> Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 16:22:22 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Mike A. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Xpert]Re: Continuing Radeon DRI problems > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On 3 Aug 2002, Angus Wallace wrote: > > >I'm still having problems, and am thinking that some more detailed > >information would be in order. > > > >I'm running Redhat 7.3 with the 2.4.18-3 kernel that comes with it. I've > >recompiled that with AGPgart support, and modular support for DRI on the > >Radeon. I've then downloaded the DRI drivers, and installed them. > > The Red Hat kernel comes with agpgart and drm support both > modular already. Unless you were using the i386 kernels, which > DRI is incompatible with, you shouldn't need to recompile > anything. > > > >I've looked at the 'DRI user guide', and checked for things like the > >presence of the driver, using lsmod, and looking in the log file created > >by X, DRI is enabled. Similarly, glxinfo says that it is enalbed, also. > > > >Does this mean I have a 'dud' VE that hangs on the current DRI code? > >(with TCL added.) > > Radeon VE doesn't have a TCL engine IIRC. > If it weren't for C, we'd all be programming in BASI and OBOL. >
I didn't know that! (I thought I'd bought a crappier version of a VE which just didn't have it, and was waiting for the driver to detect this...) In that case, is it possible to install the DRI driver so that it doesn't try to use the TCL (that I don't have)? Cheers, -Angus _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
