On 9/25/06, Sergio Polini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i) as to http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_DRI_with_ATi_Open-Source_Drivers there is a third choise: CONFIG_DRM=n and emerge x11-drm;
Yes, that is also an option, although I generally prefer the in-kernel drivers if they support my hardware and there is no compelling reason to use the out-of-tree versions.
ii) in http://www.ati.com/products/catalyst/linux.html: Q7: What X-Windows versions are supported in this driver? A7: Driver packages are available for XFree86 versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3, as well as X.Org 6.8.
The FAQ is out of date. Check the release notes for the current release: https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.29.6.html#172686
I do net get ati-agp compiled, and ... make modules should not be needed for kernels 2.6.* ;-)
You might want to try a more recent kernel than 2.6.12. Since you have a PCIe card/system, and probably have no AGP bridge to begin with, you really don't need AGP support at all. A 2.6.18 kernel will allow you to build the necessary DRM drivers without requiring AGP support. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
