This "$KERNEL_VERSION" variable cannot read by cookutils and just creating "-slitaz" folder and correct folder is "2.6.37-slitaz". Change to "$kvers" and add some symlink to get this driver working. Downloads my nvidia-173xx-receipt.patch.txt, rename to nvidia-173xx-receipt.patch to patch receipt file.
Please see http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_173.14.25.html the nvidia-173.14.25 is for xorg-server version 1.7, and i have been tested with my NVidia GForce FX 5500 and can cause a failure for starting xorg-server with error log in Xorg.0.log:
[ 83.022] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 83.022] (II) Loading /usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 83.024] dlopen: /usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so: undefined symbol: miEmptyData
[ 83.026] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 83.026] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 83.026] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (loader failed, 7)
[ 83.029] (EE) No drivers available.
[ 83.030]
Fatal server error:
[ 83.031] no screens found
[ 83.035]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 83.037] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 83.042]
See "dlopen: /usr/lib/X11/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so: undefined symbol: miEmptyData" and for some of reference is:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-96/+bug/616394
and please rooling down, nvidia-173.14.27 fail on ubuntu 10.10 with xorg-server 1.9 rc5:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=153963
The correct driver is nvidia-173.14.28 for xorg-server version 1.9.x, and i have been
tested. please see:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-173.14.28-driver.html
also can use a lates version nvidia-173.14.30, new version nvidia-173.14.31 and i have been tested.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-173.14.30-driver.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-173.14.31-driver.html
And for nvidia-96xx need upgrade to and add some symlink to get this driver working. Soon as I get the nvidia card.
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nvidia-173xx-receipt.patch.txt (2.9 KB, 613 downloads) 12 years old
