This is all becoming clear now. Due to the fact that I downloaded and installed 4.2.0 from binary, I don't need to recompile it again, BUT I need the source tree structure to put the GATOS DRM source into so that IT can be compiled correctly. Since, (as you say) I have a kernel that expects a DRM-enabled kernel, my compilation should be minimized.
Being a newbie, is there a traditional place that I should install the 4.2.0 source to ? Like /usr/src ? Or just to root (ie. it would be /xc/.........)? Thanks again for all the help. (more complex than I had thought at first) Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [Newbie]OK - Anyone installed DRM kernel for 4.2.0 ?? > On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Tom Bednarchuk wrote: > > > Ok so I'll go get the first tarball and install and then move the DRM source > > to the previously described directory ? Assuming that is true, then I build > > the DRM and then rebuild the XFree86 ? > > > > Thanks for your help so far > > Tom, > my understanding for RH7.2 systems is that you need to do what you mention > above in order to get the XF86-4.2, which has the complete DRI > infrastructure including loadable modules for 3D acceleration, you have > to: > 1. follow the procedure outlined above in order to construct the > DRM-enabled XF86 > 2. have an actual Kernel which is expecting to interact with a DRM-enabled > XF86. > > So you will have to do both those things. > > As you have a RH7.2 system and updating it is as easy as: > > rpm -Uvh nameof.rpm > > and RH provides rpms of the latest kernel and latest XF86 in the rawhide > directories you may find it easiest to just go the RPM route? > > HTH, > > -Oisin > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
