From: Sid Boyce <g3vbv@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:07:18 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <495EAC36.5030706@blueyonder.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <40555.1230870755@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:55:28 GMT, Sid Boyce said:
>
>> The NVidia driver 180.18 works fine with 2.6.28, but fails with
>> 2.6.28-git. The module builds and installs fine, Xorg.0.log says:-
>> (II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
>> (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
>> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate video memory
>> (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
>>
>> Fatal server error:
>> AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
>
> A posting on the NVidia forums indicates that booting with 'nopat' or
> building a kernel with CONFIG_X86_PAT=n works.
Thanks, I verified that "nopat" works and I've rebuilt the kernel with
CONFIG_X86_PAT=n waiting for a reboot.
Thanks and Regards
Sid.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-01 4:55 2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems Sid Boyce
2009-01-02 4:32 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2009-01-03 0:07 ` Sid Boyce [this message]
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