i can say is that glxgears shows 4000-something fps. can you suggest a more reliable way to make sure 3d acceleration is working?