Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 06:24:47 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@freebsd.org> To: Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86-4.1.0+mga+dri+FreeBSD-4.3-stable == hang Message-ID: <20010626062447.C91902@evil.apt> In-Reply-To: <20010625110619.A44348@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from rara.rasputin@virgin.net on Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 11:06:20AM %2B0100 References: <200106140436.OAA20451@hadrian.staff.apnic.net> <20010614141859.B67187@node7.cluster.srrc.usda.gov> <20010625110619.A44348@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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I thought that dfr was supposed to be taking care of this...maybe not anymore. On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 11:06:20AM +0100, Rasputin wrote, and it was proclaimed: > * Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov> [010614 20:27]: > > On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 02:36:00PM -0500, ggm@apnic.net wrote: > > > > > Say I have a Matrox G400, on FreeBSD-4.3-stable, I have installed the > > > FreeBSD 'port' of XFree86-4.1.0 and I try to enable dri, and it hangs. > > > > The DRI stuff does not work with XF86-4.1 and FreeBSD. > > > > > Do I try to foist blame on XFree86, or do I try to foist blame on > > > FreeBSD? > > > > > > I realize this isn't a well formed bug report, I'm holding off on > > > that, until I understand who wants to be put in the frame. > > > > > > My suspicion is that Its FreeBSD, because it relates to their > > > kernel agp.ko module (which I am guessing is required to support > > > DRI->agp->G400 interrelationships somehow. > > > > The agp.ko module is built with the FreeBSD sources and as far as I know > > works fine for most motherboard chip sets. It is required for DRI but > > not sufficient. The other required kernel modules for DRI with a Matrox > > G400 are the mga.ko and the drm.ko modules. These are [optionally] > > built as part of XFree86. The problem is that nobody is keeping the BSD > > branch of the DRI source tree up to date. > > If you go to > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/x11/XFree86-4/?only_with_tag=RELEASE_4_3_0 > > you'l get a version of the port that *should* build the dri modules you need. > You still need to preload agp.ko and mga.ko from /boot/loader.conf, and load > the dri module in XF86Config , but you should be OK. > > Unlike me ,since that port doesn't appear to build tdfx_dri.so ......... > > If anyone's got DRi on a Voodoo 3 working, please let me know. > Ta! > -- > Moon, n.: > 1. A celestial object whose phase is very important to > hackers. See PHASE OF THE MOON. 2. Dave Moon (MOON@MC). > Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns :: > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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