From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Rolf Neugebauer" Subject: RE: NVidia driver status Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:10:34 -0000 Message-ID: <010401c74489$2d6c2960$88447c20$@org> References: <1170171202.2486.2.camel@localhost.localdomain> <515922b50701300743w48a0b396s15ebf6b939f2ac69@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0062113130==" Return-path: In-Reply-To: <515922b50701300743w48a0b396s15ebf6b939f2ac69@mail.gmail.com> Content-Language: en-gb List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Mime-version: 1.0 Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: 'Trolle Selander' , 'xen-devel' , 'Jacob Gorm Hansen' Cc: 'Rolf Neugebauer' List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org This is a multipart message in MIME format. --===============0062113130== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0105_01C74489.2D6C2960" Content-Language: en-gb This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0105_01C74489.2D6C2960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've tried this or a similar patch with the latest nvidia binary drivers and it works just fine fine. IIRC the patch doesn't patch any of the scripts in the nvidia package but just compiling the kernel module against the xenlinux kernel worked fine. i installed the rest of the tools including the munging of xorg.conf under native linux so no use the same setup for linux and xen. this is for an older version of the nvidia card (7300 LE, IIRC) and the latest driver. rolf From: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Trolle Selander Sent: 30 January 2007 15:44 To: xen-devel Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] NVidia driver status Xen-patch for the latest nvidia driver is in this thread-> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=85037 I haven't tried it myself, yet, so I can't vouch for how well it works. On 1/30/07, Jacob Gorm Hansen wrote: hi, being dissapointed a bit by ATI's support for Xen, I just purchased a top-of-the-line Dell box with an expensive NVidia graphics card, as rumour said they would work better than the ATI ones. Unfortunately, the NVidia installer detects that I am running Xen, and then refused to compile the kernel module, saying that Xen is not supported. Does anyone know of a way around this check, or have fresh experiences getting Xen and NVidia to play together? Thanks, Jacob _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel ------=_NextPart_000_0105_01C74489.2D6C2960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I’ve tried this or a similar patch with the latest = nvidia binary drivers and it works just fine fine.

IIRC the patch doesn’t patch any of the scripts in = the nvidia package but just compiling the kernel module against the xenlinux = kernel worked fine. i installed the rest of the tools including the munging of xorg.conf under native linux so no use the same setup for linux and = xen.

this is for an older version of the nvidia card (7300 LE, = IIRC) and the latest driver.

rolf

From:= xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of = Trolle Selander
Sent: 30 January 2007 15:44
To: xen-devel
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] NVidia driver = status

Xen-patch for the = latest nvidia driver is in this thread->

http://= www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3D85037

I haven't tried it myself, yet, so I can't vouch for how well it works. =

On 1/30/07, Jacob Gorm = Hansen <jacobg@diku.dk> = wrote:

hi,

being dissapointed a bit by ATI's support for Xen, I just purchased = a
top-of-the-line Dell box with an expensive NVidia graphics card, as
rumour said they would work better than the ATI ones. Unfortunately, the =
NVidia installer detects that I am running Xen, and then refused to
compile the kernel module, saying that Xen is not supported. Does = anyone
know of a way around this check, or have fresh experiences getting Xen =
and NVidia to play together?

Thanks,
Jacob

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