nvidia 8500 fatal error

[eric235u]

hi all. after a recent update my graphics card doesn't seem to be working properly (no hardware accelerated 3d). so i tried reinstalling the proprietary drivers from livna and get the following error,

kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.9-85.fc8 - 96.43.01-19.lvn8.x86_64
FATAL: Could not open '/boot/System.map-2.6.23.9-85.fc8': No such file or directory

what do you think? many thanks.

fedora 8
2.6.23.8-63.fc8
gnome 2.20.2
amd 64 x2
bfg nvidia 8500

[Seve]

Hello:
Try removing your kmod-nvidia drivers completely. using yum.

Then install the proper kmod-nvidia version (as your new card is supported by the latest drivers)
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/169.07/README/appendix-a.html

from livna the kmod-nvidia-169.07 package

Seve

[eric235u]

[root@firedragon eric]# yum remove kmod-nvidia*
Setting up Remove Process
No Match for argument: kmod-nvidia
No Packages marked for removal
[root@firedragon eric]#

[eric235u]

[root@firedragon eric]# yum install kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.8-63.fc8
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.8-63.fc8.x86_64 0:96.43.01-18.lvn8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: nvidia-96xx-kmod-common >= 96.43.01 for package: kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.8-63.fc8
--> Processing Dependency: kmod-nvidia-96xx >= 96.43.01-18.lvn8 for package: kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.8-63.fc8
--> Running transaction check
---> Package xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx.x86_64 0:96.43.01-3.lvn8.1 set to be updated
---> Package kmod-nvidia-96xx.x86_64 0:96.43.01-19.lvn8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.9-85.fc8 = 96.43.01-19.lvn8 for package: kmod-nvidia-96xx
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.9-85.fc8.x86_64 0:96.43.01-19.lvn8 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================== ===========================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ===========================
Installing for dependencies:
kmod-nvidia-96xx x86_64 96.43.01-19.lvn8 livna 20 k
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.8-63.fc8 x86_64 96.43.01-18.lvn8 livna 1.7 M
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.9-85.fc8 x86_64 96.43.01-19.lvn8 livna 1.7 M
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx x86_64 96.43.01-3.lvn8.1 livna 5.0 M

Transaction Summary
================================================== ===========================
Install 4 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 8.5 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/4): kmod-nvidia-96xx-9 100% |=========================| 20 kB 00:00
(2/4): kmod-nvidia-96xx-2 100% |=========================| 1.7 MB 00:11
(3/4): xorg-x11-drv-nvidi 100% |=========================| 5.0 MB 00:32
(4/4): kmod-nvidia-96xx-2 100% |=========================| 1.7 MB 00:10
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: kmod-nvidia-96xx ######################### [1/4]
Installing: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx ######################### [2/4]
Installing: kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.8-63 ######################### [3/4]
Installing: kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.9-85 ######################### [4/4]
FATAL: Could not open '/boot/System.map-2.6.23.9-85.fc8': No such file or directory

Dependency Installed: kmod-nvidia-96xx.x86_64 0:96.43.01-19.lvn8 kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.8-63.fc8.x86_64 0:96.43.01-18.lvn8 kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.9-85.fc8.x86_64 0:96.43.01-19.lvn8 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx.x86_64 0:96.43.01-3.lvn8.1
Complete!
[root@firedragon eric]#

[Seve]

Hello:
Have you updated to the latest official kernel release ?
/boot/System.map-2.6.23.9-85.fc8': No such file or directory
System.map-2.6.23.9-85.fc8 should be installed with the 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 kernel

yum update kernel kernel-devel

once that is complete, reboot to the latest kernel and then install
the proper driver package from livna for your new card.
Keep in mind that the kernel-mods have to match your kernel.


Seve

[eric235u]

[root@firedragon eric]# uname -a
Linux firedragon 2.6.23.8-63.fc8 #1 SMP Wed Nov 21 17:56:40 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[root@firedragon eric]# yum update kernel
Setting up Update Process
Could not find update match for kernel
No Packages marked for Update

:confused:

[Seve]

Hello:
Okay ... 20 questions it is ...

Open a terminal and log in as root and type and enter
yum clean metadata
yum clean dbcache

then type and post the output of
yum list | grep kernel

and

rpm -aq | grep kernel

Seve

[eric235u]

[root@firedragon eric]# uname -a
Linux firedragon 2.6.23.8-63.fc8 #1 SMP Wed Nov 21 17:56:40 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@firedragon eric]# yum clean metadata
14 metadata files removed
[root@firedragon eric]# yum clean dbcache
6 sqlite files removed
[root@firedragon eric]# yum list | grep kernel
kernel.x86_64 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 installed
kernel.x86_64 2.6.23.8-63.fc8 installed
kernel-headers.x86_64 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 installed
arm-gp2x-linux-kernel-headers.noarch 2.6.12.0-2.fc8 fedora
buildsys-build-rpmfusion-kerneldevpkgs-c 22-1.lvn8 livna
buildsys-build-rpmfusion-kerneldevpkgs-n 22-1.lvn8 livna
kernel-debug.x86_64 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 updates
kernel-debug-devel.x86_64 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 updates
kernel-devel.x86_64 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 updates
kernel-doc.noarch 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 updates
kernel-xen.x86_64 2.6.21-2952.fc8 updates
kernel-xen-2.6-doc.noarch 2.6.21-2952.fc8 updates
kernel-xen-devel.x86_64 2.6.21-2952.fc8 updates
yum-kernel-module.noarch 1.1.8-1.fc8 fedora
[root@firedragon eric]#

[eric235u]

[root@firedragon eric]# rpm -aq | grep kernel
kernel-2.6.23.8-63.fc8
kernel-headers-2.6.23.9-85.fc8
kernel-2.6.23.9-85.fc8
[root@firedragon eric]#

[eric235u]

very strange. upon restart i do not see kernel-2.6.23.9-85.fc8 available...

[Seve]

Hello:

Okay, you have the latest kernel installed.
kernel-2.6.23.9-85.fc8

You have to reboot and select the kernel-2.6.23.9-85.fc8 kernel from Grub and boot using that kernel.


Seve

[Demz]

very strange. upon restart i do not see kernel-2.6.23.9-85.fc8 available...
are you dual-booting? if so grub maybe booting to fast for you to notice, there is a package you can download to change the grub boot. by going to yum CLI an typing in

su -
yum -y install system-config-boot

[Seve]

Hello:
It could be that your kernel was not installed completely ?
In your /boot do you have :
config-2.6.23.9-85.fc8
initrd-2.6.23.9-85.fc8.img
System.map-2.6.23.9-85.fc8
vmlinuz-2.6.23.9-85.fc8

If you have them all there, then you can edit your /boot/grub/grub.conf file to add an entry for the latest kernel if it is missing.

Seve

[eric235u]

[root@firedragon grub]# tail -100 grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.23.8-63.fc8)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.23.8-63.fc8 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.23.8-63.fc8.img
title Fedora (2.6.23.1-49.fc8)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.23.1-49.fc8 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.23.1-49.fc8.img
[root@firedragon grub]# cd /boot
[root@firedragon boot]# ls
config-2.6.23.1-49.fc8 initrd-2.6.23.8-63.fc8.img vmlinuz-2.6.23.1-49.fc8
config-2.6.23.8-63.fc8 lost+found vmlinuz-2.6.23.8-63.fc8
grub System.map-2.6.23.1-49.fc8
initrd-2.6.23.1-49.fc8.img System.map-2.6.23.8-63.fc8
[root@firedragon boot]#

[Seve]

Hello:
Well it looks as though the kernel was not installed correctly / completely ?

If you have not already done so, install yumex (gui front end for yum)

yum -y install yumex

when it's complete you will find it under Applications / System Tools / Yum Extender

Launch Yumex and choose installed, then select the 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 kernel and the 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 kernel-devel and remove them.

Close yumex
then open a terminal and log in as root and once again do a
yum clean metadata
yum clean dbcache

then try
yum update kernel kernel-devel

and hopefully it installs correctly

Seve

[eric235u]

i uninstalled and reinstalled the kernel and now it's there and i'm using it. unfortunately i still can't get the nvidia card working. module and driver are loaded in new kernel. not sure what's wrong.

it's 2am here in boston. i shall return to this problem tomorrow. many thanks for your help!

[eric235u]

well after spending about 8 hours on this i'm unable to get the proprietary drivers to work properly. i guess i can live without 3d for the moment and have decided to go on. again thanks for your time.

[eric235u]

alright damn it, the patriots are coming on and i must watch them!

since livna doesn't want to play nice with me here's what i did.

get the latest nvidia driver at
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

as root at terminal:
init 3

install the driver. (i first had to yum install gcc)
say yes to everything including selling your soul

init 5

screw with various settings in mplayer that i don't understand until the hiccups go away.

watch pats in one hour!

i'm sure more problems will creep up, but for the moment i can watch tv on my linux box.

:-)

thanks all for your help!

[Demz]

you will probably find you will have problms with the propietry driver from Nvidia,