John McBride wrote:
Just curious if anyone else has worked through this and can offer advice.
I am running the kernel-2.6.0-0.test11.1.99.i686.rpm out of :
http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5/RPMS.kernel/
...and have followed the instructions at :
http://minion.de
...to patch and run the NVIDIA driver I got at :
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-4496.html
...but whenever I try to use the new NVIDIA driver it borks and says :
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate config DMA context
...I assume this relates to the note at minion.de :
"Update: arjanv kernels no longer use -mregparm=3, binary compatibility with the closed-source NVIDIA kernel module component has been restored. The 4GB/4GB split VM layout patch has been integrated and enabled in all three configurations, however, which breaks the NVIDIA driver, as well. You will need to rebuild without CONFIG_X86_4G_VM_LAYOUT."
So I guess this means I have to build my own 2.6 kernel from source without this option set. Question...is there a semi-painless way to pull the current kernel config and apply it to arjanv's source RPM, then just clear this single flag and rebuild? Or a better way? Or a HOWTO anywhere?
Just take his .src.rpm, change spec file not to apply the 4g patch, and rebuild. Works great for me.
