I don't believe this is the case....because I can still run older mdk kernels which did not use the gatos ati kernel and drivers.
--- Mike Diack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > XFree86 4.2.0 as in Mdk 8.2, as used with (my) > Radeon cards, uses > a newer version of the ATI drivers (ati.2) from > gatos.sf.net for 3d > hardware acceleration with ATI video cards (Radeon, > Rage etc) > > This is all well and good with Mandrake's own kernel > and X, since > Mandrake's own kernel includes the very latest 1.2.x > Radeon drivers > from that project. > > However the generic/standard kernels, including > 2.4.17 and 2.4.18 > use the older (1.1.x) ATI drivers, meaning that X in > Mandrake 8.2 > WON'T load the 3D DRM section i.e. no 3D hardware > acceleration, due > to the version mismatch (X is expecting a 1.2.x ATI > driver but only > finds a 1.1.x version) > > This means that rolling my own kernel based on the > standard kernels > (as I've done in Mandrake 7.x and 8.0/8.1) is not > really an option > anymore, unless I get the patches and apply them > (not yet tried this > but I presume it'll work well). > > Does anyone have answers to either of these > questions: > > 1) Any idea if the X setup in Mandrake 8.2 could be > made to work > seamlessly with either module (either the old 1.1.x > driver's in > the standard 2.4.x kernels) or the newer ones? Or an > easy way of switching? > > 2) Does anyone have visibilty as to how soon the > 1.2.x drivers might > make it into the standard 2.4.x kernels and if so > whether they are > compatible with older (< 4.2.0) versions of XFree86? > > Thanks for any answers > Mike > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: > http://messenger.msn.com > > ===== SI Reasoning [EMAIL PROTECTED] A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps the creator alive. -FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.yahoo.com
