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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@humphrey.ukfsn.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] invalid argument when trying to modprobe nvidia module
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:16:49 +0000
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On Sunday 16 January 2011 12:13:54 Adam Carter wrote:

> The no kernel config error sounds more like you havent done make
> oldconfig/menuconfig whatever to create the .config file.

In fact that isn't it. I've copied the .config from /boot, run make 
oldconfig, compiled the kernel and copied it to /boot. Still nvidia-
drivers won't compile, apparently because /usr/src/linux points to a 
kernel other than the running one.

-- 
Rgds
Peter.          Linux Counter 5290, 1994-04-23.