On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Thomas Marschall wrote:
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> >Hmmm.. the README I am talking about is ati_xv/README
> >
> Oops. I found it.
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> >
> >>>In particular be aware that
> >>>you would need full compiled XFree86 source tree to do that.
> >>>
> >>I have downloaded(CVS), compiled (with the XFree86 source tree) and
> >>installed the ati.2 driver, but XFree86 4.1 will not start, complaining
> >>of several unresolved symbols in the r128 driver. I thought that I was
> >>supposed to be using the ati driver, so I changed it in the Device
> >>section of XF86Config, but it still has the same errors. does the ati
> >>driver depend on the r128 driver, or am I supposed to be using another one?
> >>
> >
> >Please e-mail me the log (/var/log/XFree86.0.log). Unresolved symbols are
> >most probably the result of screwed up installation:
> >
> > * you run out of disk space while compiling
> >
> [thomas@soundmarschall thomas]$ df -m
> Filesystem 1M-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hda11 4921 2934 1738 63% /
> /dev/hda12 4421 3936 260 94% /home
> [thomas@soundmarschall thomas]$
>
> the source tree is on /home, but it would give an error if it ran out of
> space, right?
Nope. When you compile X you might run into many problems but you won't
notice them unless you examine world.log. Normally if you run into
problems you refer back to it for closer look.
On the other hand these are megabytes, not kilobytes, right ? It should be
ok.
>
> >
> > * there was a compilation error and not all binaries were installed
> >
> I saw no fatal errors during compilation. I have the compile and
> install logs for ati.2, but not XFree86 if you want to see them. I
> shouldn't need to re-install XFree86 4.1 from my source tree if I
> already have it installed, right? I'm just afraid of screwing up my
> current install.
You would. The difference might just be what causing the problem.
The easiest (and right!) way to do it is to backup your current install
first, then install X from source, backup again and then install ati.2
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> >
> > * your distribution does something "creative" with directories
> >
> heh, more specific?
>
This varies. They might decide to put Xfree driver modules in a different
place. Or have a special location for /usr/X11, or have special location
for configuration files and libraries. Or something else.
Vladimir Dergachev
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> > Vladimir Dergachev
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> >>> best
> >>>
> >>> Vladimir Dergachev
> >>>
> >>>>ati rage 128 w/ 16 MB ram
> >>>>1280x1024 @ 24 bpp
> >>>>Please help and thanks in
> >>>>advance.
> >>>>Thomas Marschall
> >>>>
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