--- Fred Welland <f.welland@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > can I just grab the source(s) compile and update radeon_drv.o (and > ati_drv.o) in my exiting XFree install (from RH9)? probably... you will also need a newer version of the XFree86 binary and a newer r200_dri.so, libGL, and possibly a newer version of the DRM (radeon kernel module). > > Or is do I gotta do a total rebuild of X from a xfree snap shot? > > Also, I thought dri was 'part' of xFree 4.x. So would xFree 4.x > drivers be different than DRI ones? DRI development used to happen in it's own tree. xfree86 and the DRI are synced every now and then. DRI development has now moved into mesa, but the DRM and GLX stuff is still in the DRI tree... your best bet is probably to grab xfree86 cvs or a snapshot since pulling from all these various trees can be somewhat complicated. > > Finally, I have ton of XF86Config and X logs if anyone wants to take > a look and help me trouble shoot. if you are still using an older version of xfree86 like 4.3.0 or some variation on that try adding this option: option "ForcePCIMode" "true" Alex > > TIA, > > > -Fred > > > > > > > From: Alex Deucher <agd5f@xxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 2004/01/19 Mon PM 04:09:13 EST > > To: xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: ATI Radeon PCI 9200SE no DRI > > > > > > --- Alex Deucher <agd5f@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > --- Fred Welland <f.welland@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I resurrected a workstation and just stuffed in a PCI Radeon > 9200SE > > > > card and I caught this thread: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/archives/xfree86-list/2003-November/msg00034.html > > > > > > > > I had hoped it would lead me to decent 3D on this workstation > (and > > > > maybe make 2d stuff a bit snappier??). > > > > > > > > After following the direction in the thread, all it did was > hang my > > > > Xserver -- I can still telnet to the box and tinker but > > > 'restarting' > > > > X gives just a blank screen an unresponsive keybard. Using the > > > > radeon driver that came with RH 9 works ok (no DRI enabled > tho). > > > > > > > > > > Try the radeon driver from xfree86 or DRI cvs. > > > > > > Alex > > > > > > > > whoops, forgot the links: > > xfree86 cvs: > > http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/ > > xfree86 snapshots: > > http://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/snapshots/ > > DRI cvs: > > http://dri.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/Download > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > xfree86-list mailing list > > xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list > > IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > xfree86-list mailing list > xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list > IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus _______________________________________________ xfree86-list mailing list xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com
