[Bug 60772] xf86-video-nouveau fails to modprobe nouveau: KMS not enabled - bugzilla-daemon-CC+yJ3UmIYqDUpFQwHEjaQ

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To: nouveau-PD4FTy7X32lNgt0PjOBp9y5qC8QIuHrW@public.gmane.org
Subject: [Bug 60772] xf86-video-nouveau fails to modprobe nouveau: KMS not enabled
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:04:57 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bug-60772-8800-k7unvENOSO@http.bugs.freedesktop.org/> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bug-60772-8800-V0hAGp6uBxMKqLRl/0Ahz6D7qz1kEfGD2LY78lusg7I@public.gmane.org/>


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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60772

--- Comment #2 from Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> ---
On 18/02/13 00:47, Dave Airlie wrote:> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Emil
Velikov <emil.l.velikov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> "Regression" caused by
>> commit e34cfbd5bd23f7f15372af52d8a39a5715ce7310
>> Author: Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>> Date:   Fri Nov 2 03:57:41 2012 +0000
>>
>>     nouveau: Factor out common code to NVHasKMS()
>>
>>     As the name suggests checks if it has kernel mode setting,
>>     prints out the interface version and checkes if the chipset
>>     is supported
>>
>>     Function is used in NVPciProbe and NVPlatformProbe
>>
>> Without this change X will fail with '[drm] KMS not enabled' if
>> the kernel module is not loaded
> 
> Thats correct, the X server is not responsible for loading the kernel module.
> 
> If the kernel module isn't loaded then there is a bug elsewhere.
> 
> Dave.
>

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