OK I had the "unsigned" line too high in the nv.c file I had to move it down a liitle bit below the global state line and everything loads THANK YOU !!! > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667 > From: "Brian Callahan" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Fri, November 05, 2004 7:08 pm > To: pvinson@xxxxxxx, "For testers of Fedora Core development releases" > <fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > OK I added the line and then ran the installer but now I get a different > error > > /root/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:3512: error: > `num_nv_de > vices' undeclared (first use in this function) > make[4]: *** [/root/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o] > Error 1 > make[3]: *** > [_module_/root/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/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. > > > "nv.c file: > #ifdef MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR > MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(NV_MAJOR_DEVICE_NUMBER); > #endif > unsigned int __VMALLOC_RESERVE = 128 << 20 <----------------------- > /* > * our global state; one per device > " > > Thanks, > BC > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667 > > From: "Patrick Ryan Vinson" <pvinson@xxxxxxx> > > Date: Fri, November 05, 2004 5:06 pm > > To: "For testers of Fedora Core development releases" > > <fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 14:59 -0700, Brian Callahan wrote: > > > Can't build or load nvidia video driver under 667 > > > > > > used an nvidia patch from > > > http://ngc891.blogdns.net/index.php?2004/09/21/3-patched-nvidia-drivers > > > > > > but still can't load the driver > > > > > > > > > errors: > > > # dmesg > > > nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. > > > nvidia: Unknown symbol __VMALLOC_RESERVE > > > nvidia: Unknown symbol __VMALLOC_RESERVE > > > > > > works fine under 2.6.8-541 > > > > > > BC > > > > > > > not sure about that patch but all I did was add > > > > unsigned int __VMALLOC_RESERVE = 128 << 20; > > > > right after: > > > > #ifdef MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR > > MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(NV_MAJOR_DEVICE_NUMBER); > > #endif > > > > in the nv.c file and ran the installer. Worked perfectly > > fine after that. I am currently running the *-667 kernel. > > Are you making sure your xorg.conf file is setup properly? > > > > -- > > fedora-test-list mailing list > > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list