Re: nvidia-kernel and 2.5.2 Kernel on Mandrake 8.1

[Benedikt Spranger <bene@herrmann.cherheim.etc.tu-bs.de>]

On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Branden Robinson wrote:

I have the same Problem. Kernel 2.5.2 changes inode->r_dev. ugly nvidia
driver...

> A) This is not a user support list.
OK, then I try it with a patch :-)

#define NV_DEVICE_NUMBER(_minor) (minor(_minor) & 0x0f)
#define NV_DEVICE_IS_CONTROL_DEVICE(_minor) \
             (minor(_minor) == 0xFF)

OK. its ugly, but it works for me.

> B) This list has nothing to do with Mandrake Linux.  Please contact
> Mandrake Technical Support.

I use Debian sid. I think this is the right place :-)

Benedikt Spranger

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