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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: nouveau-drm compile failure
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 12:54:58
Message-Id: ht3t01$h1g$1@dough.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: nouveau-drm compile failure by Nikos Chantziaras
1 On 05/20/2010 08:32 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
2 > On 05/20/2010 07:56 PM, Grant wrote:
3 >> I'm trying to compile nouveau-drm for my Nvidia 8400GS video card, but
4 >> compilation fails:
5 >
6 > I don't think you should be using nouveau-drm in the first place. This
7 > driver is now in the kernel itself. nouveau-drm was used before that
8 > driver moved into the Linux kernel together with the other DRM drivers.
9 >
10 > Also, as a consequence, trying to use nouveau-drm means you're getting
11 > an outdated driver, since AFAIK the updates happen in-kernel now.
12
13 I forgot to mention *where* in the kernel configuration you can enable
14 nouveau. It's in Device Drivers->Staging drivers