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Okay, I did that. This is what I got:

 

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'

creation time: Tue Jan 27 12:22:59 2004

 

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 : false

no questions : false

silent : false

XFree86 install prefix : /usr/X11R6

OpenGL install prefix : /usr

Installer install prefix: /usr

kernel source path : (not specified)

kernel install path : (not specified)

proc mount point : /proc

ui : (not specified)

tmpdir : /root/tmp

ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com

 

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface

-> License accepted.

-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 1.0-

5328). As part of installing this driver (version: 1.0-5336), 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.

-> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux'

-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".

ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename.

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.

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You are booting with the new kernel, right? I once had an odd problem with Nvidia. I found that I had to install an old version (which successfully removed all previous installations), and then installed the new one. It worked. Perhaps there is something wrong with your compiler. Have you compiled anything else on your machine, besides Nvidia drivers?

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Doh! No. I rebooted with the new kernel before, but when I tried to install 5336 I got sloppy and let it boot to the default, which was the wrong one. :woops:

 

No, I have not tried to compile anything else on this machine. I do code, but I'm a newcomer to Linux and for the moment will be happy enough just to get my stuff working.

 

So I rebooted to the new kernel, installed 4496 like you said, then ran the installer for 5336. I'll just give you the tail end of the log file (I'll post the whole thing if you need, but here's the highlight):

 

-> 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.

-> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux'

-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".

ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename.

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.

 

:wall:

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Hmm... I just did a default installation of MDK 9.2, downloaded the new driver from Nvidia and ran the installer, and it went fine.

 

With your issue, though, could it be that the power cord is disconnected, so it isn't finding the correct ID for the card, and therefore can't associate it as an nvidia chip?

 

What is the reason for having the card unplugged?

 

Also, if the 4496 driver went through fine, have you tried removing it first, then going to the new driver? Sometimes that makes a difference, even if the installer is supposed to remove it for you. I have had problems with their installer in the past, with that being the cause.

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ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename.

Ignore my versions. I installed ML-10-beta1, had a exact matching kernel and kernel-source and got the above error. Somehow, these were not installed and are a must. After I installed them, nvidia installation went fine

 

glibc-devel-2.3.3-7mdk.i586

libgpm1-devel-1.20.1-9mdk.i586

libncurses5-devel-5.3-1.20040125.2mdk.i586

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