Mandrake 9.1 and Nvidia drivers unresolved problem

[Mortimer 0]

I've seen in various forums people having problems installing detonators into mandrake 9.1, with nobody giving a better answer than what we already know is the way to install them re: using either source RPMs or Taz files, building/compiling them and using the various install commands for each of them, then changing the "nv" line in the XF86Config-4 file to "nvidia". But what happens when it doesn’t work damn it!

 

For some reason I'm having a heck of a time installing these drivers, maybe someone out there has a better idea! Here are the ERROR messages:

(eg. used Taz.gz files, error after make install commands have been executed)

 

depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o

 

HINT: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license and it has unresolved symbols.

 

(Obviously they didn't install, but running the startx command anyway gives):

 

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the nvidia kernel driver!

(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

 

(Also the GLX file installed fine, but obviously won’t make a difference since the kernel module isn’t installed properly)

 

(Using driver 4191, and XFree86 4.3.0)

 

 

HELP!

[Squeak 0]

The easiest way to install the nvidia kernel would be by SRPM, so download it and do the following:

 

NOTE: Kernel source and rpmbuild must be installed(if it isn't, just go to Kicker\Configuration\Packaging\Install Software and search for the two).

 

Open up a terminal(CTRL+T) and execute the following commands:

 

su (and supply the root password)

 

rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.src.rpm

 

rpm -ivh /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/i586/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.i586.rpm

 

Then, install the GLX rpm, edit the XF86Config-4 file, and restart the X-server(CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE).

[Vermyn 0]

Also remember to comment out:

 

Load "GLCore"

Load "dri"

 

Comment both of those entries out.

 

Then, of course, as you said, make sure "nv" is "nvidia".

 

Last but not least, try a reboot! Sometimes "nv" hangs out and interferes with loading "nvidia". And make sure you did do the GLX driver...

 

--Alexander

[PhiX 0]

It may be a BIOS configuration issue, as i discovered using the command below, in text mode

Code:

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

and then looked up into /var/log/messages.

 

[plug&play OS] needed to be set to NO

 

[Assign IRQ to VGA] needed to be set to YES.

 

I did that and it worked, so i suggest Mortimer to check that out.

 

[motherboard: ECS K7S5A]