"Mike A. Harris" wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Thomas Winischhofer wrote: > > >> 2. Installed the SiS X driver sis_drv.o_260202.tar.gz. > >> > >> 3. Set up the X config file with a depth of 16 or 24 and specified > >> the option MaxXFBMem to 12288 in the Device section. > >> > >> 4. Tried to run the tuxracer program. The screen became black (or almost) > >> with a dark pointer in it. Some clicks were heard on the speakers, > >> and the system froze. > >> > >> Attached is the output of the xdpyinfo program. > >> > >> Any clues? > > > >Well, not yet. Please send me (not the list) the X log, your > >XF86Config-4 and the output of glxinfo. The relevant part of syslog > >would be interesting, too (the lines starting with "sisfb:" and a few of > >the following) > > > >It is known that some older distributions of X 4.1 (such as early > >Redhat's) had problems with DRI. I use Debian's 4.1.0.1 and it works > >here. > > SiS DRI has never worked until recently until Alan Cox sent a DRM > patch which I believe originated at Caldera. Aparently since > then SiS DRI works, at least on some SiS hardware.
The patch originated from ME. Thomas -- Thomas Winischhofer Vienna/Austria mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://www.webit.com/tw _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
