Re: [gentoo-user] Can't build nvidia driver on older Dell

[Mark Knecht]

On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote:
>  I have an older Dell with AMD Athlon and nvidia integrated video that
> I've been using as a PVR hooked up to an HDHomerun dual tuner box.
> Today, I decided to update the system... big mistake... the nvidia
> driver will not build.  The video hardware according to "lspci -v" ...
>
> 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300 LE] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>        Subsystem: Dell Device 0405
>        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 7
>        Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
>        Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>        Memory at f9000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
>        [virtual] Expansion ROM at fa000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
>        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
>        Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
>        Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
>        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
>        Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
>
> "uname -a" reports
> Linux e521 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 #1 Sat Dec 25 20:36:13 EST 2010 i686 AMD
> Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
>
> "emerge -pqv =x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-195.36.31" reports
> [ebuild   R   ] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-195.36.31  USE="-acpi -custom-cflags -gtk (-multilib)"
>
>  I've attached the build log.  Any workarounds, or are the nouveau or
> nv drivers polished enough that they can be used instead?
>
> --
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
>

According to the nvidia site I think you should possibly be using a
newer driver for the 7300 LE?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-260.19.29-driver.html

Check the supported products tab.

Hope this helps. I got fooled with a similar issue with a different
card a few months back.

Cheers,
Mark