Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:37:37 -0400:
> Duncan wrote: >> Jason ...: >> >>> Also, when compiling X.org/mesa/drm from source, it builds the kernel >>> modules drm.ko and i915.ko. What package does that in gentoo? >> >> That's the kernel, AFAIK. [snip] > > Yep, that's what I'm looking to replace with the ones from the X.org > tree. I'd like to do it within the portage system, but 'equery files > mesa' didn't have any *.ko's and 'equery files libdrm' didn't either... > > The kernel version usually lags behind primary developer's version, > especially when there a lot of development occurring (like the intel > driver). > > I also tried 'eix -S 'X\.org.*kernel'' and got nothing... Does anyone > have any idea if there is even a Gentoo pkg for the X.org drm/i915 > modules? As I said I use an older and fairly stable Radeon, so the kernel versions have been fine for me. To my knowledge, there are no out of kernel module packages for the Intel stuff either, however, because they are included in the kernel and there's strong pressure for developers to sync GPL modules with the mainline kernel and use it. The exception I know of is the alsa-drivers package, where the official Gentoo recommendation has gone back and forth a few times but is now to use the mainline kernel drivers and report a bug if the latest kernel version doesn't work but the separate driver does. So (again) to my knowledge, which might be incorrect as I don't have the hardware, I believe if you want newer than in-kernel versions, you'll need to compile them manually, *OR*... It's possible they are in a non-official tree overlay. Emerge layman (if you don't have it merged already) and look around. Try the dberkolz, x11, and xeffects overlays to begin with, plus sunrise. It's quite possible someone has already created a working ebuild but it's not in the official tree. Also search bugzilla, of course, as it's possible there's one there somewhere, the submitter not available to commit the continuing resources to working with it in the overlay, or something. You'll find info on some of the overlays (official ones by Gentoo devs, and sunrise) at overlays.gentoo.org. Others not. As for using layman, note the significance of the -k parameter on security and etc, and act accordingly. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
