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On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 17:58 -0800, Bob Young wrote: |
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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: David Corbin [mailto:gentoo.org@××××××××××.com] |
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> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:21 PM |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.14 & Nvidia |
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> On Sunday 06 November 2005 11:13 pm, Norberto Bensa wrote: |
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> > Philip Webb wrote: |
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> > > Has anyone got Nvidia to work with Kernel 2.6.14 ? |
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> > Yup. In /etc/conf.d/local.start |
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> > /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh |
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> > or |
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> > mknod /dev/nvidia0 c 195 0 |
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> > mknod /dev/nvidiactl c 195 255 |
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> This doesn't work for me. If I have the nvidia FB compiled in, then nvidia |
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> module fails to load long before local.start seems to be called. |
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> You can't have the nv driver providing the console frame buffer, then load |
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> the nvidia driver. If you do that, you have two different modules laying |
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> claim to control of the video hardware, thus causing the second one to fail |
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> to load.. If you want support for different video modes and boot splash etc, |
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> use the vesafb, then your nvidia driver should load. |
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> Bob Young |
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This link may be relevant: |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104369 |
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mlangc |
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