[LAU] Re: [linux-audio-user] Patch-2.6.20-rt8 and Nvidia Drivers

[Ken Restivo]

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On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 04:49:50PM -0700, Brad Fuller wrote:
> Thomas Kuther wrote:
> >On Mo, 12.03.07 17:22 "Reuben Martin" <reuben.m at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >>I believe only the migration helpers patch is needed for the legacy
> >>96** series.
> >>
> >>    
> >
> >Yes, the kmem_cache_t removal patch is not important. The new 9755
> >driver doesn't need to be patched at all.
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
> >  
> >>On 3/12/07, Thomas Kuther <gimpel at sonnenkinder.org> wrote:
> >>    
> >>>On Mo, 12.03.07 19:00 David Baron <d_baron at 012.net.il> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>>At least the 9631 version of the Nvidia video driver did not
> >>>>compile after the patch was applied and the kernel successfully
> >>>>build and booted. Same would definitely hold for older Nvidia
> >>>>versions and possibly newer ones as well.
> >>>>
> >>>>Problem: A bunch of obseleted #define SA_..... entries
> >>>>in the linux source/include/linux/interrupt.h
> >>>>
> >>>>They say do not use in newer code but Nvidia does need them.
> >>>>
> >>>>Solution: Copy these from an older or unpatched version of this
> >>>>file and then paste into the new one. One need not rebuild the
> >>>>kernel since these are no longer used there. After do this,
> >>>>Nvidia will build and run fine (so far).
> >>>>        
> >>>Don't "fix" the kernel, but fix the drivers ;)
> >>>Patches for 9746 driver attached.
> >>>      
> Tom,
> where did you get these patches? I have an MX4000 and apparently the
> last nvidia driver to support this chipset is v9731, but I can't get it
> to work. I assume I need these patches and possibly copy over the
> obsoleted #define SA_..... entries?
> 
> And, what is the "migration helpers patch"?
> 
> Basically: do you know what I need to do to make the nvidia driver
> version that works for MX4000 work?
> 

OK, I have to ask a really stupid question. I was told that no special kernel modules or proprietary drivers are required in order to get Nvidia graphics chips working: the free "nv" driver is supposed to work just fine (for 2D anyway, which is all I need).

Am I missing something? Did I make a boo-boo by buying a machine with an Nvidia chip?

- -ken
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