[SM-Discuss] nvidia_driver

Robin Cook rcook at wyrms.net
Sun Dec 12 14:55:52 EST 2004


I think this is the patch you need to fix that.
It is what I had to apply to the 6111 driver to get it to work with
newer kernels.

CuZnDragon

On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 18:29 +0800, Craig Dyke wrote:
> I am using 1.0-6111 with test grimoire and devel sorcery.
> 
> This seemed to work ok in 2.6.9-rc2.
> 
> My card is a GeForce2MX as well.
> 
> Craig
> 
> Wolfgang Scheicher wrote:
> 
> >Am Sonntag, 12. Dezember 2004 11:07 schrieb Craig Dyke:
> >  
> >
> >>Howdy
> >>
> >>Is anyone else having problems with the nvidia_driver and 2.6.10-rc3
> >>kernel?
> >>
> >>I seem to get the following when I cast -c nvidia_driver:
> >>
> >>nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
> >>nvidia: Unknown symbol __VMALLOC_RESERVE
> >>nvidia: Unknown symbol pci_find_class
> >>
> >>Just curious if only me?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >uh - which version of the driver?
> >
> >would have to do some test builds, but if i remember correctly it is the same 
> >that you get with driver 1.0-6111 and kernel 2.6.9 unless you use the 
> >patch...
> >... but then nividia released 1.0-6629 which works fine with 2.6.9
> >
> >However, i just noticed that one did roll back the driver in test because of 
> >issues with TNT cards...
> >
> >Actually i remember the nvidia driver being way less stable on my old TNT1 and 
> >TNT2 cards than on my GForce2MX, but that is quite some time ago. Can anyone 
> >tell me how well the drivers did work on TNT cards in the last year?
> >
> >The point is: i doubt that there will be a new driver soon, and i doubt that a 
> >new driver will work perfectly with that old cards. What shall we do?
> >
> >
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