Slack 10.1 - Kernel 2.6.12.5 - Nvidia Drivers

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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