Re: Amd64 + proprietary driver
Levi Bard wrote:
Question: If I run a 64 bit kernel with a 32-bit userspace, how does
that work with something like nvidia's graphics drivers, which have a
(source-based) kernel module component and (binary) userland libraries?
Can I use the 32-bit kernel module with the 64-bit kernel? Or do I have
to build the kernel module as 64-bit, then install the 32-bit libraries?
The nvidia driver simply won't work in a mixed 32/64bit environment as
it has no 32/64bit ioctl translation layer. You can use the 64bit
driver to play 64bit games, or the 32bit driver (with a 32bit kernel) to
play 32bit games, but not mix them.
Tony
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