2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems

2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems

[Sid Boyce]

2.6.28 works fine. 2.6.28-git1/3 only eth0 nVidia Corporation MCP55
Ethernet (rev a2) connected, using forcedeth driver, no light from the
card/switch. Checking ifconfig and route -n says the network is
correctly configured. In order to get the network back, I have to power
off/on and boot up 2.6.28. It seems to leave a permanent condition, so a
reboot to 2.6.28 does not get it working again.
Except for the additional config changes/options presented in
2.6.28-git, the kernels are configured the same, no network config
changes made.
Using openSUSE 11.2 Alpha0 x86_64 dual-core 6000+.

JUST FOR INFORMATION, but I'd be surprised if the two problems aren't
linked in some way.
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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

Regards
Sid.
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Re: 2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems

[Valdis.Kletnieks]

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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.

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Re: 2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems

[Sid Boyce]

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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Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot
Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support
Specialist, Cricket Coach
Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks