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Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:05:21 +0100
From: Sid Boyce <g3vbv@blueyonder.co.uk>
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Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:49:29 BST, Sid Boyce said:
>
>> EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(init_mm); /* will be removed in 2.6.26 */
>
>> Any thoughts on why it's not seen? No one on the nvidia list has a clue
>> either.
>
> Run a kernel built with 'CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y', that should help matters
> somewhat.
>
> The *real* problem is that the NVidia driver uses the deprecated pgd_offset_k()
> function (see NV_PGD_OFFSET in lv-linux.h).  That's what needs fixing.

Thanks, that solved the problem. There is a patch for NVidia 177.13 
which works, but I haven't yet been able to read it through to see 
exactly what files were altered.
Regards
Sid.

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