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#1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

I emerge gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.9-r1 , reemerged nvidia-kernel and wasn't
able to start X - I tried ~x86 nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx and even worse
- it caused a freeze. Now I'm back to previous
gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.8-r10. Anyone knows what's the problem with that? I
didn't find any clue in the logs

#2 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

PiotrAF wrote:

> I emerge gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.9-r1 , reemerged nvidia-kernel and wasn't
> able to start X - I tried ~x86 nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx and even worse
> - it caused a freeze. Now I'm back to previous
> gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.8-r10. Anyone knows what's the problem with that? I
> didn't find any clue in the logs

Thanks for posting

Rick

#3 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

PiotrAF wrote:

> I emerge gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.9-r1 , reemerged nvidia-kernel and wasn't
> able to start X - I tried ~x86 nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx and even worse
> - it caused a freeze. Now I'm back to previous
> gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.8-r10. Anyone knows what's the problem with that? I
> didn't find any clue in the logs

This is due to the decision to concentrate kernel development on the 2.6
branch.

None of the official nvidia drivers currently work with 2.6.9.
--
Stephen Fairchild

#4 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

PiotrAF wrote:

> I emerge gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.9-r1 , reemerged nvidia-kernel and
> wasn't able to start X - I tried ~x86 nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx and
> even worse - it caused a freeze. Now I'm back to previous
> gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.8-r10. Anyone knows what's the problem with
> that? I didn't find any clue in the logs

Strange. Mine worked without a hitch. Had to look at uname output to
be sure I was actually in the new kernel. I'm using this combination of
kernel, driver, glx, and X:

sys-kernel/development-sources-2.6.9
media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111-r2
media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6111
x11-base/xfree-4.3.0-r7

Wouldn't be the first time the Gentoo sources have had strange issues,
though. Care to try out another kernel to confirm that this is the
problem?

--
PeKaJe

We read to say that we have read.

#5 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:57:49 +0000, Stephen Fairchild wrote:

> This is due to the decision to concentrate kernel development on the 2.6
> branch.
>
> None of the official nvidia drivers currently work with 2.6.9.

I don't think taht's true - although I can't check it right know, but
AFAIR my other "unstable" Gentoo worked fine with that - unless I'm wrong
- I'll check that tomorrow

#6 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:14:35 +0000, Peter Jensen wrote:

> Strange. Mine worked without a hitch. Had to look at uname output to
> be sure I was actually in the new kernel. I'm using this combination of
> kernel, driver, glx, and X:
>
> sys-kernel/development-sources-2.6.9
> media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111-r2
> media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6111
> x11-base/xfree-4.3.0-r7

I'm using xorg-x11-6.8.0

>
> Wouldn't be the first time the Gentoo sources have had strange issues,
> though.

True, but why does it have to happen in a stable tree. I'm used to many
things, but I was using unstable for over a year and that was my decision
- this is a bit anoying while using stable branch tree

> Care to try out another kernel to confirm that this is the
> problem?

well , what other thing could be the problem if I switched back to
previosu kernel and it's back to normal - true that while 'make oldconfig'
I had some new stuff but didn't notice anything concerning graphics,
unless I missed something which is also possible

#7 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

In alt.os.linux.gentoo, Stephen Fairchild uttered these immortal words:

> None of the official nvidia drivers currently work with 2.6.9.

Not true. nvidia-kernel 1.0.5328-r1 won't work with the 2.6.9 kernel (I
found that out earlier) but I managed to get the 1.0.6111 ebuild in ~x86 to
work. It's a shame because I was trying not to use any ~x86 ebuilds but I
had so many problems with the 2.6.8 kernels and the 2.6.9 kernel is working
so well I'll make an exception in this case.

--
Andy.

#8 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

Andy Fraser wrote:

>
> Not true. nvidia-kernel 1.0.5328-r1 won't work with the 2.6.9 kernel (I
> found that out earlier) but I managed to get the 1.0.6111 ebuild in ~x86
> to work. It's a shame because I was trying not to use any ~x86 ebuilds but
> I had so many problems with the 2.6.8 kernels and the 2.6.9 kernel is
> working so well I'll make an exception in this case.

My point stands about official nvidia drivers not working with 2.6.9.
Anything that has been hacked by the gentoo folks can not be considered
official. I tried the 6111 direct from nvidia without success.
--
Stephen Fairchild

#9 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:25 AM

PiotrAF wrote:

> I emerge gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.9-r1 , reemerged nvidia-kernel and wasn't
> able to start X - I tried ~x86 nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx and even worse
> - it caused a freeze. Now I'm back to previous
> gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.8-r10. Anyone knows what's the problem with that? I
> didn't find any clue in the logs

There seems to be a missing symbol in the kernel sources.
I applied this patch to the gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.9-r1 kernel:
http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/2.6/2....ia_compat.diff
(The patch has to be applied to arch/i386/mm/init.c)
and re-emerged nvidia-kernel (x86). Nvidia works now for me.
Eggert

#10 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 08:25 AM

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:29:13 +0000, Eggert Ehmke wrote:

> There seems to be a missing symbol in the kernel sources.
> I applied this patch to the gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.9-r1 kernel:
> http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/2.6/2....ia_compat.diff
> (The patch has to be applied to arch/i386/mm/init.c)
> and re-emerged nvidia-kernel (x86). Nvidia works now for me.

I'll try that, thanks

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