Re: [gentoo-user] DRI lost after modular X and gcc-4.1.1

[Richard Fish]

On 9/25/06, Sergio Polini <sp_rm_it@×××××.it> wrote:
> i) as to http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_DRI_with_ATi_Open-Source_Drivers
> there is a third choise: CONFIG_DRM=n and emerge x11-drm;

Yes, that is also an option, although I generally prefer the in-kernel
drivers if they support my hardware and there is no compelling reason
to use the out-of-tree versions.

> ii) in http://www.ati.com/products/catalyst/linux.html:
> Q7: What X-Windows versions are supported in this driver?
> A7: Driver packages are available for XFree86 versions 4.1, 4.2, and
> 4.3, as well as X.Org 6.8.

The FAQ is out of date.  Check the release notes for the current release:

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.29.6.html#172686

> I do net get ati-agp compiled, and ... make modules should not be
> needed for kernels 2.6.* ;-)

You might want to try a more recent kernel than 2.6.12.  Since you
have a PCIe card/system, and probably have no AGP bridge to begin
with, you really don't need AGP support at all.  A 2.6.18 kernel will
allow you to build the necessary DRM drivers without requiring AGP
support.

-Richard
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