> Everything is exactly where it is supposed to be.
>
> Every kernel build that I do I put a different tag on the end of the
> version number, and every build is done in a separate directory.
> Nothing gets overwritten. However, I only have one custom kernel build
> that I use. The other builds are two Red Hat RPM-installed kernels, and
> one standard Linux kernel build that I did as part of this
> troubleshooting process. As noted earlier, using that build did not
> produce results that were any different. The standard Linux Radeon
> driver supported DRI, the GATOS one did not on my computer.
>
> Also, I need to be a little more explicit as to how I have my file
> structure setup. I never actually write the file as "radeon.o" in my
> kernel modules tree, and I don't actually have a /usr/X11R6 directory.
> I have a file named radeon-RH.o and a file named radeon-gatos.o, and
> radeon.o is just a symbolic link to which ever driver that I am using.
> Same thing with the X11R6 directory. So again nothing gets overwritten.
> This also allows me to switch drivers, especially important since the
> GATOS drivers have not been working very well for me.
>
> In order to switch drivers, I have exit my XFree86 session, rmmod
> radeon, switch both symbolic links, and startx again. If I miss any of
> these steps, it's not a matter of losing DRI, it's a matter of my
> computer locking up, so I am fairly certain that I am using the GATOS
> driver when I know that I am using the GATOS driver. AVview also works
> when using the GATOS driver, but not when using the Red Hat driver.
> However, since I'm sure my system is going to be doubted, I recompiled
> and reinstalled the Radeon module and redumped the ATI.2 XFree86
> binaries, and saw no improvement.
Why don't you try rmmod radeon driver and then insmod'ing the correct one ?
On the off chance it would help.
best
Vladimir Dergachev
>
> Peace,
> William
>
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