WIP NVIDIA packages for Intrepid (tseliot)

[Ben Collins]

On Thu, 2008-06-19 at 15:31 -0500, Mario Limonciello wrote:
> Ben,
> 
> Will Intrepid's kernel "stay" Xen enabled?  Is there a good way to
> tell if a kernel was Xen enabled when compiling against headers, say
> checking for the existence of a particular header file?

#ifdef CONFIG_XEN

> Regards
> 
> Alberto Milone wrote: 
> > Dear Ben,
> > 
> > these are the links to the source code of my WIP NVIDIA packages (for
> > the 4 flavours) which you requested:
> > 
> > 1) nvidia-graphics-drivers:
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers_177.13.orig.tar.gz
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers_177.13-0ubuntu1.diff.gz
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers_177.13-0ubuntu1.dsc
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers_177.13-0ubuntu1_source.changes
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers_177.13-0ubuntu1_source.build
> > 
> > 2) nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-173xx:
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-173xx_173.14.09.orig.tar.gz
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-173xx_173.14.09-0ubuntu1.diff.gz
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-173xx_173.14.09-0ubuntu1.dsc
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-173xx_173.14.09-0ubuntu1_source.changes
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-173xx_173.14.09-0ubuntu1_source.build
> > 
> > 3) nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-96xx:
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-96xx_96.43.05.orig.tar.gz
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-96xx_96.43.05-0ubuntu1.diff.gz
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-96xx_96.43.05-0ubuntu1.dsc
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-96xx_96.43.05-0ubuntu1_source.changes
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-96xx_96.43.05-0ubuntu1_source.build
> > 
> > 4) nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-71xx:
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-71xx_71.86.04.orig.tar.gz
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-71xx_71.86.04-0ubuntu1.diff.gz
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-71xx_71.86.04-0ubuntu1.dsc
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-71xx_71.86.04-0ubuntu1_source.changes
> > http://albertomilone.com/ubuntu/newlrm/new/nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-71xx_71.86.04-0ubuntu1_source.build
> > 
> > 
> > I haven't finished the control files therefore I suggest you to follow
> > these instructions so as to install only
> > the nvidia-$(flavour)-kernel-source package (which is the one that
> > builds the kernel module):
> > 
> > 1) install the linux-headers for your kernel
> > 2) build the packages (a simple "dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot" will be
> > enough)
> > 3) install the nvidia-$(flavour)-kernel-source package and its
> > dependencies
> > 
> > This package will try to build the kernel module with dkms. If the build
> > fails, DKMS will tell you where you can find the log
> > (/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/your_driver_version/build/make.log).
> > 
> > NOTE-1: the patches which I'm using are in "debian.binary/patches" as
> > usual.
> > 
> > NOTE-2: none of the 4 flavours builds with Intrepid's kernel (since it's
> > Xen-enabled). They do build with Hardy's Xen kernel though (thanks to
> > the patches which I have included).
> > 
> > I look forward to seeing you patches.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > 
> > Alberto Milone (aka tseliot)
> > 
> > 
> >   
> 
> -- 
> Mario Limonciello
> Dell | Linux Engineering
> mario_limonciello at dell.com