On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 18:53:47 +0100
Pascal Terjan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Spencer Anderson wrote:
> > On 02 Mar 2003 11:45:17 -0500 Austin Acton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >> With the update to XFree 4.3, I was hoping avview would start
> >> working again, but we're still seeing bug reports about it. Can
> >> XFree 4.3 please be patched with the latest drivers from the GATOS 
> >> project?  Otherwise nobody can use their ATI TV tuners. Austin --
> > 
> > I have written before to try and get a statement from Frederic, as to
> > whether XFree86 will include the new ati.2 drivers. Still no luck.
> > Avview works for most boards IF the latest ati.2 from gatos is
> > installed. If they are not included for 9.1 final, I will try and
> > build them in RPM format.
> 
> I answered ati.2 mail with CC to flepied and previously confirmed the 
> opened bug and before that I sent a mail to cooker when the diappeared 
> but no answer at all :(
> 
> Making an unofficial rpm is a problem because files have to be replaced 
> so you have to make a full XFree rpm and that takes time.
> 
You should be able to compile ati.2 drivers separately if you have a compiled XFree86 
tree available. The drivers use an exported imakefile from Xfree with the command 
-xmkmf-. I'm having some trouble with radeon drivers but hope to figure that one out 
shortly;-)

Spence
 

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