Bug#659378: [xen dom0] gnome-shell fails to start
On Sat, 2012-02-11 at 06:51 -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> [...]
> >> There has been some important relevant work in v3.3-rc2. Could you
> >> test a 3.3-rc2 or newer kernel from kernel.org? See [2] for
> >> instructions.
> >
> > Thanks, but it didn't work (assuming I didn't make a mistake
> > compiling the kernel).
>
> There's only been relevant work in that version for nouveau (and other
> drivers that use ttm, like the radeon and i915 drivers). Did you test
> with nouveau? If so, could you say a little more about how it didn't
> work?
If Nouveau doesn't work with a recent kernel like 3.3-rc2 then I am sure
that Konrad (Xen Linux maintainer), LKML and xen-devel would be
interested in a full bug report.
Also The upstream wiki also contains a fair bit of information on the
status of graphics with upstream kernels and in-tree drivers such as
Nouveau, e.g. http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XenPVOPSDRM which you may find
helpful.
If you have problems with the proprietary Nvidia driver then your only
real recourse is to report the bug to Nvidia, nobody else (that includes
Debian and Xen upstream) has access to the necessary source code to do
anything about it.
Ian.
--
Ian Campbell
... A solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he
was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity.
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