On Mon, 2002-08-12 at 07:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
> 
> > 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...)

Well, apparently at least some VEs do have a TCL unit, but it's not clear
yet how to detect or enable it.

> 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)?

Yes, by fixing it. ;) This is currently being discussed on the dri-devel
list.


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

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