nvidia.ko driver with XFree86 (not X.org)

stevexyz · 04-12-11, 08:48 AM

Hi there,

I was just wondering if using the Nvidia Linux driver (nvidia.ko) is supported at all with XFree86 rather than X.org?

I have it working apparently fine after patching XFree86 to resolve a couple of undefined external symbols which nvidia_drv was complaining about - without them XFree86 would crash. Maybe I shouldn't have done this.

I'm using an ASUS 9600GT card and its VGA, DVI and HDMI interfaces all seem to work just fine.

Thanks, Steve

LLStarks · 04-12-11, 12:39 PM

xfree86 has been dead for quite a few years. make no expectation of the nvidia blob or even nouveau working with it.

stevexyz · 04-13-11, 06:23 AM

The current release is... December 2008. I'll start to use Xorg now then!

Thanks, Steve

04-12-11, 08:48 AM	#1
stevexyz Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	nvidia.ko driver with XFree86 (not X.org) Hi there, I was just wondering if using the Nvidia Linux driver (nvidia.ko) is supported at all with XFree86 rather than X.org? I have it working apparently fine after patching XFree86 to resolve a couple of undefined external symbols which nvidia_drv was complaining about - without them XFree86 would crash. Maybe I shouldn't have done this. I'm using an ASUS 9600GT card and its VGA, DVI and HDMI interfaces all seem to work just fine. Thanks, Steve

04-12-11, 12:39 PM	#2
LLStarks Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 66	Re: nvidia.ko driver with XFree86 (not X.org) xfree86 has been dead for quite a few years. make no expectation of the nvidia blob or even nouveau working with it.

04-13-11, 06:23 AM	#3
stevexyz Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	Re: nvidia.ko driver with XFree86 (not X.org) The current release is... December 2008. I'll start to use Xorg now then! Thanks, Steve