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Jorge Almeida wrote on 03/25/06 10:00: |
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> I've been using nvidia-kernel-1.0.7676 and nvidia-glx-1.0.7676-r1 since |
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> I upgraded the kernel to gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1, some time ago. It |
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> works without problems. I emerged these versions (~x86) because the |
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> normal ones wouldn't work. |
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> |
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> $ cat /etc/portage/package.keywords |
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> media-video/nvidia-glx ~x86 |
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> media-video/nvidia-kernel ~x86 |
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> |
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> $ cat /etc/portage/package.mask |
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> >media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7676 |
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> >media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.7676-r1 |
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> |
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> Today I emerge sync'ed and "emerge -pNDu world" says, among other |
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> unrelated things: |
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> Calculating world dependencies ...done! |
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> [ebuild UD] media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7667 [1.0.7676] |
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> [ebuild UD] media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.7667-r1 [1.0.7676-r1] |
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> |
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> Now, what can this mean, given the contents of package.keywords and |
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> package.mask? |
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> Moreover, 1.0.7676 is supposed to address several bugs in 1.0.7667 |
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> (according to a NVIDIA developer, in another list). |
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> |
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> I tried emerging nvidia-kernel-1.0.7667, just to see what gives, and: |
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> |
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> * Determining the location of the kernel source code |
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> * Found kernel source directory: |
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> * /usr/src/linux |
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> * Found sources for kernel version: |
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> * 2.6.15-gentoo-r1 |
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> * These sources have not yet been prepared. |
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> * We cannot build against an unprepared tree. |
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> * To resolve this, please type the following: |
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> * |
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> * # cd /usr/src/linux |
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> * # make oldconfig |
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> * # make modules_prepare |
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> * |
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> * Then please try merging this module again. |
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> |
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> !!! ERROR: media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7667 failed. |
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> !!! Function check_kernel_built, Line 363, Exitcode 0 |
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> !!! Kernel sources need compiling first |
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> !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this |
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> status message. |
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nvidia-kernel-1.0.8178-r3 is the current ~x86 version, and works fine |
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with gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1. |
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Try removing the specific version numbers from your package.mask to get |
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the latest version. |
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Cheers, Dave |
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