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I tried numerous times!In fact I have three drivers downloaded from this site and I followed every directions like switching to runlevel 3 and then ./driver name.It simply won`t install 10x alot to everyone,especially to ianw1974.I`m sorry for losing your time and mine too. I am now downloading suse with ktorrent after that I wil format my hard disk gladly

well there is some improvement. I changed driver from "nv" to "nvidia" after that I ran urpmi dkms-nvidia (for some unknown to me reason settings for urpmi had disappeared so I first added media) in console everything was ok no warnings or errors popped up so I rebooted X didn`t start the error was sth like "no usable modes found "or sth like that so I put my dvd in and updated the system I chose legacy for video card X didn`t start again urpme dkms-nvidia uninstalled latest driver after reboot X ran fine but my network connection settings seemed to have disappeared so i had to configure network too now Im with the legacy driver latest nvidia driver is said to be for geforce/quadro so why the heck wouldn`t it install I`ll take some other distro this is too much for a newbie

I installed the legacy driver but I havo no improvement in preformance I have a side question : how come there are windows drivers specific to every nvidia video card but for linux its just one?

well the only thing I didnt post is [ulukaj@localhost ~]$ urpmq --list-media The Ultimate Linux Desktop DVD (cdrom1) The Ultimate Linux Desktop DVD (cdrom2) The Ultimate Linux Desktop DVD (cdrom3) The Ultimate Linux Desktop DVD (cdrom4) The Ultimate Linux Desktop DVD (cdrom5) The Ultimate Linux Desktop DVD (cdrom6) [ulukaj@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.12-21mdk I also have the corresponding kernel-source since it appeared in control center for deinstallation more: [root@localhost ulukaj]# urpmi dkms-nvidia_legacy Please insert the medium named "The Ultimate Linux Desktop DVD " on device [/dev/hdd] and finally [root@localhost ulukaj]# urpme dkms-nvidia unknown package: dkms-nvidia I installed the kernel with urpmi and kernel-source with control center

I got the same error something to do with nvidia.ko missing on urpmi dkms-nvidia it wants the install dvd

root@localhost ulukaj]# rpm -qa | grep dkms dkms-minimal-2.0.5.9-3mdk dkms-2.0.5.9-3mdk [root@localhost ulukaj]# rpm -qa |grep kernel nvidia-kernel-2.6.12-12mdk-7676-1mdk kernel-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk kernel-2.6.12.12mdk-1-1mdk kernel-source-2.6-2.6.12-21mdk I feel helpless the reason I want to install a new driver is because kde responds slow on input,invalid screen areas take visible time to reapaint etc.My video card might be old but it should be able to handle it.On the other hand anything that requires so much system ressources seems bloated and unefficient to me.That is of course except games and other stuff that even well optimized monopolize the system.I`m not happy :(

I can`t install any of those I get the sam errors 8756 8178 ,so it`s not only about the latest driver

I got this [root@localhost ulukaj]# slocate nvidia.ko /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/8756-0.1.20060plf/2.6.12-21mdk/i586/module/nvidia.ko.gz /lib/modules/2.6.12-21mdk/kernel/drivers/char/drm/nvidia.ko.gz /lib/modules/2.6.12-21mdk/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko.gz [root@localhost /]# ls -l usr/src/ total 20 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 May 19 19:09 linux -> linux-2.6.12-21mdk/ drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 18 17:56 linux-2.6.12-12mdk/ drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 19 19:09 linux-2.6.12-18mdk/ drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 May 19 20:04 linux-2.6.12-21mdk/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 19 20:04 nvidia-8756-0.1.20060plf/ drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 May 15 02:06 RPM/

it? what found it? whatever :mellow: 2.6.12-21mdk I got this finaly.This error blowed up with with latest drivers ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This is most likely because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' RPM installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' command line option. I also notced something that I don`t know if it is worth examining : WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.12-21mdk/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions. and this -> Kernel module compilation complete. so driver prevent itself from accessing libraries or what? do I deinstall DKMS?

Yes i installed them both,but I still cant install the nvidia driver

I got this [root@localhost ulukaj]# urpmi kernel-2.6.12.18mdk no package named kernel-2.6.12.18mdk I also tried the steps given on the site proposed by grendal I seem to have installed/uninstalled all but the driver

Thanks I hope you`re right :)

I got this [ulukaj@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa| grep kernel kernel-2.6.12.12mdk-1-1mdk nvidia-kernel-2.6.12-12mdk-7676-1mdk kernel-source-2.6-2.6.12-18mdk I think i have the source installed.Now what?

I`m kinda doing everything with my eyes closed. Isn`t urpmi kernel-source supposed to do what you say?. If so i did it.I`m new to linux as you might guess.

Hi, i have mandriva 2006 installed. I cant install the nvidia driver for my geforce mx440.I followed the instructions posted here and I couldn`t install it.I`m new to linux.Here`s the installer`s log.Hope someone can help me.Thanks. nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' creation time: Thu May 18 19:05:59 2006 option status: license pre-accepted : false update : false force update : false expert : false uninstall : false driver info : false no precompiled interface: false no ncurses color : false query latest driver ver : false OpenGL header files : true no questions : false silent : 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 force tls : (not specified) force compat32 tls : (not specified) X install prefix : /usr/X11R6 OpenGL install prefix : /usr compat32 install prefix : (not specified) installer install prefix: /usr utility install prefix : /usr 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 : /root/tmp ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com RPM file list : (not specified) Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface -> License accepted. -> 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 test with CC="cc". ERROR: The kernel header file '/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-12mdk/include/linux/kernel.h' does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source path '/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-12mdk' is incorrect. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' RPM installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' command line option. 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. :huh: