The mere change from kernel version 2.6.27-r10 (or below) to 2.6.28-r5 will make zgv stop working. Zgv needs svgalib. I use svgalib 1.9.25 Svgalib compiles its module svgalib_helper.ko as usual, without errors. Modprobe svgalib_helper installs fine without errors. Zgv however exits immediately, without errors. Strace shows no difference, except for the last line Child exited normally. Regards, Wim.
svgalib_helper isn't part of the base kernel so you will need to talk to the svgalib maintainers about what needs changing in that module to work with newer kernels
bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org zei ooit: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13427 > > > Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> changed: > > What |Removed |Added > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Status|NEW |RESOLVED > CC| |alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk > Resolution| |INVALID > > > > > --- Comment #1 from Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> 2009-06-03 14:59:37 --- > svgalib_helper isn't part of the base kernel so you will need to talk to the > svgalib maintainers about what needs changing in that module to work with > newer > kernels > The ONLY variable is a change of kernel and then stuff stops working. So it IS a kernel matter and it is NOT resolved, whatever it is. I just mentioned the two ingredients it takes to experience the effect. Nothing has changed in svgalib, so there's nothing to talk about with the maintainers of svgalib. I don't even know if svgalib is the culprit. Nothing has changed in zgv either. Due to the newest kernel a child process exits prematurely and without any errors. That's all I know. And I don't know how to debug that any further. Wim.
Application interfaces are long term and don't change. Kernel modules (.ko files) are not. They will need updating when kernels change.