Another big surprise rolled out from the Debian Unstable repository when today I updated my kernel from 2.6.25-1 to 2.6.25-2 - the maintainers have enabled Xen in the non-Xen kernel (linux-image-2.6.25-2-686). The result from this is that Nvidia drivers don’t compile throwing error about Xen enabled kernel.
The solution (if you don’t want to recompile your own kernel) :
As usual backup before executing any of these 
- cd /lib/modules/2.6.25-2-686 (or wherever are your modules)
- grep CONFIG_XEN . -Rl | xargs -i sed -i -e ’s/CONFIG_XEN/CONFIG_LUPO/g’ {}
- export IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=1
- sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.08-pkg1.run (or you can use patched 169.12 - http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110088 )
Source: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686: nVidia driver fails to compile due to active Xen support
Tags: kernel, Linux, nvidia, xen
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May 25th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Worked for me with AMD-K7, 686 kernel and Beta driver. Many thanks !!
May 25th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Controladores NVIDIA en el kernel 2.6.25 de Debian…
Desde el lanzamiento de la versión 2.6.25-2 del kernel en Debian, se ha activado Xen por defecto, lo que trae consigo problemas para cierto software propietario como los controladores de NVIDIA o VMWare Player.
Tras trastear un buen rato y probar v….
May 27th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Thank you, Peter You are my frickin’ hero
Although it’s really a dirty hack at least it does what it should do 
Oh shall I say worked on Debian Sid with 2.6.25-2-686
May 28th, 2008 at 2:41 am
You don’t need to do this anymore, as of update 169.12-2 released May 12, 2008.
May 28th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Not installable at this time. Also I prefer latest beta
May 29th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Worked for me using linux-image-2.6.25-2-686-bigmem on a core duo. Card is a 9600GT and I used NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.08-pkg1.run
Thanks for the info.
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:32 am
I implemented this in our debian sid/testing nvidia/fglrx installer script, sgfxi, for the lazy among you.
Must be run from /usr/local/bin
cd /usr/local/bin;wget -Nc http://techpatterns.com/sgfxi; chmod +x sgfxi
sgfxi installs all current nvidia drivers, patches them, detects your card version to install correct driver version, or lets you override it to install some other driver, applies patches if needed, see: sgfxi -h for currently supported drivers.
It also updates itself automatically every time you run it after you install it.
sgfxi home page: http://techpatterns.com/forums/about933.html
To install latest current, just do: sgfxi -c
Currently the patch is in testing mode, that’s what the -T is for, normally it would all be automatic.
This is the graphics installer for sidux/smxi
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:33 am
oh, and it undoes the patch right after the nvidia driver install is done, so your /lib/modules stuff is set back to normal after the nvidia driver is installed.
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:34 am
ah, sorry, needs: sgfxi -T -c
to install current latest driver, with composite.
The -T will probably be not required in a few days after I do some more testing on this.
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:54 am
Thank you for your article!
I have install nvidia driver.
I use Nvidia Geforce MX 4000, install NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.05-pkg1.run, patch a diff file from nvnews.com
and set IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=1. Then it is installed successful.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Everything is debugged now and working fine, no further need for -T option in sgfxi for this issue, just start it with regular arguments now. Thanks for this fix, the method was nicely done, I hadn’t seen that use of grep -Rl before, very useful.
sgfxi is currently now supporting all current kernels and drivers again, including ati stuff, which won’t be of interest to people in this thread.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
@sgfxi
Thanks mate. Why don’t you start a thread on nvnews.net to popularize a bit.
I will comment there too.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Hi!!! Where can I find the diff file that you are talking Cun Zhang???
I have the same problem, and a MX 4000
Sorry if my English is bad
June 14th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
@promolic1
I presume it is the patch from this page http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110088
@Cun Zhang nvnews.net mate
July 14th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Thank you!!. Worked for me using debian lenny (testing), linux image 2.6.25-2-686, nvidia 8600GT with NVIDIA-Linux-x86-177.13-pkg1.run, pentium D CPU and intel d945 motherboard.
July 14th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
thanks sgfxi,
script works great!
July 17th, 2008 at 5:12 am
Ahh sweet accelerated graphics, How I briefly missed you. Thanks a lot:
Lenny 2.6.25-2-686, nvidia 8600GT, Dell Inspiron 1720
July 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
[...] http://blog.creonfx.com/linux/how-to-install-nvidia-driver-on-2625-2-debian-kernel-with-xen (anglès) [...]
July 27th, 2008 at 1:26 am
This patch for 173.14.05 works great for me: http://debian.linux.pl/viewtopic.php?p=62317#62317
It’s based on a similar idea to your solution, but does not require to rubbish your system.
You just have to generate a patched version of nVidia installer, and then run it as usual
All bug reports are very welcome - please replay in the above topic (in English or Polish).
July 27th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Well “require to rubbish your system” are strong words after all
apt-get install –reinstall linux-headers-2.6.25-2-686 fixes reverts back
and since I have not reviewed your patch I’m sticking with this fix.
However I suggest posting this patch in nvnews.net and hope it will be merged.
September 11th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
This patch is working just fine
cool mate
u did it
September 11th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
[...] Fonte http://blog.creonfx.com/linux/how-to-install-nvidia-driver-on-2625-2-debian-kernel-with-xen [...]