2.6.11-nitro0: Module Rodeo Until Dawn

a13x · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 215

I got it working. I removed the NVIDIA driver support and built it as usual: emerge nvidia-kernel.

I'm testing it right now. So far it works alright.

mirko_3 · l33t Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 605 Location: Birreria

Well, seems like the mess i did in vmscan.c (I just commented out the stuff that kept me from compiling

) wasn't that bad... the kernel seems to work...
So thanks for your work, IT was especially nice! Also, I have agpgart compiled in-kernel instead of as a module, but everything is fine...
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discomfitor · l33t Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 927 Location: None

I'm back! For an little while, that is. Then it's back to drug/sleep land for many hours. So let's see if I can do this all in one post:

Those with the amd64 issues: try copying the files over from an earlier kernel that works.

Those who aren't on gcc 3.4 yet: I think I'm going to try removing those flags for the next release.

People with nvidia issues: I'm looking at your config files (because that's most likely the cause).

thecrazyperson_ws: There won't be a new nitro (except the experimental version of this one) out for several days unless something critical happens. We might update the patch for this one to fix some compile bugs though.

John5788: As long as IT works for you, it is safe to unmerge nvidia kernel. You will, however, still need to keep nvidia-glx. We aren't THAT good. ...yet. And we will be keeping both the ati and nvidia drivers as up-to-date as possible, especially since we both use them.

robin79: I'm working on the sk98lin thing. I'll post again when it's fixed.

And now back to sleep for a while. Hopefully that will help...
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freelight · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:32 pm Post subject:

qnx · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject:

Tiger683 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject:

Wrong answer

remove both CFLAGS from accelerated nvidia driver, THEN build the kernel with accelerated driver enabled....

cheers

T
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qnx · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject:

Phlogiston · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject:

Tiger683 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject:

ok. maybe i overestimated you guys

Here is what you do:

1)go to drivers/accel3d/nvidia IN the source tree.
2) open the file Makefile
3) in there you will see a block of code looking like this:

qnx · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject:

Thanks, I knew it was there, somewhere - just couldn't locate it precisly :wink:

Anyway.. Looks like something you've put when doing this - must mention: great - patch, since it's under nvidia driver. So, I guess you're gonna remove the failing CFLAGS for the next edition of the patch?

Another questions: if you've copied that file (with CFLAGS) from the nvidia tarball (or ebuild, whatever...), how can it fail with those CFLAGS when compiled into kernel, but not when it's emerged afterwards?

One more,

Any technical differences? Performance?

Cheers![/i][/list]
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Tiger683 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject:

Well, i sure think darckness knew what he was doing and he runs this module AND this kernel the whole time, so i guess its ok.
I have an ati card [EDIT] so i can only say for sure for ati users[/EDIT] however i can also insert the module for nvidia w/o probs

cheers

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Robin79 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:53 pm Post subject:

i cant use latest nitro it seems something with ndiswrapper hardlocks it cause i tried to patch for my networkcard and it hardlocked

have to w8 for the included one... for s98lin or w8 for sysconnect to realese one...
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Gandalf the White · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject:

Great kernel, I removed the GCC 3.4.3 makefiles flags in order to compile nvidia, but it is also segfaulting for me on boot. Otherwise, awesome, awesome kernel, my system has never started up this quickly, is lightning fast.

Tiger683 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:07 pm Post subject:

For everyone, who's driver is hardlocking after compilation with the kernel:
try changing the CFLAGS in the mentioned Makefile to the following:

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Robin79 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:18 pm Post subject:

i dont use the compiled in nvidia-drivers or did you mean all drivers?
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Tiger683 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject:

hmm, compiled in?
ok, ok, i know you mean the included ones....
and: it would be nice though if we could get some feedback about it,
this way you would help the other users if you'd only try and say if it works....
my pupose here now (besides of struggling with these 200 patches for the experimental

)
IS to help.....

cheers

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mikegpitt · Advocate Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 3224

I tried to remove the two offending CFLAGS out of the nvidia makefile and it built fine. But upon loading the module on boot I get a segfault.

The odd part is that I was able to boot with my old kernel fine after that without rebuilding nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx, so I don't think the nitro kernel installed the nvidia drivers properly.

Robin79 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:38 pm Post subject:

yes i could try em but my comp hardlocks when putting up the wlan card dont know what to do

but bfore it locks it is very respnsive

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uman · Apprentice Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 223

are you guys going to release a 2.6.11-nitro1 that fixes the nvidia CFLAGS problems? I got it working fine after I upgraded to GCC 3.4, but I think that it would be a good idea for someone who doesn't know about this solution.

~Brennan

Tiger683 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject:

@mikegpitt: i hope you read my previous post. try the second option for trimmed CFLAGS i posted, and i hope you were
using the version 6629 of nvidia previously, otherwise you have to update the glx libraries for the version

@Robin79: Hey, i just appreciate every feedback i can get, i only have two boxes, both with similar configs!
For wlan: ill include some more updates in the experimental, also some very new pcmcia updates, i think many ppl use
notebooks here....

cheese,

T

PS: hmm, now i really have to get working on the e, since darckness is pretty sick and has to use some very strong medicine,
im alone here most of the time...... o.0

EDIT:
@uman: the stable will probably just get updated without a version bump, gotta wait for darckness to do the changes anyway, experimental will
include it all the time, ill also remove the regparm flag, but got to wait for darckness to upload it too when its ready,
i dont think its a good idea, although darckness runs it fine with original CFLAGS, his computer is pretty understanding i think

.. ati also working here....
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Robin79 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject:

i have to use ndiswrapper i think atleast... i think that is what hardlocks it...
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WladyX · Guru Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 503 Location: Romania

Hi, i use reiser4 on my /, the kernel boots but when it gets to remounting file system in read-write it freezes, anyway here is my config. Thanks.

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Tiger683 · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:

@wladyX: Hi.

i have a good reason to doubt that you use the 2.6.11-nitro0.

i saw this in your config:

# CONFIG_4KSTACKS is not set

as nitro uses varstacks patch, it does not contain this option in .config.

it has a varstacks section:
# CONFIG_VAR_STACKS_4 is not set
CONFIG_VAR_STACKS_8=y
# CONFIG_VAR_STACKS_16 is not set
# CONFIG_VAR_STACKS_32 is not set
etc.

cheers,

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WladyX · Guru Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 503 Location: Romania

First thank for the quick reply, second: steps i took: emerged nitro, make menuconfig, make, make modules install, make install. And it crashed. While booting with a rescue cd, i saw that /boot/vmlinuz was a symlink to the nitro kernel. So maybe when i made make menuconfig i didn't specify the stacks, i'll try again :roll:

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