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Date:      Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:36:34 -0600
From:      Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org>
To:        Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: This is not spam: problems building agp and drm modules
Message-ID:  <4282702D-AF8A-4C7B-A9DB-D9F48B238E31@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin61urOeT22vjVA_7%2BfuNy3XfhrOSYGrmAZOtUb@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <AANLkTin61urOeT22vjVA_7%2BfuNy3XfhrOSYGrmAZOtUb@mail.gmail.com>

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On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Super Bisquit wrote:

> I've cd'ed to /usr/src to build the modules for agp and drm.
> RELEASE-8.1 does not have the agp or drm modules in the kernel.
> Typing pciconf -lv shows me the agp slot.
> The file /boot/defaults/loader.conf has been modified for agp,  
> kernel hertz,
> and memory size- that's all.
> I'll have to build a kernel at this point, right?
> So- And yes, I will still ask even if I progress along because I  
> screw up a
> lot- are there any specifics I need to know concerning kernel build  
> or is it
> normal?
>
> As far as X is concerned, the agp device does not exist.

drm does not work correctly on PowerPC at present, at least on my  
hardware, and agp is only available (and not extraordinarily useful)  
in -CURRENT. Xorg does not use agp for anything without drm.
-Nathan



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