Just another person who can't seem to get the nvidia drivers to work.
Here is what i've done so far:
1. I tried installing the kernel source via RPMdrake (i've heard that there are other ways to do this that work better...what are they?)
2. I tried installing the driver provided by nvidia and it gave me the error message about a missing "/lib/modules/2.6.3-9mdk/buil/include/linux/modvershions.h"
3. I tried installing the same sort of thing but from this guy's website...someone said he had the 2.6 drivers in the compressed file or something http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.6/
-this worked but...if i try to startx i get "Failed to initialize NVIDIA kernel module"
I've tried all of these things in init 3 like i'm supposed to as root and not under su. I also took a look at the x-log and it went through all the device detection and properly picked out my video card. I also changed the line from "nv" to "nvidia", I have a glx line, and i don't have a DRI line.
Any ideas...perhaps a better way to make sure i have the right kernel source and it is configured properly.
(btw I'm using mdk10 rc1 for amd64...not that it should matter that much)
[moved from Installing Mandrake by spinynorman]