From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: nouveau-drm compile failure
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 20:54:45 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ht3t01$h1g$1@dough.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ht3rme$cab$1@dough.gmane.org>
On 05/20/2010 08:32 PM, 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 an outdated driver, since AFAIK the updates happen in-kernel now.
I forgot to mention *where* in the kernel configuration you can enable
nouveau. It's in Device Drivers->Staging drivers
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-05-20 12:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-05-20 16:56 [gentoo-user] nouveau-drm compile failure Grant
2010-05-20 17:32 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2010-05-20 17:54 ` Nikos Chantziaras [this message]
2010-05-20 18:59 ` Alan McKinnon
2010-05-20 19:14 ` Grant
2010-05-20 19:21 ` Graham Murray
2010-05-20 19:26 ` Alan McKinnon
2010-05-20 23:06 ` Grant
2010-05-21 5:25 ` Graham Murray
2010-05-21 17:26 ` Grant
2010-05-21 21:10 ` walt
2010-05-21 23:42 ` Grant
2010-05-22 15:58 ` walt
2010-05-22 20:42 ` Grant
2010-05-20 19:05 ` Grant
2010-05-20 19:09 ` Grant
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