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Unable to load kernel module 'nvnet.ko'.

SUCCESS
cd /usr/src/linux
ln -s linux-2.6.5-7.104 (I think this was my problem)
make cloneconfig
make prepare-all (only for kernel-source >= 2.6.5-7.75)
cd to folder with nforce driver
run nforce.run comand with --kernel-source-path=<path to your kernel source>.
I'm one happy camper!
Snakedriver

nforce-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-nforce-installer.log'
creation time: Sat Jul 15 15:12:10 2006

option status:
  license pre-accepted      : false
  expert                    : false
  uninstall                 : false
  driver info               : false
  no precompiled interface  : false
  no ncurses color          : false
  no questions              : false
  silent                    : false
  Installer install prefix  : /usr
  kernel source path        : (not specified)
  net kernel install path   : (not specified)
  audio kernel install path : (not specified)
  proc mount point          : /proc
  ui                        : (not specified)
  tmpdir                    : /tmp

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> Found package NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86_64
-> Found package NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86_64
-> Please select packages for installation:
   Selections:
   NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86_64 (1.0-13)
-> Starting install of NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86_64
-> Checking for loaded module nvnet
-> Checking for loaded module forcedeth
-> License accepted.
-> Skipping check for conflicting rpms.
-> /proc/version is Linux version 2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
   (buildd@athlon.lowpingbastards.de) (gcc version 3.4.4 20050314 (prerelease)
   (Debian 3.4.3-13)) #1 Wed Jun 1 01:03:08 CEST 2005
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
   that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/build'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
-> running command /bin/grep "^PATCHLEVEL ="
   /lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/build/Makefile | /usr/bin/cut -d " " -f 3
-> Kernel module filename is nvnet.ko
   Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./nvnet; make clean'...
   rm -f *.ko *mod.* *.cmd nvenet.o nvenetif.o nvnet.o *~ core
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./nvnet; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/bu
   ild SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/build'...
   make -C /lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/build        
   KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8         KBUILD_VERBOSE=1    
   KBUILD_CHECK= KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pk
   g1/nvnet"    
           -f /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/Makefile modules
   mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/.tmp_versio
   ns
   make -f /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/scripts/Makefile.build obj
   =/tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/.nvenet
   .o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr
   /src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/include  -I/tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linu
   x-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-s
   trict-aliasing -fno-common -mno-red-zone -mcmodel=kernel -pipe -fno-reorder-
   blocks -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -O2 -fomit-frame-po
   inter -DDRIVERVER="9999"  -I/tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-03
   10-pkg1/nvnet -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscr
   ipts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -MD -Wno-cast-q
   ual -Wno-error -DREMAP_NEW -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nvenet -DKBUILD_MODNAM
   E=nvnet -c -o /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/.tmp_n
   venet.o /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:14,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:42,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:18,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvne
   t/nvenet.h:20,
                    from /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvne
   t/nvenet.c:22:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/asm/dma-mapping.h:4,
                    from include/linux/dma-mapping.h:16,
                    from include/asm/pci.h:362,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:861,
                    from /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvne
   t/nvenet.h:32,
                    from /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvne
   t/nvenet.c:22:
   include/asm-generic/dma-mapping.h: In function `dma_map_page':
   include/asm-generic/dma-mapping.h:79: warning: pointer of type `void *' used
   in arithmetic
     ld -m elf_x86_64 -d -r -o /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg
   1/nvnet/nvnet.o /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/nven
   etlib.o /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/nvenet.o
     Building modules, stage 2.
   make -rR -f /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/scripts/Makefile.modpo
   st
     scripts/mod/modpost -i /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/Module.sy
   mvers /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/nvnet.o
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/.nvnet.
   mod.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/
   usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/include -I/usr/src/kernel-headers-2
   .6.8-11-amd64-k8/ -I -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-al
   iasing -fno-common -mno-red-zone -mcmodel=kernel -pipe -fno-reorder-blocks -
   Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer  -
   DKBUILD_BASENAME=nvnet -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvnet -DMODULE -c -o /tmp/selfgz3792
   /NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/nvnet.mod.o /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-
   Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/nvnet.mod.c
     ld -m elf_x86_64 -r -o /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/n
   vnet/nvnet.ko /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/nvnet.
   o /tmp/selfgz3792/NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/nvnet.mod.o
-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
-> Testing kernel module:
-> Copying test module ./nvnet/nvnet.ko to
   /lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/kernel/drivers/net/nvnet.ko
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvnet.ko'.  This is most likely
       because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files.
       Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
       kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
       'kernel-source' rpm installed.  If you know the correct kernel source
       files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
       '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel module load error: FATAL: Error inserting nvnet
   (/lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-k8/kernel/drivers/net/nvnet.ko): Invalid module
   format
-> Testing completed.
ERROR: Installation of the network driver has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-nforce-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.