[elrepo] kmod-nvidia-96xx: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!

[Gena Makhomed]

On 24.03.2012 23:30, Dag Wieers wrote:

>> kernel: NVRM: The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X GPU installed in
>> this system is
>> kernel: NVRM:  supported through the NVIDIA 96.43.xx Legacy drivers.
>> Please
>> kernel: NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
>> kernel: NVRM:  information.  The 295.20 NVIDIA driver will ignore
>> kernel: NVRM:  this GPU.  Continuing probe...
>> kernel: NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter found!
>>
>> I have idea make driver kmod-nvidia96 for such "old" hardware,
>> but not have many free time right now...
>>
>> may be people from elrepo project can build kmod-nvidia96
>> with NVIDIA 96.43.xx Legacy drivers for "old" nVidia hardware?
>
> You mean: http://elrepo.org/tiki/kmod-nvidia-96xx
>
> Find it in your EL5 and EL6 (testing) repository yesterday ! ;-)
>

yes, thank you.
but, I try this module in CentOS 6.2 with latest kernel - it not work:

# uname -a
Linux vo080380kav.privat.lutsk.ua 2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.i686 #1 SMP Tue Mar 
6 21:21:22 GMT 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

# yum install kmod-nvidia-96xx

# grep 96xx /var/log/yum.log
Mar 25 12:59:39 Installed: kmod-nvidia-96xx-96.43.20-1.el6.elrepo.i686
Mar 25 12:59:44 Installed: nvidia-x11-drv-96xx-96.43.20-1.el6.elrepo.i686

#reboot

after reboot:

/var/log/Xorg.0.log:

[    55.773] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
[    55.773] (EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***

try load this kernel module manually from command line:

# modprobe nvidia
FATAL: Error inserting nvidia 
(/lib/modules/2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.i686/weak-updates/nvidia-96xx/nvidia.ko): 
Accessing a corrupted shared library

message in /var/log/messages about this:

kernel: Verify ELF error [sec 33 note 12] (assertion 286)
kernel: Module failed ELF checks

hardware:

# lspci -nn | grep 0300
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation NV18 
[GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] [10de:0181] (rev a2)

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Best regards,
  Gena