On Thursday 20 May 2010 19:32:33 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 05/20/2010 07:56 PM, Grant wrote:
> > I'm trying to compile nouveau-drm for my Nvidia 8400GS video card, but
> 
> > compilation fails:
> I don't think you should be using nouveau-drm in the first place.  This
> driver is now in the kernel itself.  nouveau-drm was used before that
> driver moved into the Linux kernel together with the other DRM drivers.
> 
> Also, as a consequence, trying to use nouveau-drm means you're getting
> an outdated driver, since AFAIK the updates happen in-kernel now.

There's an API break between the nouveau driver and the drm in 2.6.3[23] (not 
completely sure about the versions)

Hence the workaround of nouveau-drm

Hopefully it will be *very* temporary

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