[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote,

> I have been working with kernel version 2.4.4, from a SuSE 7.2 
> distribution. I used the cvs tool to checkout the latest XFree version and 
> compiled the new X server.
> So far, I have been able to use the default video driver and monitor 
> settings (800x600, 8bit VESA @75Hz). I compiled the drm modules and I am 
> now stuck at the point of loading the modules.
> 
> modprobe i830 yields the 'cannot allocate memory' failure. Is this related 
> to the version of agpgart.o that I am using? If so, where can I find a 
> more recent version?

The kernel from version 2.4.11 has agpgart support for the i830.

> My next step is to build and use kernel 2.4.16 from kernel.org. Will this 
> help with my failure?

It works for me with 2.4.16.  However, I have a different
problem related to video modes, see

  http://www.xfree86.org/pipermail/xpert/2001-December/014075.html

Are you able to get a resolution higher than 640x480 with
16bpp?

Cheers,
Manuel
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