nvidia drivers won't build

[Rick Bilonick]

I'm running fc6 on an Athlon 64 x86_64 system. I've tried installing the
nvidia proprietary drivers from the nvidia web site. I've also tried
installing the nvidia rpm. Neither work - I get a error trying to build
the driver. The complete log file form installing the rpm is shown at
the end.

Immediately below is the part that says the kernel configuration is
invalid:

KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/n
   v" -f /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-x86_64/Makefile modules
   test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (
\
    echo;								\
    echo "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";		\
    echo "         include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf
are mis
   sing.";	\
    echo "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to
fix it
   .";	\
    echo;								\
    /bin/false)

I'm not sure exactly how to do: Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on
kernel src to fix it

Any ideas on how to fix this problem? The proprietary driver worked fine
under FC5 and earlier.

Rick B.

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Nov  2 00:11:38 2006

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
  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.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system
(version: 1.0-
   8774).  As part of installing this driver (version: 1.0-8776), 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.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/source'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> 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-i2c.o
nv.o nv
   -vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv-i2c.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 -f stprof stprof.o symtab.h
   rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module
SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.f
   c6/source SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build'...

NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build
KBUILD_VERBOSE
   =1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/source
SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-
   Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv modules
   make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build \
    KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-x86_64 \

KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/n
   v" -f /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-x86_64/Makefile modules
   test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (
\
    echo;								\
    echo "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";		\
    echo "         include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf
are mis
   sing.";	\
    echo "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to
fix it
   .";	\
    echo;								\
    /bin/false)
   mkdir
-p /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv/.tmp_
   versions
   rm
-f /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver
   sions/*
   make
-f /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-x86_64/scripts/Makefile.build obj
   =/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv
   echo #define NV_COMPILER "`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`"
> /tmp/selfgz17924/NV

IDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
     cc
-Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv/.
   nv.o.d  -nostdinc
-isystem /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.1.1/include -D
   __KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2
-I/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-x86_64/
   include -include include/linux/autoconf.h
-I/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-
   x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes
-Wno-trigr
   aphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef
-Werror-im
   plicit-function-declaration -Os -mtune=generic -m64 -mno-red-zone
-mcmodel=k
   ernel -pipe -fno-reorder-blocks -Wno-sign-compare -funit-at-a-time
-mno-sse 
   -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -fomit-frame-pointer
-fasynchronous-unwind-tab
   les -g -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement
-Wno-pointer-sign 
   -I/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_6
   4-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch
-Wformat 
   -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar
-Werror -O -f
   no-common -mno-red-zone -minline-all-stringops -MD -Wsign-compare
-Wno-cast-
   qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE
-mcmodel=kernel 
   -DNTRM -DNVRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0
-DNV_P
   ATCHLEVEL=8776 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM
-DNV_MULTIP
   LE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT
-DNV_SYSCTL_MAX_MAP_COU
   NT_PRESENT -DNV_PM_MESSAGE_T_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_CHOOSE_STATE_PRESENT
-DNV_VM_I
   NSERT_PAGE_PRESENT -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT
-DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESEN
   T -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s"
-D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUIL
   D_STR(nv)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c
-o /tmp/selfgz17924/NVI

DIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-
   Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv/nv.c
   In file included
from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv.c:14:
   /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:17:
   26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:8,
                    from include/linux/lockdep.h:12,
                    from include/linux/spinlock_types.h:12,
                    from include/linux/spinlock.h:78,
                    from include/linux/capability.h:45,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:44,
                    from include/linux/module.h:9,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv-linux.h:51,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function ‘prefetch_range’:
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’
used in a
   rithmetic
   In file included from include/linux/sched.h:54,
                    from include/linux/module.h:9,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv-linux.h:51,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/nodemask.h: In function ‘__first_node’:
   include/linux/nodemask.h:229: warning: signed and unsigned type in
condition
   al expression
   include/linux/nodemask.h: In function ‘__next_node’:
   include/linux/nodemask.h:235: warning: signed and unsigned type in
condition
   al expression
   include/linux/nodemask.h: In function ‘__first_unset_node’:
   include/linux/nodemask.h:253: warning: signed and unsigned type in
condition
   al expression
   In file included from include/asm/elf.h:48,
                    from include/linux/elf.h:7,
                    from include/linux/module.h:16,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv-linux.h:51,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm/compat.h: In function ‘compat_alloc_user_space’:
   include/asm/compat.h:202: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used
in arit
   hmetic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:564,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv-linux.h:76,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function ‘check_signature’:
   include/asm/io.h:275: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   In file included from include/asm/pci.h:92,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:691,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv-linux.h:76,

from /tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm-generic/pci-dma-compat.h: In function ‘pci_map_page’:
   include/asm-generic/pci-dma-compat.h:49: warning: pointer of type
‘void *â
   €™ used in arithmetic
   make[4]: ***
[/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr/src/nv/
   nv.o] Error 1
   make[3]: ***
[_module_/tmp/selfgz17924/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8776-pkg2/usr
   /src/nv] Error 2
   make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
   nvidia.ko failed to build!
   make[1]: *** [mdl] 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.

[Mogens Kjaer]

Rick Bilonick wrote:
...
> 26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory

Search the archives and you'll find that this question has
been asked - and answered - a lot of times.

Mogens

[Rick Bilonick]

On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 08:23 +0100, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
> Rick Bilonick wrote:
> ...
> > 26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
>
> Search the archives and you'll find that this question has
> been asked - and answered - a lot of times.
>
> Mogens
>
> -- 
> Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department
> Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark
> Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
> Email: [e-mail] Homepage: http://www.crc.dk

I installed kmod-nvidia and xorg-x11-drv-nvidia from livna and this
installed the driver. mplayer, xine, and kaffeine will play the HDTV .ts
files as they did under FC5, FC4, FC3, but locks up the display if you
try to adjust the player's screen size - never did this before.

Rick B.

[Felix Mathais]

look for autoconf.h and copy or symlink it into
config.h

Felix
--- Rick Bilonick  wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 08:23 +0100, Mogens Kjaer
> wrote:
> > Rick Bilonick wrote:
> > ...
> > > 26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or
>
> directory
> > Search the archives and you'll find that this
>
> question has
> > been asked - and answered - a lot of times.
> >
> > Mogens
> >
> > -- 
> > Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department
> > Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark
> > Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
> > Email: [e-mail] Homepage: http://www.crc.dk
>
> I installed kmod-nvidia and xorg-x11-drv-nvidia from
> livna and this
> installed the driver. mplayer, xine, and kaffeine
> will play the HDTV .ts
> files as they did under FC5, FC4, FC3, but locks up
> the display if you
> try to adjust the player's screen size - never did
> this before.
>
> Rick B.
>
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[Rick Bilonick]

On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 18:08 +0000, Felix Mathais wrote:
> look for autoconf.h and copy or symlink it into
> config.h
>
> Felix

By symlink I'm assuming you mean:
> ln -s autoconf.h config.h

This creates a symbolic link (config.h) pointing to autoconf.h. I did
this but I still could not get the nvidia driver (8776 I believe) from
the Nvidia download site to build, nor could I get nvidia-x11-drv rpm to
build and install. I was able to get the kmod-nvidia (and a related
file) to build and install - but, although it produces an accelerated
display capable of displaying HDTV .ts files, it locks up if you try to
change aspect ratio in mplayer, xine, and kaffeine. I just went to check
the nvidia driver version and sure enough the X11 display locked up.

Rick B.

[Rick Bilonick]

On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 00:52 -0500, Rick Bilonick wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 18:08 +0000, Felix Mathais wrote:
> > look for autoconf.h and copy or symlink it into
> > config.h
> >
> > Felix
>
> By symlink I'm assuming you mean:
> > ln -s autoconf.h config.h
>
> This creates a symbolic link (config.h) pointing to autoconf.h. I did
> this but I still could not get the nvidia driver (8776 I believe) from
> the Nvidia download site to build, nor could I get nvidia-x11-drv rpm to
> build and install. I was able to get the kmod-nvidia (and a related
> file) to build and install - but, although it produces an accelerated
> display capable of displaying HDTV .ts files, it locks up if you try to
> change aspect ratio in mplayer, xine, and kaffeine. I just went to check
> the nvidia driver version and sure enough the X11 display locked up.
>
> Rick B.

Given that X locks up when running xine, mplayer and kaffeine, I tried
to install the nvida driver from the web site again. Now it builds and
installs although it took several attempts and I also removed the
kmod-nvia and related files. So the nvidia driver "works" but mplayer,
xine, (and I'm assuming) kaffeine cause the system to completely freeze
(so bad you can't get to a console terminal by hitting cntr alt f1)
forcing a hard reboot. I never had problems with FC5 and the proprietary
driver. It's a good thing this is a test unit and not the working HDTV
recorder. At this point I don't see any option but to re-install FC5 and
wait to these problems are resolved.

Rick B.

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 11/3/06, Rick Bilonick  wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 00:52 -0500, Rick Bilonick wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 18:08 +0000, Felix Mathais wrote:
> > > look for autoconf.h and copy or symlink it into
> > > config.h
> > >
> > > Felix
> >
> > By symlink I'm assuming you mean:
> > > ln -s autoconf.h config.h
> >
> > This creates a symbolic link (config.h) pointing to autoconf.h. I did
> > this but I still could not get the nvidia driver (8776 I believe) from
> > the Nvidia download site to build, nor could I get nvidia-x11-drv rpm to
> > build and install. I was able to get the kmod-nvidia (and a related
> > file) to build and install - but, although it produces an accelerated
> > display capable of displaying HDTV .ts files, it locks up if you try to
> > change aspect ratio in mplayer, xine, and kaffeine. I just went to check
> > the nvidia driver version and sure enough the X11 display locked up.
> >
> > Rick B.
>
> Given that X locks up when running xine, mplayer and kaffeine, I tried
> to install the nvida driver from the web site again. Now it builds and
> installs although it took several attempts and I also removed the
> kmod-nvia and related files. So the nvidia driver "works" but mplayer,
> xine, (and I'm assuming) kaffeine cause the system to completely freeze
> (so bad you can't get to a console terminal by hitting cntr alt f1)
> forcing a hard reboot. I never had problems with FC5 and the proprietary
> driver. It's a good thing this is a test unit and not the working HDTV
> recorder. At this point I don't see any option but to re-install FC5 and
> wait to these problems are resolved.

Did you report the these problems on nvnews.net?  If not, then the
odds of them being resolved are rather slim.

[David Cary Hart]

On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:07:52 -0500, Rick Bilonick 
opined:
> Given that X locks up when running xine, mplayer and kaffeine, I
> tried to install the nvida driver from the web site again. Now it
> builds and installs although it took several attempts and I also
> removed the kmod-nvia and related files. So the nvidia driver
> "works" but mplayer, xine, (and I'm assuming) kaffeine cause the
> system to completely freeze (so bad you can't get to a console
> terminal by hitting cntr alt f1) forcing a hard reboot. I never had
> problems with FC5 and the proprietary driver. It's a good thing
> this is a test unit and not the working HDTV recorder. At this
> point I don't see any option but to re-install FC5 and wait to
> these problems are resolved.

Have you tried a lower version. I had no joy until I went down to
8776 vs 9626.

[Rick Bilonick]

On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 14:51 -0500, David Cary Hart wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:07:52 -0500, Rick Bilonick 
> opined:
> > Given that X locks up when running xine, mplayer and kaffeine, I
> > tried to install the nvida driver from the web site again. Now it
> > builds and installs although it took several attempts and I also
> > removed the kmod-nvia and related files. So the nvidia driver
> > "works" but mplayer, xine, (and I'm assuming) kaffeine cause the
> > system to completely freeze (so bad you can't get to a console
> > terminal by hitting cntr alt f1) forcing a hard reboot. I never had
> > problems with FC5 and the proprietary driver. It's a good thing
> > this is a test unit and not the working HDTV recorder. At this
> > point I don't see any option but to re-install FC5 and wait to
> > these problems are resolved.
>
> Have you tried a lower version. I had no joy until I went down to
> 8776 vs 9626.
> --

I'm using 8776 on a 64-bit Athlon system running FC6. I was trying to
see if anyone else has run into this problem.

Rick B.