Re: GARTInit: WAS (Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend))

[Rumen Yotov]

Hi,
On (02/01/06 13:21), Michael Sullivan wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 21:01 +0000, Rumen Yotov wrote:
> > Hi,
> > On (02/01/06 12:30), Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 20:17 +0000, Rumen Yotov wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > On (02/01/06 11:21), Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > > > On Sun, 2006-01-01 at 17:47 -0800, Bob Sanders wrote:
> > > > > > On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:57:32 -0600
> > > > > > Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > ...SKIP...
> > > > > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jan  2 10:58:02 2006
> > > > > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> > > > > (EE) GARTInit: Unable to open /dev/agpgart (No such file or directory)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Holly said something about my kernel not being set up correctly when I
> > > > > was having this problem with gdm, but gdm works just fine.  Just kdm and
> > > > > the custom session.  How do I compile apg into my kernel to fix this?
> > > > > Here's my kernel config, created by genkernel:
> > > > >
> > > > > #
> > > > > # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
> > > > > # Linux kernel version: 2.6.14-gentoo-r5
> > > > > # Sun Jan  1 22:22:04 2006
> > > > > #
> > > > > CONFIG_X86=y
> > > > > CONFIG_SEMAPHORE_SLEEPERS=y
> > > > > CONFIG_MMU=y
> > > > > CONFIG_UID16=y
> > > > > CONFIG_GENERIC_ISA_DMA=y
> > > > > CONFIG_GENERIC_IOMAP=y
> > > > > CONFIG_ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC=y
> > > > >...SKIP...
> > > > >
> > > > > #
> > > > > # Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
> > > > > #
> > > > > # CONFIG_AGP is not set
> > > > ==============^ switch this to ON plus the entry for your motherboard chips support.
> > >
> > > How do I find out what the entry for my motherboard chips (-set I
> > > assume) is?  Is there a software way to determine this?  All I know is
> > > that it's SUPPOSED to be a Pentium IV, but it might not be...
> > >
> > > --
> > > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
> > >
> > Use "lspci" or "lshw" (emerge if not available), use -v -vv -vvv for a more verbose output.
> > Tuning your kernel *requires* you to at least know what your basic hardware is. Manual ?
> > Try: "#lspci | grep -i VGA" or "lspci | grep -i video"
> > Or post the output here.
> > PS:could also be done using a LiveCD (gentoo-install-CD, Knoppix etc.)
> > Rumen
>
> Here's the lscpi output:
>
> camille ~ # lspci | grep -i VGA
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL
> Express Chipset Family Graphics Controller
==================================================================^
> camille ~ # lspci | grep -i video
> 05:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16
> (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
>
>
> Here's my full lspci output; I don't know if you need it:
>
> camille ~ # lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL Processor
> to I/O Controller
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL
> Express Chipset Family Graphics Controller
> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
> 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
> 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
> 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
> 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
> Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC
> Interface Bridge (rev 03)00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation
> 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA
> Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
> SMBus Controller (rev 03)
> 05:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16
> (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
> 05:01.0 Communication controller: U.S. Robotics Unknown device 2f00 (rev
> 01)
> 05:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ -
> PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 01)
>
>
> --
> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
>
So seems you have an Intel-910/915 video controler (i don't have Intel).
So switch CONFIG_AGP=ON and afterwards enable Intel-910 ot similar video controler.
Could do a: "genkernel --menuconfig --install all" - this will use your old config
display a text-driven menu for kernel config and after exiting will compile&install
(in /boot) your new kernel&modules.
If you wish backup the old one before that.
HTH.Rumen