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Re: [Xen-users] Xen + Nvidia drivers 
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Waeyenbergh, Sven wrote:
 The kernel module uses a binary layer with some open source code that 
uses the binary layer.  This allows them to not have to recompile the 
binary layer for every tiny driver change.
Anthony,
that's weird, i did compile my own (xen 2 based) dom0 kernel from source,
then proceeded in installing the nvidia drivers (using the .sh script they 
provide)
Obviously, no pre-made kernel modules were available,
but the script was able to compile its own module (with the correct links in 
/usr/src).
 
 It's likely that you're not actually using the module.  Check lsmod and 
see what the ref count is.
I can't say i've used the graphic features of this system much (it's my server),
but i did not hit any issues with this, works like a breeze.
 
Regards,
Anthony Liguori
 
Ban
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Liguori [mailto:aliguori@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 November 2005 20:08
To: mogensv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: bregulla; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen + Nvidia drivers
Mogens Valentin wrote:
 This is a recipe for disaster.  The nVidia kernel driver has a binary 
layer that it not Xen-ready.  It's very likely that it's going to be 
doing something it's not supposed to do in Xen.
bregulla wrote:
 
Hello,
I try to get a Nvidia Quadro PCI-E graphics card to work with xen in 
Dom0 with the binary nivida-drivers.
I use the xen-2.0-testing tarball with kernel 2.6.12 and the nvidia 
driver package NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.
The nvidia kernel module compiles without errors but when I try to 
load it segfaults. 
Is it possibly because the tls-libs are disabled?
Has anyone managed to get the nvidia drivers to work with xen? Or is 
there a general problem with xen + nvidia?
 
You're out of luck until nVidia releases a Xen driver.  You can also use 
the Open Source driver (or even just Vesa). 
This is why binary modules are so evil...
Regards,
Anthony Liguori
 Not sure I can help, but there's been general problems with nvidia 
driver for a looong time. Check the threads on nvnews.com .
Many still use the old 6629 driver, though it doesn't have as many 
fancy features as later drivers. Then again, you may not need 8x AA 
and AF...
Of cause those problems are not normally related to Xen, but you may 
wan't to give 6629 a try. 
 
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