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From: Hinnerk van Bruinehsen <h.v.bruinehsen@×××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Graphics support problem in "make menuconfig" kernel 3.0.6
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:34:01
Message-Id: 4F0179BB.9090500@fu-berlin.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Graphics support problem in "make menuconfig" kernel 3.0.6 by Walter Dnes
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4 On 02.01.2012 08:40, Walter Dnes wrote:
5 > I checked /var/log/portage/elog after building xorg-server. It
6 > complains...
7 >
8 >
9 > ============================================== WARN: postinst This
10 > driver requires KMS support in your kernel Device Drivers --->
11 > Graphics support ---> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and
12 > higher DRI support) ---> <*> Intel 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM,
13 > 865G (i915 driver) ---> i915 driver [*] Enable modesetting
14 > on intel by default ==============================================
15 >
16 > ...but, but, but... when I go into "make menuconfig" I don't get
17 > quite that menu...
18 >
19 > *==== Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI
20 > support) ====* | Arrow keys navigate the menu. <Enter> selects
21 > submenus --->. | | Highlighted letters are hotkeys.
22 > Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, | | <M> modularizes features.
23 > Press <Esc><Esc> to exit, <?> for Help, </> | | for Search.
24 > Legend: [*] built-in [ ] excluded <M> module < > | |
25 > *=====================================================================*
26 > | | | --- Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI
27 > suppor| | | | < > 3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3+
28 > | | | | < > ATI Rage 128
29 > | | | | < > ATI Radeon
30 > | | | | < > Intel I810
31 > | | | | <*> Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics
32 > | | | | [*] Enable modesetting on intel by default
33 > | | | | < > Matrox g200/g400
34 > | | | | < > SiS video cards
35 > | | | | < > Via unichrome video cards
36 > | | | | < > Savage video cards
37 > | | | |
38 > | | | |
39 > | | | |
40 > | | |
41 > *=====================================================================*
42 > |
43 > |=========================================================================|
44 >
45 >
46 | <Select> < Exit > < Help > |
47 > *=========================================================================*
48 >
49 > I do remember having seen the i915 option previously. Is this
50 > something new? This is the 3.0.6 kernel. I followed the
51 > instructions at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml as
52 > closely as possible. Note that... "<*> Framebuffer Console
53 > Support" is actually mandatory enabled "-*- Framebuffer Console
54 > support".
55 >
56
57 Hello,
58
59 "Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics" is actually the name of the key
60 CONFIG_DRM_I915. It's the same option. According to
61 http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/DRM_I915.html the name was changed
62 in kernel 2.6.39.
63
64 Kind regards
65
66 Hinnerk
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Re: [gentoo-user] Graphics support problem in "make menuconfig" kernel 3.0.6 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>