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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] invalid argument when trying to modprobe nvidia
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On 01/16/2011 01:18 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Sunday 16 January 2011 03:25:41 covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
>> Adam Carter <adamcarter3@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Did you remember to repoint the /usr/src/linux link? IIRC the
>>> module is built to suit whatever kernel that is pointing to. If
>>> its not set correctly you'll need to re-emerge nvidia-drivers.
>>
>> linux is pointing correctly and it was after I emerged the
>> nvidia-drivers that I got the invalid argument.
>
> You can't emerge nvidia-drivers if /usr/src/linux points to a kernel
> version other than the currently running one - it complains it can't find
> a valid kernel config. This means that, after emerging a new kernel
> version, it's necessary to reboot with the new kernel (and fail to start
> X) before it's possible to remerge nvidia-drivers to suit the new kernel
> - you can't do it in advance.
>
> On this ~amd64 multilib box, 260.19.29 has run trouble-free with gentoo-
> sources 2.6.36-r5, 2.6.36-r6 and 2.6.37. Perhaps your -multilib USE flag
> is causing trouble.
You can *always* compile any package against your choice of kernel. Just
use "KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/mykerneldir emerge package". It doesn't have to
be the running kernel or the current kernel.