Mark LaPierre wrote:
>I downloaded and compiled the DRM drivers from xfee86.org as suggested by two
> very helpful people. I copied the r128.o file to
> /lib/modules/2.4.9-31/kernel/drivers/char/drm/r128.o and restarted X. I
> checked the permissions so don't tell me to fix that.
...
> It would appear that the version on xfree86.org is not any newer than what I
> already had. Perhaps I copied it to the wrong location?
This should be the right location for your new r128.o file. Did you do
depmod -a
after copying? Any messages coming out of that?
Another suggestion: Perhaps the Redhat kernel 2.4.9-31 is too "old" or badly
configured. I'm not running a Redhat kernel any longer on RH 7.1, so I don't
know the default settings for 2.4.9-31. I'm using a pristine kernel 2.4.18
and have compiled it with the following settings for drm (you'd surely have
to enable other or all kinds of chipsets, mine is a VIA):
[snip]
CONFIG_AGP=m
# CONFIG_AGP_INTEL is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_I810 is not set
CONFIG_AGP_VIA=y
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set
CONFIG_DRM=y
# CONFIG_DRM_OLD is not set
#
# DRM 4.1 drivers
#
CONFIG_DRM_NEW=y
CONFIG_DRM=y
# CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_GAMMA is not set
CONFIG_DRM_R128=m
# CONFIG_DRM_RADEON is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_I810 is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_I830 is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set
# CONFIG_MWAVE is not set
[snip]
The crucial point is to disable support for the "old" DRM drivers.
Now XFree86 4.2.0 is nicely running with direct rendering enabled.
Klaus
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