On 3 Jun 2002, Gregory S. Hayes wrote: >Date: 03 Jun 2002 00:33:23 -0400 >From: Gregory S. Hayes <syncomm@icebreaker.net> >To: xfree86-list@redhat.com >Content-Type: text/plain >List-Id: Red Hat XFree86 list <xfree86-list.redhat.com> >Subject: Re: Kernel DRM Woes > > >> >> It depends which CPU your kernel was compiled for. The .i386.rpm kernel >> does not have DRM, while the .i686.rpm and .athlon.rpm (and all kernel-smp >> rpms) do have DRM. >> >> For example, >> >> [kaboom@hanuman RPMS]$ rpm -qilp kernel-2.4.18-3.i386.rpm | grep drm >> [kaboom@hanuman RPMS]$ rpm -qilp kernel-2.4.18-3.i686.rpm | grep drm >> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/char/drm >> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/char/drm/i810.o >> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/char/drm/i830.o >> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/char/drm/mga.o >> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/char/drm/r128.o >> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/char/drm/radeon.o >> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/char/drm/sis.o >> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3/kernel/drivers/char/drm/tdfx.o >> [kaboom@hanuman RPMS]$ >> > >Say what? So i586 users will not get drm out of the box, but i686 users >will? I had direct rendering working with earlier releases of Redhat on >my i586 amd k62 450. > >What are i586 UP users supposed to do to get DRM? Use the SMP i586 kernel. -- Mike A. Harris Shipping/mailing address: OS Systems Engineer 190 Pittsburgh Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, XFree86 maintainer Ontario, Canada, P6C 5B3 Red Hat Inc. http://www.redhat.com ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris
