Luis Torres wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I installed SL5.0 in a new system (x86_64), which has a NVidia board, so
> I was forced to install the OS in text mode. The kernel is
> 2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 and I downloaded the Nvidia package with the drivers,
> in order to use X: NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-100.14.11-pkg2.run
> 
> Now I need to compile the kernel, through the above package, but I lack
> the  rpm sources. That is Nvidia is expecting the tree:
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 , to be in place.
> 
> Could someone please provide info on:
> a) which src rpms are needed and where to find them
> b) how to build the tree usinf rpm
> c) if the final build needs to be moved or goes to the "right" place
> (i.e. where the NVIDIA package expects it to be).
> 
> Thanks,
> Regards,
> Luis

Hi Luis,
You don't really need to build the kernel to use the nvidia driver, you just 
need the header files.

   yum install kernel-devel

And, as long as you have the compilers installed as well, you should be able to 
compile your nvidia drivers.

Troy
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