Subject: Re: Tainting the kernel
From: Mac Mason (macmasta@ak.net)
Date: Fri Jul 12 2002 - 18:19:09 AKDT
I second this - nvidia + softraid + ext3 worked beautifully for me for
a long time - I gave up on it the third time I killed a hard drive.
~Mac~
On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 23:31, Anthony Valentine wrote:
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>
> I've been using the Nvidia drivers on my work PC for almost a year with
> software RAID and ext3. No problems.
>
> I won't argue with you about the binary drivers as everyone has their
> own opinion on the matter. I am aware of the issues and have made an
> informed decision that I am happy with. YMMV.
>
> I do make it a habit to check what passes out through my firewall to
> check on that sort of thing.
>
> Anthony
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>
>
> On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 00:30, civileme wrote:
> > On Wednesday 10 July 2002 11:01 pm, Anthony Valentine wrote:
> > > That is all it means. It won't hurt anything. I've been running nvidia
> > > drivers for quite some time with no problems.
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 21:15, Jon Reynolds wrote:
> > > > I have an nvidia video card and when I try and install it it says:
> > > >
> > > > Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver
> > > > will taint the kernel: non-GPL license - NVIDIA
> > > >
> > > > Is this just because it has a non-GPL license and will it hurt anything
> > > > to install it?
> > > >
> > > > Jon
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > Actually, my test results show that the NVIdia drivers do affect the kernel.
> > Software RAID with JFS, XFS, Reiserfs, and ext3/ext2 all corrupt within a
> > week of exercise using the 3d accel drivers from Nvidia.
> >
> > No corruption is shown in those circumstances using the XFree 2D GPL NVidia
> > drivers. In otherwise identical tests with KT266A and NForce chipsets, no
> > corruption with the XFree drivers, but of course no tuxracer or bzflag either.
> >
> > And if you havent noticed the prize money given out for proof-of-concept
> > spyware lately, and if you think binary-only drivers wont soon have such a
> > payload even for linux, then you haven't been following the computer
> > industry's down turn and the rise of greed.
> >
> > It is a VERY BAD THING to put binary-only drivers into the kernel. There is
> > NO WAY you can prove it is not harmful without becoming outlaw, and maybe not
> > even then.
> >
> > That is what the taint message means.
> >
> > Civileme
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> >
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