[plug] RH 7.3, nvidia drivers

[Mike Holland]

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, John Knight wrote:

> >John, it should be simple enough. What did you do exactly?
> 
> The same way I've always done it, with SuSE and Mandrake etc, the way in the 
> docs. Here's my shell messages:
> 
> [root at dorris src]# rpm -i NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up.i686.rpm

I have the same except athlon version.

> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in 
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver: unresolved symbol 
> irq_stat_R51b43718

What are those numbers after the symbols? Anyone? Must be a kernel thing.
Mine has the symbol  irq_stat_Rb2fd80ba .

I'm guessing that the module doesnt match your kernel. Linux isnt big on 
binary compatibility. You could take another shot at getting the correct 
binary RPM, or just get the source, untar and "make". Simple as that - I 
hope.

> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver:
> Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license

I got that message too, but not a problem.

> and for glx:
> [root at dorris src]# rpm -i NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.suse73.i386.rpm
> error: failed dependencies:
>         3ddiag is needed by NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123

Redhat GLX doesnt need 3ddiag. I cant help you with SUSE.
 
> >There should be none, except the standard X libraries, and specific
> >kernel.
> 
> Hard to argue with the dependencies the packages are telling me about......

Not for my redhat RPM.
What does rpm report as the dependency list for your RPMs ?

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