Re: Question about XFree86 4.5.99.901 snapshot

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David Dawes wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 05:54:02PM -0500, David Dawes wrote:
>   
>> On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 08:23:17AM -0800, Tom Williams wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi!  I just installed the XFree86 4.5.99.901 snapshot (which fixed my
>>> xterm installation problem, thanks guys!  :)) and it runs fine.  I
>>> wanted to try the "-autoconfig" option to see what it would do and it
>>> generated these messages:
>>>       
>> Autoconfigure works by loading a bunch of drivers, using the one
>> that proves to be the best choice, and unloading the others.
>>
>> The problem is that fbdev registers that it needs fbdevhw.  When
>> it is unloaded it doesn't notify the loader that fbdevhw is no
>> longer needed.  Since the nv driver refers to fbdevhw (even though
>> it isn't using it), these references are being reported as fatal
>> unresolved symbols.
>>
>> The new loader now invalidates symbol references to modules that
>> have been unloaded.  To fix this problem, the fbdev module (and all
>> modules, really) needs to be modified to register its fbdevhw
>> requirements as being specific to itself so that those requirements
>> get removed when it is unloaded.
>>
>> I'll take a look at doing this, and post a patch.
>>
>> Tom, thanks for reporting the problem!
>>     
>
> The attached patch should fix this problem.
>
> David
>   
Yep, that patch worked.  *Both* "-autoconfig" and "-configure" work just
fine.  :)

Thanks!

Peace...

Tom
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