On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 09:09, Fred Heitkamp wrote: > Just to aggravate myself I am trying to use XFree86 with linux kernel > 2.6.0-test9. I have a Radeon 8500 and a ASUS A7M266-D with two 1600MP > processors. I have compiled and installed the radeon kernel modules from > the X cvs sources into the kernel modules directory.
Why? The one that comes with the kernel is at least as current. > When I load the radeon module into the kernel and start X glxinfo shows I > have no DRI (first problem) even though dri is enabled. Does LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo give a hint? > Second problem: > X/Gnome 2.4 only runs for a couple minutes before the display freezes > hard. The only way to clear the display is to reboot (CTL-ALT-BKSPC does > not work; kill -9 X does not clear the display). kill -9 rids the X server of any chance to restore the display; not that it likely has much chance in this case (sounds like a chip lockup). Are you using any AGP or otherwise DRI related options? > My question is what is the status of XFree86 and linux 2.6.x kernels? Has been working fine here for a while. :) > Does anyone have DRI and Radeon working with 2.6.x on any x86 hardware? I'm running on PPC though. -- Earthling Michel DÃnzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast | http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
