Hi, Still stuck with getting the nvidia driver loaded. I have the old video card re-installed-which is how I could use debian gui. SuSE and Knoppix both recognized this card without a hitch. So why can't I get it to work in Debian? --- John Yurcik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am still getting the error message about not being > able to load nvidia.o from the nvidia driver > installer. > I did make depends as was suggested here-it didn't > change the error message. > In trying to do make menuconfig in > /usr/src/kernel-sources... the following is the > terminal response: > > deblnx:/usr/src# cd kernel-source-2.4.18 > deblnx:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18# make > menuconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) > make -C scripts/lxdialog all > make[1]: Entering directory > `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/scripts/lxdialog' > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. > >> > >> You must have Ncurses installed in order > >> to use 'make menuconfig' > > make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/scripts/lxdialog' > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 > deblnx:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18# > > deblnx:~# apt-get install ncurses > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Package ncurses has no available version, but exists > in the database. > This typically means that the package was mentioned > in > a dependency and > never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not > available > with the contents > of sources.list > E: Package ncurses has no installation candidate > deblnx:~# > > --- Robert William Hutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > 1. Download and install the kernel-source > package > > that > > > corresponds to the kernel version you're > running. > > > 2. Unbzip the bzip file that appears in /usr/src > > > (something like > > kernel-source-2.4.whatever.tar.bz2). > > > 3. make a symbolic link to the resulting > directory > > > called /usr/src/linux (eg ln -s > > > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.22 /usr/src/linux). > > > 4. copy /boot/config-<kernelversion> to > > > /usr/src/linux/.config > > > 5. do a make menuconfig or make oldconfig. > > > > > > This should be enough to generate the headers; > if > > not > > > you might try compiling the kernel as well: > > > > > > I did 1-4 above. At 'make menu config the > > terminal > > > responded with 'no target specified' I tried > > adding > > > the directory with the kernel-sources to the > > command > > > without without success. Do I really have to > > compile > > > the kernel to get this video card driver > > installed? > > > > [snip] > > > > that should be "make menuconfig" and you should be > > in the /usr/src/linux > > directory. > > > > You don't have to compile the kernel, just > configure > > it (I think :). > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product > search > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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