[LAU] Linux 3.2.0-rt Kernels on Debian Repos!

[David Baron]

> [spinymouse at archlinux ~]$ cat /etc/rc.d/69switch_xorg.conf
> #! /bin/sh
> # /etc/rcS.d/Switch_xorg_conf
> 
> rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> case $(uname -r) in
>     *rt*)
>         cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nv /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>         ;;
>     *)
> 	cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nvidia /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>         ;;
> esac
> 

Will this run BEFORE nvidia is expected (well before any attempt to start 
xorg!) ?

May need more here: Nouveau, in any event, is blacklisted in the modules.d 
because of the above requirement--the driver or some pre-load of it gets 
modprobed early in the bootup sequence. I have not seen or heard from nv in 
ages--maybe it does not have this blacklisting idea.

So in toggling Nouveau, I need to copy or remove the blacklist file as well--a 
one-liner in each ). It would be nice to be able to have one xorg.conf take 
care of this but the above script is not at all bad. Thanks for the idea.

BTW. I like Nouveau, had no problems with it. Inserts a small but readable 
console font (instead of nvidia's awful messup) and the desktop looks nice 
(allbeit maybe everything a bit smaller than using nvidia). What I miss with 
Nouveau is hw acceleration. For many lau apps, this could be a showstopper.

For other retro-fans, one other 3.2-rt problem I encountered was the failure 
of snd-mpu401 to modprobe with "no such device." I use it to drive an old 
Yamaha sw60xg sound generator ISA card. Oldie but goodie---don't ask how I 
manage to still have ISA!