[SOLVED] NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.39-pkg1.run

[Juanito]

unpack the nvidia source and try to compile the driver..

[jls]

Hi
Build scripts for the nvidia driver already exists for tc 4.x, thanks to arslanserc:
https://code.google.com/p/tc-ext-tools/source/browse/packages/nvidia/

[Stone.Giant]

Hi
Build scripts for the nvidia driver already exists for tc 4.x, thanks to arslanserc:
https://code.google.com/p/tc-ext-tools/source/browse/packages/nvidia/

can I use that with TC 6.x ?

[Stone.Giant]

I got error

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$ sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.39-pkg1.run --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux-3.16.6

[Misalf]

IIRC, you're supposed to compile the nvidia drivers in CLI while not running X.

Also you will need  procps.tcz  .

[Juanito]

If you have compiletc, perl5, ncurses-dev, bash and bc loaded things should work.

[jls]

Hi
Build scripts for the nvidia driver already exists for tc 4.x, thanks to arslanserc:
https://code.google.com/p/tc-ext-tools/source/browse/packages/nvidia/

can I use that with TC 6.x ?

Hi Stone.Giant
Try it and please report the eventual errors

[Stone.Giant]

Hi
Build scripts for the nvidia driver already exists for tc 4.x, thanks to arslanserc:
https://code.google.com/p/tc-ext-tools/source/browse/packages/nvidia/

can I use that with TC 6.x ?

Hi Stone.Giant
Try it and please report the eventual errors

I depend on .tcz extensions. im a newbie could you teach me how to use it?

[Stone.Giant]

I got newer error. I already made a symlink to /usr from /home/seed/usr/src

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seed@avocado:/usr$ ls -l
total 0
drwxr-sr-x    2 root     root          3640 Jun  8 20:52 bin/
drwxr-xr-x   36 root     root          3020 Sep 17  2014 include/
drwxr-xr-x    6 root     root          1300 Jun  8 20:52 lib/
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            30 Jun  8 21:08 linux-3.16.6 -> home/seed/usr/src/linux-3.16.6
drwxr-xr-x   15 tc       staff          320 Jun  8 21:35 local/
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           560 May  3 12:38 sbin/
drwxr-xr-x   16 root     root           320 Sep 17  2014 share/

I exited X-server (Ctrl+Alt+F1) and sudo kill <Nvidia PID>. When I executed this command this is what I got...

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seed@avocado:~$ sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.39-pkg1.run -kernel-source-path=/
usr/linux.3.16.6



WWW?

[Misalf]

It should be

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/usr/src/linux.3.16.6
not

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/usr/linux.3.16.6

CTRL+ALT+F1 does not exit X.
CTRL+ALT+Backspace does.

[Stone.Giant]

It should be

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/usr/src/linux.3.16.6
not

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/usr/linux.3.16.6

CTRL+ALT+F1 does not exit X.
CTRL+ALT+Backspace does.

You mean I place my symlink to /usr/src? I shud make a folder first.

[Misalf]

I did not need to use  --kernel-source-path  when I compiled the nvidia drivers.
Maybe because the kernel sources where stored at the correct location in my case.

However, I just noticed that you didn't use the correct command parameter.

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-kernel-source-path
vs

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--kernel-source-path


[Stone.Giant]

I did not need to use  --kernel-source-path  when I compiled the nvidia drivers.
Maybe because the kernel sources where stored at the correct location in my case.

However, I just noticed that you didn't use the correct command parameter.

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-kernel-source-path
vs

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--kernel-source-path


Sorry for the typo, but i did use the correct synta in CLI. Is it ok to use the /usr/linux-3.16.6 as destination folder or Nvidia installation script is configured to find it in /usr/src/linux3.16.6?

[Juanito]

The nvidia script should work with where ever you set "--kernel-source-path" to.

I see from the build script link that it uses "--extract-only" and then a bunch of individual commands to get things done, maybe this might be a better way to go?

[Stone.Giant]

As u can see in the picture I have some scarce file included in my symlink (which made it in red text if u ls -l). I already deleted my previous symlink and created a new one.

i also tried to rerun linux-kernel-sources-env but it gave error:


now it gave me again this error

ERROR: The kernel source path '/usr/src/linux-3.16.6' does not exist.  Please
       make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and
       that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for
       example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM
       installed.  If you know the correct kernel source files are installed,
       you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path'
       command line option.