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chunderbunny Veteran
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 1281 Location: 51°24'27" N, 0°57'15" W
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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I take it that means that you got a response from the FSF about the possibility of a GPL violation? Personally I thought having the nvidia/ati drivers as part of the kernel patch was a great idea (as long as it actually worked, I don't think the problems that were experience were unsolvable) but I can certainly see that it might be a violation of the GPL. After all, if nitro can make it that easy to install the nvidia/ati drivers then why wouldn't SuSE, Redhat and Mandrake do the same? |
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pifactorial Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 77 Location: 3<x<4 on the gamma function
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Darckness wrote: | And after this, there will be no more innovations. |
No more innovation? No more creativity?
Say it ain't so! |
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rowbin hod n00b
Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 50
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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pifactorial wrote: |
No more innovation? No more creativity?
Say it ain't so! |
It would seem that these things are frowned upon |
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a13x Apprentice
Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 215
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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Oh no.... don't let creativity and innovation disappear from nitro just because of some bad apples. |
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Gentoonie Apprentice
Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 205 Location: near Munich | Bavaria | Germany
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Darckness wrote: | Alright, I've decided that while the nvidia/ati drivers were cool (AND WORKED ON MY BOX), it would be stupid to leave that patch in for future versions due to the problems some people are having using them, and also due to the lawyers. The next nitro is going to be slimmed down, with several features "missing" (not coming back). And after this, there will be no more innovations. Nitro-sources will return to the "here's the next release, nothing special" that everyone likes, and (hopefully) people will stop hating me for trying to improve upon it.
New "stable" pending. |
Hey there's no need being defiant now. I loved the idea of putting the nvidia module into the kernel, and hell yea that was an innovation. Wheter it is legal or not is the other question, but if there's a solution to it, why not stick to that great idea.
I mean, for me the nvidia module doesn't work at the moment, but with further improvents there might be a way, and if its legal then you have sth to be proud of! _________________ Do you know the secret hand shake - you best use it.
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discomfitor l33t
Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 927 Location: None
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't get a response from fsf yet, but I know that it IS possible to resolve the license issues. I know how it can be done, I just don't know exactly how to do it. But the real reason I'm taking IT out is because it's just too much of a hassle. There seems to be no reason why it does or does not work, and thus we waste our time trying to hunt down the cause instead of doing real work.
Also, seppe is back.
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chunderbunny: I think nitro stood out a bit too much with IT. _________________ There is no substitute for experience.
Imperfection indicates a lack of effort.
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chunderbunny Veteran
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 1281 Location: 51°24'27" N, 0°57'15" W
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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That seems like a real shame, a feature like IT would really make nitro stand out. |
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mcoulman n00b
Joined: 20 Sep 2002 Posts: 34 Location: Maui
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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It helped me. Compiled clean & running smooth. Thanks for the patch. |
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El_Goretto Moderator
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 3169 Location: Paris
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hi all, i tried a nitro kernel for the 1st time, especially for its win4lin/ATI patches. But... I can't get it compile, erf:
Code: | LD arch/i386/mki-adapter26/built-in.o
CC [M] arch/i386/mki-adapter26/mki-main.o
CC [M] arch/i386/mki-adapter26/mki26.o
arch/i386/mki-adapter26/mki26.c:121:10: #error MKI will not work if __PAGE_OFFSET is not >= MKI_END_USER_ADDR
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/mki-adapter26/mki26.o] Erreur 1
make: *** [arch/i386/mki-adapter26] Erreur 2 |
I didn't find any mention of win4lin in this thread, seems i'm the only one with this problem? |
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Pink Veteran
Joined: 24 Jul 2003 Posts: 1062
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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El_Goretto wrote: | Hi all, i tried a nitro kernel for the 1st time, especially for its win4lin/ATI patches. But... I can't get it compile, erf:
Code: | LD arch/i386/mki-adapter26/built-in.o
CC [M] arch/i386/mki-adapter26/mki-main.o
CC [M] arch/i386/mki-adapter26/mki26.o
arch/i386/mki-adapter26/mki26.c:121:10: #error MKI will not work if __PAGE_OFFSET is not >= MKI_END_USER_ADDR
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/mki-adapter26/mki26.o] Erreur 1
make: *** [arch/i386/mki-adapter26] Erreur 2 |
I didn't find any mention of win4lin in this thread, seems i'm the only one with this problem? |
If I remember correctly, and it has been a while since I patched win4lin into a ck-based kernel, there is a conflict with the lowmen patch.
The output is this conflict, so make sure you don't have the 1G lowmem enabled in the kernel config and try again.
I must admit I always reversed that particular patch as too many people were having the problems you describe. Anyway, see if ensuring the lowmem is not selected works.
HTH |
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El_Goretto Moderator
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 3169 Location: Paris
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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Pink wrote: |
If I remember correctly, and it has been a while since I patched win4lin into a ck-based kernel, there is a conflict with the lowmen patch.
The output is this conflict, so make sure you don't have the 1G lowmem enabled in the kernel config and try again.
I must admit I always reversed that particular patch as too many people were having the problems you describe. Anyway, see if ensuring the lowmem is not selected works.
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Thanks, it works indeed I admit i was damn tempted by the 1 Go lowmem option
I'll see more of nitro tomorow (particularly fglrx module). |
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_kal_ l33t
Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 602 Location: Paris
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi ppl
I'm now on gentoo and i've correctly compiled kernel-2.6.11 patched with nitro0. But, when i make
I have this error message :
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make[3]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r1/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o] Erreur 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r1/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv] Erreur 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Erreur 1
make: *** [module] Erreur 2
!!! ERROR: media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r1 failed.
!!! Function linux-mod_src_compile, Line 417, Exitcode 2
!!! Unable to make IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux SYSOUT=/usr/src/linux clean module.
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.
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Robin79 l33t
Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 632 Location: /home/valdemarsvik
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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okey darkness i had issues with this one hardlocking please put the patch in for sk98lin in your next one non exprimenatl... _________________ Gentoo 2005.0
ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe MB
Intel P4 3.2GHz
PCI-E Nvidia Geforce PCX 5750
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Benson Apprentice
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 156 Location: Switzerland
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:08 am Post subject: |
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@_kal_: add the following 2 lines to your /etc/portage/package.keywords :
Code: | media-video/nvidia-kernel ~x86
media-video/nvidia-glx ~x86 |
This way you'll install the nvidia-drivers with the latest patches which should solve problems with kernels > 2.6.10.
rgsd
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qodsec n00b
Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 43
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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changed the CFlags as was listed before for the NVidia drive an everything works fine, even the nvidia card.
Thank you |
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a13x Apprentice
Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 215
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Good news. I was playing with gensplash so I had to recompile the nitro0e kernel. I enabled all the gensplash stuff and emerge the latest nvidia-kernel and now unbelievable it works with the NVIDIA driver !! No more hard locking.
The e patch is a real succes with Reiser4. Porthole loads my ebuild db (9016 packages) much more quickly than before.
Thx INDs. ; ) |
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vgster n00b
Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 11
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone tried this patch with the 2.6.11.2 kernel release?
Regards |
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Robin79 l33t
Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 632 Location: /home/valdemarsvik
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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a13x wrote: | Good news. I was playing with gensplash so I had to recompile the nitro0e kernel. I enabled all the gensplash stuff and emerge the latest nvidia-kernel and now unbelievable it works with the NVIDIA driver !! No more hard locking.
The e patch is a real succes with Reiser4. Porthole loads my ebuild db (9016 packages) much more quickly than before.
Thx INDs. ; ) |
mine hardlocks _________________ Gentoo 2005.0
ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe MB
Intel P4 3.2GHz
PCI-E Nvidia Geforce PCX 5750
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Gentoonie Apprentice
Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 205 Location: near Munich | Bavaria | Germany
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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here too. Without nvidia in the kernel but emerged as nvidia-kernel, my X totally crashes, i have to press the reset button then. Haven't found a solution to this yet. _________________ Do you know the secret hand shake - you best use it.
GCC 4, Kernel 2.6.14-ck7, NPTL |
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Morimando Guru
Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 339 Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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I had some problems with burning CD's while music is running in the background, although memory/CPU usage wasn't too high so i suspect it was/is a problem with reiser4 or such (also have that problem with the 2.6.11-love sources (We are the borg-thing) ) as i prefer using nitro, do you know if that was/is an Reiser4 issue and is it solved? _________________ That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.
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Robin79 l33t
Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 632 Location: /home/valdemarsvik
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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my comp hardlocks afterawhile or when playing Amercan Army dont know why i will use old nitr stable and secure heheh 2.6.11 doesnt work good for me yet.. _________________ Gentoo 2005.0
ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe MB
Intel P4 3.2GHz
PCI-E Nvidia Geforce PCX 5750
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Registered Linux User Nr # 319050 http://counter.li.org |
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Legoguy Apprentice
Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 166 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:27 am Post subject: |
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Hey Darckness, guess what? All of your releases with -r0 on them cannot be unmerged without unmerging all versions of nitro.
Nice going.
It automatically removes r0 (2.6.11_rc3-r0 -> 2.6.11_rc3) and therefore can't find the correct ebuild to unmerge.
I refuse to use nitro until you stop this r0 silliness. pre1, beta1, alpha1, whatever, just not the portage-[rule-]breaking r0. |
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a13x Apprentice
Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 215
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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Gentoonie
Have you tried to enable all the gensplash stuff in the kernel ? This is what fixed it for me .... it seems. Check the gensplash tutorial in the Documentation, Tips & Tricks forum and enable all those things. Maybe it will work ... |
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Morimando Guru
Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 339 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Nvidia kernel won't work if in-kernel Nvidia is enabled, it keeps giving me errors, so i had to disable it in the kernel and emerge nvidia-kernel using ACCEPT_KEYWORDS. _________________ That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.
-- Marvin |
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Morimando Guru
Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 339 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hm i also have some problems considering memory-usage (i think it's resulting from memory management?)
if anyone had some time peeking at this thread: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-305615.html , would be nice, because i myself am not experienced enough to solve it myself i'm afraid.. thx in advance for anyone so kind to have a look
Using 2.6.11-nitro0 over here, CFQ scheduling enabled, Deadline/Anticipatory disabled.
However the boot-time of this kernel is really good ^^ _________________ That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.
-- Marvin |
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