and u can look at the ebuilds here, and suss out what they do. The current latest is ati-drivers-3.2.8-r1.ebuild
http://linux.citylink.co.nz/gentoo-x86-portage/media-video/ati-drivers/ (they are text files so they may not open in the browser - depends on the browser and how it is set up) On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 14:49:02 +1200 (NZST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That looks like what the thread is talking about, although it does also mention > a patch for AMD processors as well - which may be there, but not included in > your excerpt. > > Quoting Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > The ebuild seems to do some patching for the 2.6 kernel series, heres > > an > > excerpt: > > > > if [ "`echo ${KV}|grep 2.6`" ] ; then > > > > einfo "applying fglrx-2.6-vmalloc-vmaddr.patch" > > patch -p1 < ${FILESDIR}/fglrx-2.6-vmalloc-vmaddr.patch > > > > maybe this already does what is necessary? > > > > On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 14:14:41 +1200 (NZST) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I have found a howto for the ATI driver on the 2.6 kernel here: > > > http://www.rage3d.org/board/showthread.php? > > > s=2f1fda16fb42aad44bb69cdc345f61c7&threadid=33730800 > > > It does involve patching the driver but seems fairly straight > > forward. > > > > > > Quoting "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > Although, looking at the website it appears that they are for the > > 2.4 > > > > kernel... > > > > and I would like to go to the 2.6 kernel if possible. > > > > > > > > Quoting "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
