On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 14:55:44 +0100 Pascal Terjan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pascal Terjan wrote: > > Spencer Anderson wrote: > > > >> I have checked the last two versions of XFree86 and have noticed that > >> Patch 205, the gatos ati.2 drivers have not been updated. These > >> drivers are needed to correct Bug#1429,#1466 and others. I have built > >> the last two versions of XFree86 with gatos CVS and find the drivers, > >> at least for my Mach 64 system, extremely stable and functionable. My > >> question is whether this patch is going to be updated before 9.1 > >> final. I will understand if it's felt that they would break other > >> things but it would be nice to know. > >> > >> TIA Spence > > > > > > I would also like an answer. > > Even if it is not the default, I would really appreciate to be able to > > watch movies with a Mandrake install without having to built it :/ > > > > > > Just tested getting the binaries from gatos website and putting them in > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers. And now I have a working Xv. Does the > XFree version have anything more than this one that would make it more > interesting for some users to not put this in ? > Basicly the patch in XFree86 is a CVS copy of the ati.2 module. When compiled, it replaces dri and ati drivers. It also adds the /usr/X11R6/modules/multimedia directory giving Xv support. Working with this, when XFree86 is final, I CAN build an RPM package to do the same thing but it would be better if the patch was updated. Spence
