Re: [XFree86] direct rendering: No...

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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Simon Ejsing wrote:

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> On Tuesday 16 September 2003 18:35, you wrote:
> > Ok, here goes:
> >
> > Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
> > agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 439M
> > agpgart: Unsupported Via chipset (device id: 3168), you might want to try
> > agp_try_unsupported=1.
> > agpgart: no supported devices found.
> > [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 429 MBytes.
> > [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 3.2.5 [Aug  6 2003] on minor 0
> > Fire GL built-in AGP-support
> > Based on agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
> > agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 439M
> > agpgart: Detected a Via P4X400 chipset in AGP v2 compatible mode at
> > 00:00.0
> > agpgart: Detected Via P4X400 chipset
> > agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
> > [fglrx:firegl_unlock] *ERROR* Process 1027 using kernel context 0
> >
> > In the config I enabled fglrx's built-in agp support. There seems to be
> > some error there, but I cannot decipher this... Any ideas what's wrong,
> > and especially, how to fix it?
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> 
> 	It seems that the kernel agppart doesn't support your motherboard chipset. 
> I'm not sure what kernel version you use, but you might want to try a newer 
> one, 2.4.22 preferably. This might solve the problem, if not try searching 
> google for something like: "linux kernel Via P4X400 chipset".
> 
> 	Also the fglrx modules are highly outdated, they are binary only drivers for 
> the Radeon series, and I'm not sure they even support your card. I know the 
> xfree-drm package has support for > 9000 Radeon cards, but it's only 2D 
> support. If you do choose the xfree-drm package you must recompile the kernel 
> and remove support for DRM devices, but still keep the agppart. Else the 
> xfree-drm module won't load.

Yes, the driver supports Radeon 9600, I just downloaded it from ATI.

> 
> 	Try updating the kernel and get it to support your chipset first, though. 
> Without chipset support your DRM will never work. Afterwards you need to take 
> a look at the drivers to determine what works and what doesn't.

I'll have kernel 2.14.18-14. I have also Ati Rage 128, and it works OK, 
direct rendering and all (using r128). 

kf

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