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Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops kernel and nvidia binary driver

To: Michael Ralston <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops kernel and nvidia binary driver
From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:10:54 -0700 (PDT)
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Googling with "xen patch for nvidia-driver" also
provide some understanding of the issue, which i believe is already
resolved in 2.6.27 and higher xenified aka Suse kernels for GeForce
8000,9000 Series drivers.

Boris.

--- On Sun, 7/12/09, Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops kernel and nvidia binary driver
To: "Michael Ralston" <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 9:57 AM

Staff like this has to be done to xen 3.4.1

http://fluxcoil.net/doku.php/xen/docs

Quote:-

Boris


--- On Sun, 7/12/09, Michael Ralston <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Michael Ralston <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] pv_ops kernel and nvidia binary driver
To: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 4:27 AM

On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Boris Derzhavets<bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>I've also tried to get the nvidia driver to work with rebased suse
>>kernel 2.6.29.6 and hypervisor 3.3 and 3.4. With that version kernel
>>it blacks the screen. I can remote ssh in to my pc, but I can't reboot
>>the pc. It needs a hard reset.
>
> Native Ubuntu 9.04 X-Server works for me with any xenified 2.6.29.X,2.6.30.X
> kernel (aka Suse) . GeForce 8500 GT installed on both boxes. Xen host boots
> into Gnome desktop environment right away.
>
> I just replaced GeForce 7X00 cards about year and half  ago due to problems
> with tuning Solaris Nevada X-Server
>

What version nvidia driver are you using with that?

I've tried 185.18.14, 180.44, 173.14.16 and 96.43.10. All with
identical results.


-- Michael


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