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WuDDjA
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 Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:37 am Post subject: nvidia-drivers with mm-sources-2.6.24_rc5-r1 |
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The nvidia driver does not work for me with the newest mm-kernel.
| Code: | nvidia-drivers-169.07
mm-sources-2.6.24_rc5-r1 |
First it did not compile and now with a new symlink
| Code: | cd /usr/src/linux
ln -s include/asm-x86 include/asm-i386 |
it compiles but the module does not load correctly.
i got an error
| Code: | | FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.24-rc5-mm1/video/nvidia.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) |
my dmesg
| Code: | | nvidia: Unknown symbol init_mm |
Please help
I need the newest sources, because my SATA Controller does not work correctly with the 2.6.23 |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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WuDDjA,
It looks like the kernel used to provide a symbol called init_mm, which the nvidia driver is looking for.
It must have been either renamed or removed in 2.6.24-rc5-mm1, so the nvidia driver cannot find it.
You can grep an older kernel for init_mm and look in the same area in the new kernel to see how its changed.
Then you need a patch for the nvidia driver to accomodate the change. If you are really lucky, you will only need to change the open source 'shim' code. If the binary blob needs to be changed, you are out of luck.
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WuDDjA
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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hmm it's not easy
"init_mm" is almost in every file of the kernel |
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kar1181
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Use the latest git sources, I had the same problems and now am up and running fine (using the latest nvidia driver as well 169.07, not yet in portage) |
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WuDDjA
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:30 am Post subject: |
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Hey Thx.
This works for me. |
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