[PlanetCCRMA] 3.0 rt kernel

[Fernando Lopez-Lezcano]

On 09/30/2011 10:31 AM, David Cornette wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:06:06AM -0700, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
>>
>> Hi all, I'll try to post my current last build of the 3.0.4 + rt14
>> kernel to the planetcore-testing repository. Tracey did quite a bit of
>> testing with mixed results. Same here. But of course things will not
>> move along unless the gurus have more feedback on problems so we need
>> more users to try things out...
>>
>> Stay tuned...
>
> Can this kernel be used on F14, too?  I am sure I am not the only one who has
> stayed on F14, due to no desire to use gnome 3, and the issues others have had
> with systemd and the currently available RT kernel.  I would be interested in
> finding out if the 3.0 kernel would work with my harware (ATI Radeon HD 4350
> graphics, firewire audio interface) before I take the plunge with upgrading to
> F15 or F16.

On 09/30/2011 12:15 PM, S C Rigler wrote:
> A "me too" here.  Also on F14 but with an Nvidia card.  Last I heard the
> Nvidia driver won't compile on 3.0-rt...has that changed?

Hi Steve & David:

Yes, the 3.x kernel can be used on f14 and I have a build but I have not 
had much success (I get hangs after a while in my short tests as in 
f15). I have not had time to debug - would involve running a serial 
console, etc, etc.

The nvidia driver won't compile in the stock 3.x rt kernel because the 
kernel developers have made a few symbols in the kernel gpl only (ie: 
can only be seem by gpl drivers). The support is there, just not 
available to closed source drivers. Building a custom kernel with those 
symbols available again (a very small patch) makes linking the nvidia 
driver again possible, but I would not be able to distribute the 
resulting kernel myself.

I have not tested nouveau in a while...

-- Fernando