insmod error: Couldn't find kernel version module was compiled for:SOLVED

[Joel Hammer]

Fudgettaboutit.

I hunted around a bit and found a module in /lib/modules/.../video  that was
placed there by the nvidia installer script. I insmod'ed that one and
it worked. I had been trying to insmod a likely sounding module placed
in the target directory by the installer.

                         PROBLEM SOLVED

My Gforce FX 5200 is looking good.

It took only about 6 to 8 hours to get this card installed.

Doom and quake look great.  Now that I understand what I am doing with
this thang, I may get a couple of more for my lindows boxes. Nvidia
deserves a lot of respect and support from linux users.

Now, of course, the question arises, do I have to do this all for the other
kernels I boot on this machine? I'll have to find out someday.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Joel


On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 09:57:43AM -0400, Joel Hammer wrote:
> This was the video card thread, but I have made great progress.  I found
> that if you use a -keep option with the installer script, it saves
> everything, including the instructions, so you can fiddle with whatever.
> 
> I tracked down the Makefile for building the kernel module and put in the
> IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH
> directive.
> 
> I then ran the installer script and everything went well until the end
> where, as usual, depmod wouldn't run, but, I overrode that and things
> went to completion.
> 
> When I try to install the module with insmod -f, I get the error listed
> in the title of this letter.
> 
> I am stumped for now.
> 
> Any suggestions welcome.
> 
> Joel
> 
> 
> 
> 
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