[pure:dyne] nvidia with rt kernel
radiovirusgenerator
radiovirusgenerator at gmail.com
Fri Jun 19 16:45:58 CEST 2009
Hello list,
I'm trying to install the nvidia driver on pure:dyne
2.6.24.7-rt21-pure-686 kernel, and I trying to follow the instructions
below find out on the pure:dyne mailing list:
On 11/04/2008 04:46 AM, frnk wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm new to p:d and in the process of setting it up on my
> i686-laptop.
> I also had problems with the rt-kernel and nvidia-source.
> Recently solved them by performing the following steps:
>
> * dead symlink corrected (pointed to nonexisting asm-i386)
> # cd /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24.7-rt21-pure-686/include/
> # ln -sf asm-x86 asm
>
> * symlinked missing headers (quick and dirty)
> # cd /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24.7-rt21-pure-686/include/
> # ln -s asm-x86/mach-default/* .
>
> * patched nvidia-source (with 2 long commandlines)
> (taken from <http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=17035&start=60>)
>
> # sed -i '/__SEMAPHORE_INITIALIZER/ s/__SEMAPHORE_INITIALIZER/__COMPAT_SEMAPHORE_INITIALIZER/' /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv-linux.h
>
> # sed -i '/struct semaphore/ s/struct semaphore/struct compat_semaphore/' /usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv-linux.h
>
> * built kernel-module without unpacking (otherwise patches to nv-linux.h
> would be overwritten)
> # m-a -t --not-unpack build nvidia
>
> * and finally installed it
> # m-a -t install nvidia
>
>
> -frank
>
>
The nvidia-kernel module has been compiled without errors, but after
installing it and rebooting at the log time I get a black screen...
and the system freeze...
Someone has successfully completed the nvidia driver with this kernel?
Or someone has some suggestions to give me?
Thanks
Fabio
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