MDK10.1 NWN install. "error"

[kristi]

Hi, I'm on Mandrake 10.1

I used MCC to create a new partition for /usr, and created a dir/usr/NWNG

I copied nwresources129.tar.gz and nwclient129.tar.gz to NWNG.

did tar -xzf nwresources129.tar.gz

 

when that finsher, I coppied nwclient129.tar.gz to nwn

cd to nwn

did tar -xzf nwclient129.tar.gz

did ./fixinstall

did ./nwn

get "Error"

 

and that's all she wrote! I had this running when I was up on Xandros V3 (2.6.9kern) - I had it in a separate reiserfs partition back then - I did mount that partition to MDK10.1, but got "failed to initialize graphics" with that, so I thought I'd start over...

 

PS if I add 1.65 to 1.29 on MDK, I get the "failed to initialize graphics"

(XFX GeF4Ti4200 as generic GEF4, Viewsonic A75f monitor)

 

Thoughts?

tia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kristi

[devries]

failed to initialize graphics

 

What videocard do you have? Nvidia? Install the nvidia driver.

[kristi]

EDIT: fixed by correctly installing Nvidia driver. 2/15/05

 

Hi and thanks for answering!

 

failed to initialize graphics

What videocard do you have? Nvidia? Install the nvidia driver.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

"card is an XFX Nvidia Ge4Force Ti4200"

"MDK recognized it as a GE4 Generic"

 

Yeah, I figured that and last nighted started to follow the FAQ on installing the driver. Doing the init 3 killed kde but did not give me a prompt - so I ctl-alt-del'ed and went to bed.

 

Today I set my default runlevel back to 3 and booted into root .

did urpmi binutils got "everything's already loaded".

did urpmi kernel-source and it proceeded to load 42mb of /usr/src/linux-2.4.27-0.pre2.1mdk - really helpful on a 2.6.8.xx system!!!!!

 

 

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

creation time: Sun Feb 13 16:30:57 2005

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

  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.

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

-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".

-> Performing rivafb check.

-> Performing rivafb module check.

WARNING: Your kernel was configured to include rivafb support as

        a loadable kernel module.

[[[[[[i deleted the rest of this since it was the wrong kernel]]]]]]

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.

 

I think the immediate question is where do I get/how do I prepare the current source for MDK10.1, and how do I specify that on the command line.

Thanks!

Kristi

 

EDIT1: okay, I now have /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk which I believe is the right source. (?)

and /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk

Now looking for how I prepare it...

Edited February 15, 2005 by kristi