Adam Kisiel wrote:
> 
> > > Also, don't forget to compile the i830 drm module supplied with
> > > the XFree86 CVS (it is in:
> > > Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel/ ) - do not use the
> > > one supplied with the standard kernel - it doesn't work.
> >
> > I went in that directory, made the "make -f Makefile.linux" as
> > indicated (it's not built by default) and copied the i810.o module
> > in the 2.4.13 module directory, is that the correct thing to do ?
> 
>   Not exactly. The whole point of compiling the modules from XFree86
> is to get the ones for Your chipset - that is i830. So the modules You
> have to copy to Your /lib/modules directory (and then load into kernel
> of course) are (in order): i830.o, i830_drm.o and i830_drv.o.

Look at Makefile.linux. i830.o consists of i830_drm.o, i830_drv.o and
other stuff, so there is no point in loading the latter two. In fact, I
still wonder how it's even possible to load them...


-- 
Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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