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

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 11:14 +0100, Martti Kühne wrote:
> 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.

3.0 is an old kernel-rt and in February the X + the nv driver were ok. I
still have got backups.

> 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 outdated and bugs.freedesktop.org comments like this to their WONTFIXed bugs: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!

But I'm not alone, since nouveau doesn't work for many Linux users.

Regards,
Ralf