Re: [PLF-announce] [RPM] nvidia97xx-100.14.09-1plf2008.0

Austin wrote:
> Anssi Hannula wrote:
>> Austin wrote:
>>> Anssi Hannula wrote:
>>>> Name        : nvidia97xx                   Relocations: (not relocatable)
>>>> Version     : 100.14.09                         Vendor: Penguin Liberation Front
>>>> Release     : 1plf2008.0                    Build Date: Sat Jun  9 23:10:39 2007
>>> Does this one build dkms modules even with recent tmb kernels?
>>> I have kernel-tmb-devel and kernel-tmb-source installed, and current 
>>> dkms-nvidia fails.
>> Don't know about that, what is the error you get?
>>
> 
> [root@localhost mythtv]# dkms build -m nvidia97xx -v 1.0-9755.2plf2007.1
> 
> Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp cannot 
> be found at
> /lib/modules/2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp/build or 
> /lib/modules/2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp/source.
> You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.

This seems like the -devel is not correctly installed.

> [root@localhost mythtv]# dkms build -m nvidia97xx -v 1.0-9755.2plf2007.1 
> --kernelsourcedir=/usr/src/2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdv
> 
> Preparing kernel 2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp for module build:
> (This is not compiling a kernel, just preparing kernel symbols)
> Storing current .config to be restored when complete
> Running Generic preparation routine
> make mrproper......
> using /proc/config.gz
> make oldconfig.....
> make prepare-all.....(bad exit status: 2)
> 
> Building module:
> cleaning build area....(bad exit status: 2)
> make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp 
> SYSSRC=/usr/src/2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdv module....(bad exit status: 2)
> 
> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 
> 2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp (x86_64)
> Consult the make.log in the build directory
> /var/lib/dkms/nvidia97xx/1.0-9755.2plf2007.1/build/ for more information.
> [root@localhost mythtv]# cat 
> /var/lib/dkms/nvidia97xx/1.0-9755.2plf2007.1/build/make.log
> DKMS make.log for nvidia97xx-1.0-9755.2plf2007.1 for kernel 
> 2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp (x86_64)
> Sun Jun 10 08:52:54 EDT 2007
> sh ./conftest.sh "cc" "cc" /usr/src/2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdv 
> /usr/src/2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdv cc_sanity_check full_output
> sh ./conftest.sh "cc" "cc" /usr/src/2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdv 
> /usr/src/2.6.21.3-tmb-desktop-1mdv select_makefile full_output
> If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure
> you either have configured kernel sources matching your
> kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed
> on your system.
> 
> If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure
> you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel
> installed on your system. If you specified a separate
> output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or
> the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this
> directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with
> the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.
> 
> Depending on where and how the kernel sources (or the
> kernel headers) were installed, you may need to specify
> their location with the SYSSRC environment variable or
> the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option.
> 
> *** Unable to determine the target kernel version. ***
> 
> make: *** [select_makefile] Error 1

This seems like old dkms is being used. Upgrade to 
dkms-2.0.16-1.1mdv2007.1 which is available in main/testing.

-- 
Anssi Hannula