i think that the existing kernel nvidia driver doesn't work
with b28 - b29 because of a couple bugs:
6358242 nvidia driver does not attach to PCI-E boards after 6326583
6358236 gfx_private driver doesn't know about pciex
both bugs were introduced in b28 and fixed in b30.
i recently upgraded from b24 to b28 and found that the nv driver
wasn't working. i managed to work around 6358242 by commenting
out:
vgatext "pciclass,000100"
vgatext "pciclass,030000"
vgatext "pciclass,030001"
in /etc/driver_aliases.
i worked around 6358236 by installing a new gfx_private module.
(i don't know if the new module is actually availble for external
download. sorry.)
ed
On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 04:56:23PM -0600, David Schanen wrote:
> I'm not sure about the appropriate forum for this, feel free to e-mail
> me off list to lower traffic.
>
> Basically I'm trying to isolate the source of my problem using the
> Nvidia drivers with build 28. I had 1.0-7667 working on an older
> Solaris Express with a couple bfu's applied, but then I had some
> downtime and re-installed from scratch with the new ISO's the other
> day.
> I'm not sure if this is an incompatibility with the newer kernel or
> the newer x.org sources, and would like to track down the problem.
> When X starts, I get the dreaded "unable to initialize kernel module"
> error (I've tried the last 3 revisions of the driver at this point,
> all with the same issue). I've also noted that /dev/nvidiactl is ok
> but that the link /dev/fbs/nvidia0 is missing after install and
> reboot, as is /devices/pci.../nvidia-0. I'm not sure if that entry is
> critical or not. Because of that, I'm thinking this is an
> incompatility unrelated to the new x.org, but I'm just speculating
> really. If anyone has any thoughts on how to track down the problem
> or has a working configuration, I would love to hear about it. I'm
> assuming Nvidia will be no help on this, since Solaris 10 is the only
> supported configuration.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
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