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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
To: g3vbv@blueyonder.co.uk
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:32:35 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <40555.1230870755@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:55:28 GMT." <495C4CC0.1040006@blueyonder.co.uk>

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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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  reply	other threads:[~2009-01-02  4:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-01  4:55 Sid Boyce
2009-01-02  4:32 ` Valdis.Kletnieks [this message]
2009-01-03  0:07   ` Sid Boyce

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