Fedora and Nvidia ?????

[Sean Craig]

Hi Patrick

I had a similar problem compiling other modules for my kernel.

Try the following:

Before running your 'make', run this:
  [user at host ~]$ export CC=gcc32

then do your make ....

regards

Sean Craig


PatrickM wrote:

>After installing Fedora (looks really nice!),
>I tried to install the Nvdia 4496 driver and ended up with a message telling me that it couldn't install it:
>" You appear to be compiling the NVIDIA kernel module with
>a compiler different from the one that was used to compile
>the running kernel."
>
>If have been looking around (including the Nvidia site) and came up with some difficult sounding solutions: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=d20d4f000c166c7285b258de992d5485&threadid=20628
>
>Since I'm pretty new to Linux, I don't understand much of it (I could install the driver with RH9 though).
>
>Would it be too much asked, but could someone please explain me how to get that thing up and running? Or should I wait for a new updated Nvidia driver (any idea when to expect it) ???
>
>It's just that I'm dying to start using FC1.....
>
>Any ideas or help is very much appriciated!!!!
>Thanks!!
>
>PatrickM
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