I've been browsing the FAQ comments and mailing lists and it appears one of
the main problems in getting the DRI to run for newbies is the confusion
between which kernel modules to use. The ones from the kernel or the XFree86
ones?

Most people don't realize that the modules also get provided by XFree86 and
that the ones from XFree86 are the ones you should use. Usually people just
grab the latest kernel and then don't understand why their modules are
outdated.

So, my question is: wouldn't it be easier to remove the DRI stuff completely
from the stock kernel?

Then there would be only one source for the modules and we wouldn't have
this confusion. The modules could be made into a kernel patch that can then
be downloaded from the DRI website, just like the install packages. Really
it already is integrated into the install patches anyway.

Has anybody thought about this before?

- Frank


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