On Nov 29, 2007 1:04 AM, Wolfgang Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bin, Hi All > > To compile the radeon driver, what's the correct way if > I need radeon on a alubook 5,8: > > something like this: > ------------------------------- > git-clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati > cd xf86-video-ati > ./autogen.sh > make
I tested this, using ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr But I had a problem : fvwm can't remember window size changes for applications. So back to debian experimental package + two paches from git. > [from http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12552] > ----------------------------- > > > or better that one: > --------------------------------- > 3. git-clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati > 4. cd xf86-video-ati > 5. git checkout origin/randr-1.2 (Git-Version 1.5) > git checkout randr-1.2 (Git-Version 1.4) This means you use randr-1.2 branch (last change 3 months ago) . See http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati.git;a=summary http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati.git;a=shortlog;h=randr-1.2 > 6. ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr (or any home-directory, but then you have to > copy the files manual to the correct directory) > 7. make > [from http://www.nabble.com/radeon-tv-out-tf4221095.html#a12103267] > -------------------------------- > > What's the difference between the 2 methods above, i.e. what does this > 'checkout origin/randr-1.2' ('checkout randr-1.2') snippet make > different, compared to the first way of compiling ... ? man git-checkout Best regards, Bin > > Best Regards, and Thanks in anticipation > > Wolfgang > > -- > Wolfgang Pfeiffer: /ICQ: 286585973/ + + + /AIM: crashinglinux/ > http://profiles.yahoo.com/wolfgangpfeiffer > > Key: 0xE3037113 > http://keyserver.mine.nu/pks/lookup?search=0xE3037113&fingerprint=on > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]