[PlanetCCRMA] NVIDIA 1.0-6111 - latest kernel support

[Shayne O'Connor]

i know there was an attempt a couple of months ago to build a 2.6.10 (?)
kernel that restored backwards compatibility for the NVIDIA binary
drivers ... from what i remember, it didn't work, though :(

the problem for me with the NVIDIA drivers is this:

1) the most recent driver (6629) has patches available to make it work
on newer kernels - however, there is a known bug with this driver and my
card (GeForce MX 4000) that makes it unusable.

2) the driver before that (6111) *does* work with this card, but doesn't
compile properly on newer kernels.

in a perfect world, i would just go back to using a 2.6.8 kernel, but
seeing as i use my computer mainly for audio, that's not really an
option (the latest CCRMA edge kernel has given me a rock-solid stable
audio production environment).

fernando, i'm not sure if this is the kernel patch you used when trying
to help us NVIDIA users out before, but if not, is there any chance you
could build a version of the latest kernel that applies this patch?
(that is, if there are others sharing my predicament).

apparently there is a new driver release due out soon that fixes these
problems, but it's been *so* long, and i need that 3d acceleration to
run Mixxx properly.

thanx

shayne
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