Aaron Plattner wrote: > On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 12:07:17AM -0700, Justin P. Mattock wrote: > >> This is a status from over here: >> >> macbook pro ati chipset works perfectly >> with the latest git xserver, minor issue due to me >> getting a bit confused but nothing out of the ordinary. >> >> As for my other machine the imac nvidia chipset, well >> a bit of an ABI issue: >> >> (II) Loading extension DRI2 >> (II) LoadModule: "nvidia" >> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so >> (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" >> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >> Module class: X.Org Video Driver >> ================ WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ================ >> This server has a video driver ABI version of 6.0 that is not >> supported by this NVIDIA driver. Please check >> http://www.nvidia.com/ for driver updates or downgrade to an X >> server with a supported driver ABI. >> ================================================================= >> (WW) NVIDIA: The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely. >> (WW) NVIDIA: This server has an unsupported input driver ABI version >> (have 7.0, need< 5.0). The driver will continue to load, but may >> behave strangely. >> (II) LoadModule: "kbd" >> >> soulution was(after googling a bit) >> startx -ignoreABI, >> > > startx has this dumb behavior where it will silently ignore any arguments it > doesn't recognize. To actually pass that option on to the X server, you have > to > do this: > > startx -- -ignoreABI > > Yes, that's a space, two dashes, another space, and then another dash. > > >> but for some reason this didn't do anything. >> I had to use in xorg.conf >> >> Section "ServerFlags" >> Option "IgnoreABI" "true" >> EndSection >> >> Hopefully we don't have to wait to long for nvidia.. >> > > Does it work? We have a policy of trying to support an ABI but not actually > marking it supported without -ignoreABI until after it has been declared > frozen > by the X.org release manager. > > >> Anyways nice work with the xserver xorg!! >> > > Hey alright, just grabbed the latest beta driver, compiles with 2.6.31-rc4 perfectly. (I owe you a thanks, as well as anybody else associated with nvidia).
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