[arch-general] X doesn't start for 3.0-rt, X 1.12, nv 2.1.18-5

[Martti Kühne]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 09:07:03AM +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> 
> A misunderstanding. I tried to use the nv driver, not the proprietary
> nvidia driver. On startup I run a script, it's switching between nv for
> kernel-rt and nvidia for the default kernel. The kernel-rt worked with
> the nv driver, but it doesn't work now. I can't use nouveau for my
> setup.
> 
> Regards,
> Ralf


yes and no. xf86-video-nv-* were last updated on 30-Jul-2010. Don't expect that
stuff to work any more on current kernels and please use a driver that is in
development.

debian doesn't package it any more, the gentoo wiki also mentions it as
outdated and bugs.freedesktop.org comments like this to their WONTFIXed bugs:

"Nobody is supporting xf86-video-nv and it will be going away at some point in
the future. If your problem persists with nouveau or the proprietary driver
provided by nVidia, please re-file accordingly. We apologize for the
inconvenience.

This is part of an automated bulk action; if you believe that this bug was
closed in error, then change the targeted component and reopen it."

you're on your own. good luck!

cheers!
mar77i