Nvidia Graphics card driver doesn't work after upgrade to 8.10 intrepid

Asked by John Brooks on 2008-11-08

I just upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, and I have a Nvidia GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU Graphics card. Before the upgrade, I had installed the latest driver from Nvidia.com (96.43.07). And when I looked in the list of proprietary drivers, it showed up there. After the upgrade, the driver doesn't show up in the list, and anything with 3D acceleration doesn't work. When I try to install the driver, I get an error and this is the install log:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sat Nov 8 14:28:20 2008
installer version: 1.0.7

option status:
  license pre-accepted : false
  update : false
  force update : false
  expert : false
  uninstall : false
  driver info : false
  precompiled interfaces : true
  no ncurses color : false
  query latest version : false
  OpenGL header files : true
  no questions : false
  silent : false
  no recursion : false
  no backup : false
  kernel module only : false
  sanity : false
  add this kernel : false
  no runlevel check : false
  no network : false
  no ABI note : false
  no RPMs : false
  no kernel module : false
  force SELinux : default
  no X server check : false
  no cc version check : false
  force tls : (not specified)
  X install prefix : (not specified)
  X library install path : (not specified)
  X module install path : (not specified)
  OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
  OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
  utility install prefix : (not specified)
  utility install libdir : (not specified)
  doc install prefix : (not specified)
  kernel name : (not specified)
  kernel include path : (not specified)
  kernel source path : (not specified)
  kernel output path : (not specified)
  kernel install path : (not specified)
  proc mount point : /proc
  ui : (not specified)
  tmpdir : /tmp
  ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 96.43.07.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 96.4
   3.07). As part of installing this driver (version: 96.43.07), the existing
   driver will be uninstalled. Are you sure you want to continue? ('no' will a
   bort installation) (Answer: Yes)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/build'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> Performing Xen check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generi
   c/build SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/build'...
   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/build SUBDIRS=
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
   test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
    echo; \
    echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
    echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis
   sing."; \
    echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it
   ."; \
    echo; \
    /bin/false)
   mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver
   sions ; rm -f /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tm
   p_versions/*
   make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.0
   7-pkg1/usr/src/nv
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.
   o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.2/include -D__KERNEL
   __ -Iinclude -I/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic/arch/x86/include -i
   nclude include/linux/autocon
   f.h -Iubuntu/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-
   strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -m32 -
   msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -ma
   rch=i586 -mtune=generic -ffreestanding -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchro
   nous-unwind-tables -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -Iinclude/asm-x86/
   mach-default -fno-stack-protector -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibl
   ing-calls -pg -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -I/tmp/selfgz1
   1392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-typ
   e -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-mul
   tichar -Werror -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_
   NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNVRM -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"96.43.07\" -UDEBUG
   -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_ST
   R(nv)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-
   Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.
   tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
   In file included from include/linux/bitops.h:17,
                    from include/linux/kernel.h:15,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:52,
                    from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm/bitops.h: In function ‘set_bit’:
   include/asm/bitops.h:60: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arith
   metic
   include/asm/bitops.h: In function ‘clear_bit’:
   include/asm/bitops.h:97: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:6,
                    from include/linux/preempt.h:11,
                    from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
                    from include/linux/seqlock.h:29,
                    from include/linux/time.h:8,
                    from include/linux/timex.h:57,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:54,
                    from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function ‘prefetch_range’:
   include/linux/prefetch.h:57: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   In file included from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/sched.h: In function ‘object_is_on_stack’:
   include/linux/sched.h:1969: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
   ithmetic
   In file included from include/asm/dma-mapping.h:9,
                    from include/linux/dma-mapping.h:52,
                    from include/asm-generic/pci-dma-compat.h:7,
                    from include/asm/pci.h:94,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:983,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:85,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/scatterlist.h: In function ‘sg_virt’:
   include/linux/scatterlist.h:199: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used
   in arithmetic
   In file included from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:106:27
   : error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory
   In file included from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv-linux.h:108,
                    from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/highmem.h: In function ‘zero_user_segments’:
   include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
   rithmetic
   In file included from /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nv.c:14:
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h: In fu
   nction ‘nv_execute_on_all_cpus’:
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:627: e
   rror: too many arguments to function ‘on_each_cpu’
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
   ‘__nv_setup_pat_entries’:
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:836: warning
   : comparison between signed and unsigned
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
   ‘__nv_restore_pat_entries’:
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:862: warning
   : comparison between signed and unsigned
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
   ‘nv_kern_cpu_callback’:
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1188: warnin
   g: comparison between signed and unsigned
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1191: error:
   too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1195: warnin
   g: comparison between signed and unsigned
   /tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1198: error:
   too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
   make[3]: *** [/tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.
   o] Error 1
   make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz11392/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv] Error 2
   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
   nvidia.ko failed to build!
   make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
   make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
       on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
       driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

As you can see, there is an error at the end about not being able to build the kernel module. I would like to fix this problem, however possible.

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John Brooks (frogging101) said : #2

I read it, but it didn't help me

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