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From: Zhang Jun <gb2313@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] install nvidia driver and virtualbox for two kernels
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:01:41
Message-Id: a4e18fef0911141806u48f0740csb30f6924e142c008@mail.gmail.com
1 Hi list,
2
3 I want to keep two kernels in my pc, but have some problems on video
4 card driver and vbox:
5
6 pc ~ # cd /lib/modules/
7 pc modules # ls
8 2.6.28-tuxonice-r10-tuxonice 2.6.30-tuxonice-r6
9 pc modules # uname -r
10 2.6.28-tuxonice-r10-tuxonice
11 pc modules # eix -I nvidia
12 [I] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers
13 Available versions: 71.86.09!s ~71.86.11!s 96.43.13!s
14 173.14.20!s ~173.14.20-r1!s 180.60!s ~185.18.36!s ~185.18.36-r1!s
15 ~190.29!s ~190.42-r2!s ~190.42-r3!s {acpi custom-cflags gtk
16 kernel_FreeBSD kernel_linux multilib userland_BSD}
17 Installed versions: 180.60!s(21ʱ18·Ö12Ãë 2009Äê08ÔÂ16ÈÕ)(acpi
18 kernel_linux -custom-cflags -gtk -multilib)
19
20 ### and I want to install nv driver for another kernel by hand (not emerge)
21
22 pc modules # sh
23 /usr/portage/distfiles/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.60-pkg0.run -a -K -k
24 "2.6.30-tuxonice-r6"
25 Verifying archive integrity... OK
26 Uncompressing NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86
27 180.60................................................................................................................................................
28
29 ERROR: No NVIDIA driver is currently installed; the
30 '--kernel-module-only' option can only be used to install the NVIDIA
31 kernel module on
32 top of an existing driver installation.
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37 the same problem will be in virtaulbox-modules, though I have not tested.
38
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40 how can I install nv driver and vbox-modules for two kernels ?
41 thanks!

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Re: [gentoo-user] install nvidia driver and virtualbox for two kernels Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>