init problem with Intrepid

[Karl Larsen]

Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>     
>>> Nils Kassube wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>>     I have d/l the 173 bash file from nvidia onto Intrepid but for some
>>>>> reason there is no way I can find to be clear out of X-Windows. I tried
>>>>> Ctrl-Alt-F1 but the nvidia file complained that X was still running.
>>>>>     
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> Ctrl-Alt-F1 is only the first step necessary. Then login and type the 
>>>> command
>>>>
>>>> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
>>>>
>>>> to stop gdm and X. Then setup your Nvidia driver with
>>>>
>>>> sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux*.run
>>>>
>>>> where you may need to replace the filename and then restart gdm:
>>>>
>>>> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nils
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>     Hi Nils, and all of you for your help. I will try the method you 
>>> suggest because I know how to do it :-)
>>>
>>>     Will report back with results. What I am trying to verify is that 
>>> the problem with the nvidia GeForce 6100 might be because Intrepid does 
>>> not let me, at least load the proper nvidia driver. This will become 
>>> clear in a few minutes, I hope.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>     OK I'm done with Intrepid. I got the darn X to stop as Nil's showed 
>> me how and that worked just fine. Then I ran the NVIDIA bash file and it 
>> ran just as always, not finding a pre-made kernel, and the set to the 
>> task of making a new module for the Intrepid normal kernel. After a 
>> while it printed out:
>>
>> Error: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module, the kernel is not proper.
>>
>> Then it stopped and it said to read the error file in /var/log/ which I 
>> did and it did have a big problem with the Intrepid kernel.
>>
>>     I wanted to determine if the NVIDIA package called 173 would work. I 
>> failed and have lost interest in Intrepid. This version has some major 
>> changes to it and some I really do not like. I don't want to use a 
>> operating system like that. I do really understand Hardy.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>     
>
> I think you have to install a build environment and kernel headers, first.
> In the terminal:
> sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic
>
> Then run the NVIDIA installer again.
>
> Thomas
>
>   
    Good thought Thomas but no cupy doll :-)

karl at karl-hardy:~$ sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda7 /mnt
[sudo] password for karl:
karl at karl-hardy:~$ cd /mnt
karl at karl-hardy:/mnt$ ls
bin   cdrom  etc   initrd.img  lost+found  mnt  proc  sbin  sys  usr  
vmlinuz
boot  dev    home  lib         media       opt  root  srv   tmp  var
karl at karl-hardy:/mnt$ cd usr
karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr$ ls
bin  games  include  lib  lib32  lib64  local  sbin  share  src  X11R6
karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr$ cd src
karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr/src$ ls
linux-headers-2.6.27-7  linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic  nvidia-177.80
karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr/src$ ls linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic/
arch           drivers   init    lib             net       sound
block          firmware  ipc     Makefile        samples   ubuntu
crypto         fs        Kbuild  mm              scripts   usr
Documentation  include   kernel  Module.symvers  security
karl at karl-hardy:/mnt/usr/src$


    This looks like the proper file system.


Karl


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