Page 2 - NVdriver kernel module doesn't load

ok, nVidia ****ed up their rpms. then deinstall first.
if i remember correctly, rpm -E nVidia.rpm (==erase), supply the name you got from "rpm -q -a" here...

Thanks alot for your help,I really appreciate it.
But unfortunaly rpm -q -a|grep -i nvidia returns nothing

from your last posts, it should be:

rpm -q -a|grep -i NVIDIA_kernel

... but since nvidia didnt return any results, sorry...

try "rpm -q -a|less" and see yourself if any package could be the driver.

ps.
... need to leave now... see you tomorrow.

Just get the tarballs, extract both and type 'make' in both dirs (GLX first). That's how I install the accelerated NV drivers.

BTW, do you have Driver "nvidia" or "nv" in your XF86Config?

I have Driver "nv",because if I change it,X won't start.

rpm -q -a|less returned a whole list,and when I searched for NVIDIA it found this in the list:
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up_2.4.18_10

Ill try the tar balls,in what runlevel do I have to do this (I am running RH7.3 and someone told me that I should execute "init 3").

"nv" is the non-acc. 2d driver. And n'ah, ya don't need to be in any specific run-level.

BTW, I don't know if you realise you need 2 packages, the kernel and the GLX one. Install the GLX first and then the kernel.

I know that,but the GLX one seems to be okay,nvdriver is the one that is the problem.

Okay,I downloaded the tar files for both the GLX and kernel thingy.I untarred and did a make with the GLX,and that went okay.But when I executed a make on the kernel thingy I got this:

echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -1`\" > nv_compiler.h
cc -c -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wno-multichar -O -MD -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRM_HEAPMGR -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=3123 -DNV_UNIX -DNV_LINUX -DNVCPU_X86 -I. -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wno-cast-qual nv.c
In file included from /usr/include/linux/vmalloc.h:8,
from nv-linux.h:57,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/asm/pgtable.h:17:24: asm/fixmap.h: Onbekend bestand of map
In file included from nv-linux.h:60,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/delay.h:13:23: asm/delay.h: Onbekend bestand of map
In file included from nv-linux.h:64,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:44:25: asm/hardirq.h: Onbekend bestand of map
/usr/include/linux/interrupt.h:45:25: asm/softirq.h: Onbekend bestand of map
In file included from nv.c:14:
nv-linux.h:68:75: asm/uaccess.h: Onbekend bestand of map
In file included from /usr/include/linux/highmem.h:5,
from nv-linux.h:75,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/asm/pgalloc.h:6:24: asm/fixmap.h: Onbekend bestand of map
In file included from nv-linux.h:111,
from nv.c:14:
/usr/include/linux/autoconf.h:1:2: #error Invalid kernel header included in userspace
make: *** [nv.o] Fout 1

How can i fix this?

Can anyone help me?It really sucks to not being able to play games.

You again?!

I had the following error that happened when I booted my 2.4.18 NVdriver module with a 2.4.19 kernel instead. Perhaps you made a half-upgrade (most likely failed) to another kernel? Everytime you install a new kernel you must reinstall the module.

Try upgrading to a *stable* kernel and try removing everything else, perhaps you simply have the wrong kernel loaded.

I strongly suggest you compile your own kernel. If it's your first-time it involves reading every single page of item help and you should be set. Otherwise use the ones that come with your distro.

You mentionned that you used to play Tuxracer so you must have changed something.

Another thing, you haven't helped much either. Search for things and tell us wether it worked or not. Especially if it doesn't, that way you and us won't waste more time with that.

And good luck, there's no reason why it shoudn't work.

I know,I can be quite a nuisance

I have never played Tuxracer with my current distro,hell before I install Mesa 4 I couldnt even start Tuxracer.

So,whcih kernel do you recommend?(so that I can **** up my computer and have to install Red Hat again)

I recommend the latest stable kernel of course, just check out kernel.org and you'll see.

"The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.4.19"
So where do I put it when i download it ,and how do I install it (last time I tried it with some tutorials I found with Google and I ****ed up my computer,dont feel like doing that again,to be honest).

You have to install it with LILO but forget it. Take the ones that come with your distro instead.

You could try UML (User-Mode Linux) and try everything you never dared to do on a live system (that's Linux inside Linux).

Ill just upgrade to Red Hat 8 since that comes with a newer kernel and see if that works.