Hello. I did a recent install of Debian etch on a system with an nVidia graphics controller. I used module-assistant to install the nvidia kernel module, and under kernel 2.6.18 from the install, that all worked fine.
A few days later, I upgraded to kernel package 2.6.18.2-686 (from lenny) to resolve a problem with the on-board audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) The kernel upgrade did indeed resolve the problem with the audio controller, but it meant a re-install of the nvidia kernel module. I tried to do that as follows: % aptitude install nvidia-kernel-common % module-assistant -i prepare % module-assistant a-i -t -f nvidia-kernel However, the build failed. The crucial error seems to be this (from /var/cache/modass/nvidia-kernel-source.buildlog.2.6.21-2-686.1183784666): ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LD [M] /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv/nvidia.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module nvidia.ko uses GPL-only symbol 'paravirt_ops' make[4]: *** [__modpost] Error 1 make[3]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.21-2-686' NVIDIA: left KBUILD. nvidia.ko failed to build! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The compiler used was gcc-4.1 version 4.1.1 (the kernel seems to have been compiled with 4.1.2), but the error-message seems to suggest that the issue is in some sense legal rather than technical. (There is a similar bug report---No. 430577---against the nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-71xx package.) Has anyone else encountered this problem, or does it come from some stupidity on my part? I could use the nvidia installer, I suppose, but I'd really prefer to do things the Debian way. Does anyone know of a workaround? Thanks very much in advance, Jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
