Subject: RE: No dri w/Rage Orion
From: fulghum, matt (matt2@bcc.cba.ua.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 12 2002 - 14:21:06 MST
the utility is Xconfigurator; worked ok for me, but I was using an apple oem
r128.
> ----------
> From: Michael J Flaherty
> Reply To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:20 AM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: No dri w/Rage Orion
>
> Hello all,
>
> I've just installed YDL 2.1 (everything) onto an 8600/200 w/ Sonnet G3 450
>
> and a Rage Orion (128 based) pci card. I have had no success getting it
> to
> use the r128.o driver (right one isn't it ?) instead of fbdev.
>
> I have tried uncommenting Load "dri" ( as shown below, commented out)
> in
> the Module section of XFConfig-4. I've also substituted the driver in the
>
> device section (further down), replacing "fbdev" with "r128.o". I'm using
>
> the instructions on the page linked immediately below.
>
> <http://dri.sourceforge.net/doc/DRIbeginner.html>
>
> When I do what I've described above, X will not restart. It very quickly
> flashes a message about something having been "mysteriously murdered", by
> me
> presumably. In order to get it working again, I have to use the no-video
> option in BootX and restore the original XFConfig-4.
>
> I've also tried using xconfigurator as was suggested by someone in the
> list
> archive. I seem not to have this app installed.
>
> xf86config tells me that it cannot open the directory which contains the
> video card profiles. It does not exist in the location it looks for it
> in.
> As far as I can tell, I have the proper driver in the directory at the
> very
> bottom of my post.
>
> If anyone can put me on the right track, I'd be very grateful, not makin'
> much progress here...
>
> MJF
>
>
>
> Section "Module"
> Load "GLcore"
> Load "dbe"
> # This currently kills kdm
> #Load "dri"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "glx"
> Load "pex5"
> Load "record"
> Load "xie"
> Load "ddc"
> Load "bitmap"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "speedo"
> Load "type1"
> Load "vbe"
> Load "int10"
> EndSection
>
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Card0"
> Driver "fbdev"
> # BusID "PCI:0:14:0"
> EndSection
>
>
> [root@no_way_ /root]# cd /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers
> [root@no_way_ drivers]# ls
> ati_drv.o chips_drv.o glint_drv.o linux nv_drv.o
> radeon_drv.o
> atimisc_drv.o fbdev_drv.o imstt_drv.o mga_drv.o r128_drv.o tdfx_drv.o
> [root@no_way_ drivers]#
>
>
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