Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: walt <w41ter@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: eselect news "xorg-x11-7.4 and xorg-server-1.5 kernel support"
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:08:46
Message-Id: hc79dj$r37$1@ger.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] eselect news "xorg-x11-7.4 and xorg-server-1.5 kernel support" by Krzysztof Poc
1 On 10/27/2009 03:31 AM, Krzysztof Poc wrote:
2 > Hello
3 >
4 > I read in "eselect news": "xorg-x11-7.4 and xorg-server-1.5 kernel support".
5 >
6 > "Recent versions of xorg's X11 require kernel support to access PCI and AGP
7 > graphic cards".
8 >
9 > Could you give me please what kernel options should I enable.
10 > I use kernel 2.6.30.7 and I have "82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics
11 > Controller".
12 > My kernel has AGP_INTEL option set. I can't find any similar option for
13 > the PCI e.g. PCI_INTEL.
14 > Furthermore after gentoo's upgrade my xorg (xorg-server-1.6.3,
15 > xorg-x11-7.4-r1) is running (though with a bit too slow display for me).
16 > Do I need set any additional options in the kernel....
17
18 I don't think so. The data sheet for the 82Q35 says it has a PCI-Xpress
19 interface, which is not AGP, so you could probably remove the AGP_INTEL.
20 You can add it back if video stops working.