Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 20:28:44 -0400 From: "E. J. Cerejo" <edinho64@netscape.net> To: atrull@hybyte.com, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installing DRI support Message-ID: <3EAF18BC.9050702@netscape.net> References: <3EAE2364.3050604@netscape.net> <20030429143221.GA51468@mail.uk.hybyte.net> <3EAE9A73.1020205@netscape.net> <20030429170617.GA62323@mail.uk.hybyte.net> <3EAEDCD3.9060005@netscape.net> <20030429210336.GB62323@mail.uk.hybyte.net>
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atrull@hybyte.com wrote: > * E. J. Cerejo <edinho64@netscape.net> [2003-04-29 16:13:07 -0400]: > > >> >>atrull@hybyte.com wrote: >> >>>* E. J. Cerejo <edinho64@netscape.net> [2003-04-29 11:29:55 -0400]: >>> >>> >>> >>>>atrull@hybyte.com wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>* E. J. Cerejo <edinho64@netscape.net> [2003-04-29 03:01:56 -0400]: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I have an ati radeon video card and I'd like to install DRI support, >>>>>>I'm running 4.8-20030426-STABLE, following the instructions in >>>>>>http://people.freebsd.org/~anholt/dri/install.html tells me that I >>>>>>should go to /usr/src/sys/modules/drm and "make all install" but I >>>>>>don't that directory and I did install all the sources. What do I need >>>>>>to get these modules to my src directory? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>those instructions appear to be for freebsd 5 >>>>> >>>>>unless you are running five, you want to go to >>>>>/usr/ports/graphics/drm-kmod && make && make install clean >>>>> >>>>>be sure you have recently updated ports and system. >>>>> >>>> >>>>I thought they are talking about stable and 5.0. Here's what it says: >>>> >>>> >>>>For -stable, the DRM is available in the kernel as of April 26th. >>>>However, the modules are not built by default. To build and install >>>>them, cd /usr/src/sys/modules/drm and type 'make all install'. >>>> >>> >>> >>>I've just cvsuped and found that to be so, excuse me for misinterpreting >>>the page. >>> >>>To answer your original question, then, if you haven't done so yourself >>>already: >>> >>>You need to update /usr/src and (probabley) rebuild kernel and world. >>>Stick with releng_4, then follow the -stable instructions on the page. >>>Otherwise if you don't >>>want to go through the hassle, my original advice should work wonders. :) >>> >>>All the best, >>>Alex Trull >>> >>>Systems and Network Administrator & Information Commissioner >>>C : +44 (0) 7966 203990 | Hybyte Solutions & Services Ltd >>>D : +44 (0) 2079 764219 | 114-116 Rochester Row >>>S : +44 (0) 2079 764200 | Victoria, London >>>F : +44 (0) 2079 764229 | SW1P 1JQ >>>http://mail.uk.hybyte.net/~atrull/pgppub.key >> >>After you install that port, are there any special configuration for it >>or should I just enable dri in XF86Config? >> >> >> >> > > > Just follow the rest of the website's instructions. the important bit was whether it was from /usr/ports or from /usr/src. > > Ciao > Alex Trull > > Systems and Network Administrator & Information Commissioner > C : +44 (0) 7966 203990 | Hybyte Solutions & Services Ltd > D : +44 (0) 2079 764219 | 114-116 Rochester Row > S : +44 (0) 2079 764200 | Victoria, London > F : +44 (0) 2079 764229 | SW1P 1JQ > http://mail.uk.hybyte.net/~atrull/pgppub.key I get this error when I close X: [drm] failed to load kernel module "radeon" (EE) RADEON(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI. It's failling to load.
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