Slack 10.1 - Kernel 2.6.12.5 - Nvidia Drivers

[Frank Kumro]

I have the 2.6.12.5 source installed in /usr/src/linux . I downloaded
the full source code and compiled it myself. Maybe something I am
missing...

On 8/21/05, pirrone <pirrone at localnet.com> wrote:
> Frank Kumro wrote:
> 
> >I just installed Slackware 10.1 compiled the 2.6.12.5 kernel and im
> >trying to install the Nvidia drivers. I always get a error saying it
> >cannot compile the driver and here is the error from the logs. Any
> >ideas?
> >
> >  make -rR -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.5/scripts/Makefile.modpost
> >   /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.5/scripts/Makefile.modpost:38: .config: No such file o
> >   r directory
> >   make[4]: *** No rule to make target `.config'.  Stop.
> >   make[3]: *** [modules] Error 2
> >   make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
> >   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
> >   nvidia.ko failed to build!
> >   make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
> >   make: *** [module] Error 2
> >-> Error.
> >ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
> >
> >
> Frank,
> 
> The error states the the kernel source files are missing or incomplete.
> Specifically:
> 
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.5/scripts/Makefile.modpost:38: .config: No such file...
> 
> 
> So you'll need to install them.  Look either for kernel-devel-2.6.12.5
> or the src file.
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Frank
Shenanigans!!