Update your portage tree... Cuz I got nvidia-kernel working fine on 2.6.0 // Scott Carmichael - http://jobe.ca/
Tom Syroid said on 07.15.03 at 22:33: > Evening all, > > Just a quick note to recap -- for anyone interested -- my exploits with > 2.6.0 over the past 24 hours (with thanks to Terje for his encouragement > ;-). > > I've managed to enable what I'll call "quasi" fb support -- that is, small > fonts similar to what one would get with fb buffer/video selection enabled > and a GRUB kernel option of vga=791. This is important to me as I do a lot > of work from the command line, and I've gotten used to having lots of real > estate to work in. > > Here's the pertinent .config options: > > # Graphics support > > CONFIG_FB_VESA=y > CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y > CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y > CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=Y > CONFIG_PCI_CONSOLE=y > > Which nets me a font somewhat smaller than fb/vga=791. > > In grub.conf, appended to my kernel line, I have: > > video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=0x31A > > A couple further observations: > > - rsync hung hard on my tonight during a routine backup/transfer under > 2.6.0 -- never done this under 2.4.20. I'll have to investigate this one > further.... > - my init process serves up the following errors: > > ===snip=== > * Mounting proc at /proc... > * No /sys to mount sysfs needed in 2.5+ kernels! > > > * Using /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4: > * Loading module emu10k1... > * Failed to load emu10k1 > > FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.0-test1/modules.dep: No such file or > directory > ===ends=== > > - anyone know if I have to manually create the /sys directory? Bug? > [creating the /sys directory removes the error -- tested as I was writing > this] > - apparently the init scripts are looking for the ../kernel-2.4 module dir. > Bug? > - I compiled SBLive support direct into the kernel -- no joy. No sound. > - the current nvidia kernel will not compile against 2.6.0 -- you'll have > to use the default XFree nv driver. > - If you've got your mouse threshold up (mine was at 6), cursor movement > under 2.6 is erratic and skitzy. Drop it back to the default of about 3 and > you'll be good to go. > > All else appears "normal" at this time. More as I learn more. > > Best, > /tom > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
