FC5 kernel nvidia/ati how-to

[cybrjackle]

Just a short how-to/FYI

If the new kernel isn't in updates by the time you eager beavers install

$ su -
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# vi dave-kernels.repo

the file
cat /etc/yum.repos.d/dave-kernels.repo

[dave-kernels]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Dave's Kernels
baseurl=http://people.redhat.com/davej/kernels/Fedora/FC5/RPMS.kernel/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Update the kernel and some other things you need

# yum update kernel
# yum install kernel-devel fedora-rpmdevtools subversion 
# reboot

As your user

$ fedora-buildrpmtree
$ cd $HOME/rpmbuild
$ mkdir src.rpms && cd src.rpms

The nvidia driver:

$ wget -c http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/development/SRPMS/xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1.0.8178-7.lvn5.src.rpm
$ rpm -ivh xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1.0.8178-7.lvn5.src.rpm
$ cd ../SPECS
$ rpmbuild -ba xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.spec 

The kernel module
$ cd $HOME/rpmbuild/src.rpms
$ svn co svn://svn.livna.org/rlo/packages/nvidia-kmod/
$ cd nvidia-kmod/devel
$ cp * $HOME/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
$ cp nvidia-kmod.spec $HOME/rpmbuild/SPECS
$ cd $HOME/rpmbuild/SOURCES
$  wget -c http://www.leemhuis.info/files/fedorarpms/KMODFILES.lvn/nvidia-glx-kmod-data-1.0.8178.tar.bz2
$ cd $HOME/rpmbuild/SPECS
$ vi nvidia-kmod.spec
change these two values
#%define   kversion 2.6.15-1.20_FC5
%define   kversion `uname -r`

#%define kvariants %{?buildup:""} %{?buildsmp:smp} %{?buildxen:xen0} %{?buildkdump:kdump}
%define kvariants ""

$ rpmbuild -ba  nvidia-kmod.spec --target $(uname -m)

Finishing up

$ su -
# cd $USERS_HOME/rpmbuild/RPMS/${ARCH}/
# rpm -ivh kmod-nvidia* xorg-x11-drv-nvidia*
# /usr/sbin/nvidia-config-display enable
# init 3; init 5

Done, now go play games or setup twinview.....


THe same process should work for ati

[cybrjackle]

Oh, edit the nvidia-kmod.spec and take out xen and kerneldump

Change 1 to 0

%define buildxen 0
%define buildkdump 0

[egr]

Thank you for info and for kernels, but isn't the first step too complicated?
I think it's easier just to visit
http://people.redhat.com/davej/kerne...5/RPMS.kernel/
and download what you need

[cybrjackle]

Either way, yum install or go d/l and rpm -ivh them.

[egr]

hmmm, when I try to build kernel module for ati by command:
rpmbuild -ba fglrx-kmod.spec --target $(uname -m)
it tries to build it for
i686, xen0, kdump and smp kernels, it stops with error while building module for xen0, how can I build the module just for i686?

[cybrjackle]

hmmm, when I try to build kernel module for ati by command:
rpmbuild -ba fglrx-kmod.spec --target $(uname -m)
it tries to build it for
i686, xen0, kdump and smp kernels, it stops with error while building module for xen0, how can I build the module just for i686?

vi fglrx*
and change 1 to 0

%define buildsmp 0
%define buildxen 0
%define buildkdump 0

[egr]

thank you for your advice, but it didnt help me, I think something wrong with the script, but I figured out that I can just define kvariants to nothing

%define kvariants %{?buildup:""} %{?buildsmp:smp} %{?buildxen:xen0} %{?buildkdump:kdump}

to

%define kvariants ""

and it helped

[cybrjackle]

thank you for your advice, but it didnt help me, I think something wrong with the script, but I figured out that I can just define kvariants to nothing


to

and it helped

Yep, sorry I missed that portion when I was editing

Thx!

#%define   kversion 2.6.15-1.20_FC5
%define   kversion `uname -r`

#%define kvariants %{?buildup:""} %{?buildsmp:smp} %{?buildxen:xen0} %{?buildkdump:kdump}
%define kvariants ""

[allyse]

hmm I get:

[root@allyse i686]# rpm -ivh kmod-nvidia* xorg-x11-drv-nvidia*
error: File not found by glob: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia*
error: Failed dependencies:
nvidia-kmod-common = 1.0.8178 is needed by kmod-nvidia-1.0.8178-3.2.6.15_1.2059_FC5.i686

[cybrjackle]

ls /home/allyse/rpmbuild/RPMS/i686

[totzo]

hmm I get:

[root@allyse i686]# rpm -ivh kmod-nvidia* xorg-x11-drv-nvidia*
error: File not found by glob: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia*
error: Failed dependencies:
nvidia-kmod-common = 1.0.8178 is needed by kmod-nvidia-1.0.8178-3.2.6.15_1.2059_FC5.i686

me too

[Firewing1]

See My howto on the same subject for more info -- You have to install 2 rpms and build 2 more:
install -> kernel & kernel-devel
build -> xorg-drv-nvidia & nvidia-kmod
Firewing1

[totzo]

See My howto on the same subject for more info -- You have to install 2 rpms and build 2 more:
install -> kernel & kernel-devel
build -> xorg-drv-nvidia & nvidia-kmod
Firewing1

cheers for that, worked a treat!

[AdRy]

Please help me,
when i do

 # rpm -ivh kmod-nvidia* xorg-x11-drv-nvidia*

at the end
I always get this error msg:

[root@localhost i686]# rpm -ivh kmod-nvidia* xorg-x11-drv-nvidia*
error: Failed dependencies:
        nvidia-kmod-common = 1.0.8178 is needed by kmod-nvidia-1.0.8178-5.2.6.16_1.2070_FC5.i686

following files are in this folder:
kmod-nvidia-1.0.8178-5.2.6.16_1.2070_FC5.i686.rpm
nvidia-kmod-debuginfo-1.0.8178-5.2.6.16_1.2070_FC5.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1.0.8178-7.lvn5.src.rpm

[Firewing1]

I dunno there -- Those are the instructions that worked for my computer... I guess we'll have to wait for Livna to release the offical RPMS.
Firewing1