NVIDIA Drivers in Ubuntu 10, Kernel source help.

[omnisource]

Ok I am trying to install the latest nVidia Drivers to my system. It is a NVIDIA 9600gt, I am using drivers from here for Ubuntu x64 [http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=109422]

I get this error message:
If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure
you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel
installed on your system. If you specified a separate
output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or
the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this
directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.

How Do I do this? I am still new to unix and do not know what that means. I think this is that last part of the installation process I need to actually install the drivers (took me long enough to figure out how to turn the X server off lol)

I have been reading the nVidia forums and even the noobs there know more than I do lol. Here is a copy of the entire installer log file:


nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sat Jul 10 22:53:47 2010

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
precompiled interfaces : true
no ncurses color : false
query latest version : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no recursion : 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
no kernel module : false
force SELinux : default
no X server check : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : (not specified)
X library install path : (not specified)
X module install path : (not specified)
OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
compat32 install chroot : (not specified)
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
compat32 install libdir : (not specified)
utility install prefix : (not specified)
utility install libdir : (not specified)
doc install prefix : (not specified)
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.
-> 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.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.32-23-generic/build'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.32-23-generic/build'
ERROR: If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure
you either have configured kernel sources matching your
kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed
on your system.

If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure
you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel
installed on your system. If you specified a separate
output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or
the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this
directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.

Depending on where and how the kernel sources (or the
kernel headers) were installed, you may need to specify
their location with the SYSSRC environment variable or
the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.
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.

[omnisource]

anyone? I navigated to lib/modules/2.6.32-23 directory and the source is there but all the folders have the shortcut icon over them

[alterpinguin]

why did You not use the entry in the menu:
System -> Hardware Driver
and installed the nvidia-propietary driver with this menu-point?
-
The only use for doing a built of the nvidia-drivers local
is if you did install the kernel-sources and you did built
a special kernel on your own.
But then, the kernel-sources are on your machine and
the nvidia-install should find those parts from the source (header-files) and from the built.

[Shazaam]

Try this...

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
This code will install the kernel-headers for your current kernel version (uname -r) if they are not currently installed.

[omnisource]

Alterpinguin. I did use that method until I was told the graphics would still be software rendered and that I had to install it this way to have it hardware rendered. Was I told incorrect information?


Shazam. Yep tried that

[cascade9]

Alterpinguin. I did use that method until I was told the graphics would still be software rendered and that I had to install it this way to have it hardware rendered. Was I told incorrect information?

Yes, that info was wrong.

BTW, those are very old drivers in that link 171.xx, and over 2 years old now. The current nvidia drivers for that card in the ubuntu repositories are 195.xx

[tommcd]

Ok I am trying to install the latest nVidia Drivers to my system. It is a NVIDIA 9600gt
Have you tried the nvidia driver from the Ubuntu repos???? ... as alterpinguin suggested with using: system > administration > hardware_driver ???
This should always be your first choice, unless the latest driver in the Ubuntu repos will not work for you for some reason.
To install the driver from the Ubuntu repos ... I prefer using the terminal to install the specific driver that I want rather than using the hardware_drivers helper to decide for me. For your late model nvidia card (and my card also) it is:


sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings
sudo nvidia-xconfig
sudo reboot

After you reboot, run:

glxinfo | grep -i render
It should answer with something like:


bash-4.1$ glxinfo | grep -i render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!
GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_copy_image,
GL_NVX_conditional_render, GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info,
bash-4.1$

[omnisource]

Thanks all of you. Now that I know I was using incorrect information I can just try it with the hardware wizard. Or with that command you just. Posted.

I appreciate it

[ex_isp]

Tommcd,

I don't understand why 3dnow is showing up in your output if you have an Nvidia card...

Please explain.

Ex

[tommcd]

Tommcd,
I don't understand why 3dnow is showing up in your output if you have an Nvidia card...
Please explain.

Well, to be perfectly honest ... I did not even know what 3Dnow was!
You see, I had always been in the habit of running:

glxinfo | grep -i direct
to check for the direct rendering: Yes output. In a thread on the LQ forums it was suggested that it is better to run:
glxinfo | grep -i render:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/games-are-slow-818411/
The 3Dnow stuff does not show up when you grep direct. It only shows up when you grep render.

A quick google search has found that 3Dnow is something that is integral to AMD CPUs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DNow!
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/3dnow,109.html
It seems that the nvidia drivers get along ok with 3Dnow:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_20020109_5677.html
So ... perhaps you could explain this to me! Is there a problem with 3Dnow and the nvidia driver output I posted?
I have never actually heard of this 3Dnow thing before.
Gee whiz, you learn something new every day around here!