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Bug 152217 - Nvidia module fails to load with Xen kernels
Summary: Nvidia module fails to load with Xen kernels
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High major (vote)
Assignee: X11 External Driver Maintainers
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Reported: 2006-10-21 04:28 UTC by Richard Connon
Modified: 2006-10-23 04:50 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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kernel .config (kernel-config-x86_64-xen0-2.6.16.28-xen,25.64 KB, text/plain)
2006-10-21 04:30 UTC, Richard Connon 		Details
emerge --info (info,2.32 KB, text/plain)
2006-10-21 04:30 UTC, Richard Connon 		Details
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Description Richard Connon 2006-10-21 04:28:59 UTC 
Trying to "modprobe nvidia" with my Xen enabled kernel gives the following error:

FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.16.28-xen/video/nvidia.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

The section in dmesg relating to this says the following:

nvidia: Unknown symbol force_evtchn_callback
nvidia: Unknown symbol xen_features
nvidia: Unknown symbol xen_tlb_flush
Comment 1 Richard Connon 2006-10-21 04:30:17 UTC 
Created attachment 100125 [details]
kernel .config

kernel .config for the xen enabled kernel
Comment 2 Richard Connon 2006-10-21 04:30:57 UTC 
Created attachment 100126 [details]
emerge --info
Comment 3 Chris Bainbridge (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-10-23 04:50:18 UTC 
Yes it doesn't work. Same for the ATI binary driver. There are various hacks to get the module loaded, and some people report being able to run stuff, but nothing works 100% and never will until Nvidia sort it out; they say it's on their TODO list.

See http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2005-11/msg00327.html and the nvnews links for more info.