I'm not sure. You might check on the linux-kernel mailing list. or search on google. I don't have an 8x motherboard so I've never looked for it. Alex --- tacorner@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Where do I find the kernel patch for agp x8? I saw in a posting > elsewhere that > kernel 2.4.22 may support agp x8. > > Tom > > On 20-Nov-2003 Alex Deucher wrote: > > one thing you will run into is that if your new motherboard > supports 8x > > and your radeon supports 8x, you will need a patched version of > agpgart > > that supports 8x or the DRI will not work if you are using linux > 2.4.x. > > 2.6 supports 8x natively. Just a heads up. > > > > Alex > > > > --- tacorner@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> I signed onto the developer list too now. When the computer comes, > I > >> am > >> thinking of trying driver snapshots or CVS versions. I have heard > >> that ATI does > >> not support their own driver very well. > >> > >> Thanks again, > >> Tom > >> > >> On 20-Nov-2003 Alex Deucher wrote: > >> > The drivers do not currently have support for agp 8x. Michel > has a > >> > patch on his website from ati, but it hasn't been applied/tested > >> yet as > >> > far as I know. I don't have the link off hand. I doubt you > will > >> > notice any difference between 8x and 4x. > >> > > >> > Let me know how it goes. > >> > > >> > Alex > >> > > >> > --- tacorner@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> >> Thanks. I don't get to test it until the laptop with radeon > >> mobility > >> >> 9200 > >> >> comes next week. I understand the 9200 is the same as the 9000 > >> >> except that the > >> >> agp is 8x instead of 4x. Can I specify agp 8x to take > advantage > >> of > >> >> the higher > >> >> speed? > >> >> > >> >> Thanks again, > >> >> > >> >> Tom Corner > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > __________________________________ > >> > Do you Yahoo!? > >> > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > >> > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Devel mailing list > >> > Devel@xxxxxxxxxxx > >> > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> |\/\/\___/\/\/| Carol Anne Corner & > >> \____ o o ____/ Thomas Corner tacorner@xxxxxxxxx > >> ) ( 20-Nov-2003 16:50:41 Vienna, Austria > >> ( * * ) mailer: xfmail > >> \___/ Web Page: www.corner.chello.at > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Devel mailing list > >> Devel@xxxxxxxxxxx > >> http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > --------------------------------------------------- > |\/\/\___/\/\/| Carol Anne Corner & > \____ o o ____/ Thomas Corner tacorner@xxxxxxxxx > ) ( 20-Nov-2003 20:32:04 Vienna, Austria > ( * * ) mailer: xfmail > \___/ Web Page: www.corner.chello.at > --------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
