linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems

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Message-ID: <40555.1230870755@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date:	Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:32:35 -0500
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	g3vbv@...eyonder.co.uk
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.28-git forcedeth dead interface and nvidia problems

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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