Ok, thanks. One last question: Is there a way to provide the specifications for the external monitor? This is for the case when I bring up X on the laptop without an external monitor connected but want to connect to the monitor at a later time? It would be a pain to bring down X just for that purpose.
Thanks. DS hy0 wrote: >>Excellent!! >> >>I compiled a fresh XFree distribution and moved the drm kernel driver >>radeon.o and agpgart.o away from the kernel-module search paths. Now I >>am getting exactly what I want on both the CRT and the LCD. The CRT has >>a refresh rate of 75 Hz....where its usable :-) >> >>However! DRI isnt working. Relevant lines from XFree86.0.log (the whole >>file is at http://www.senfamily.org/xfree/XFree86.0.log_20020711 ): >> >>[drm] failed to load kernel module "radeon" >>(II) RADEON(0): [drm] drmOpen failed >>(EE) RADEON(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI. >>If I cant use the radeon.o from the kernel, where can I compile one >>from? Its not obvious where in the Xfree tree it is. 'make World' under >>xc didnt seem to produce one. > > > DRI didn't work because you don't have the kernel driver (radeon.o) on your > system. To compile DRI kernel driver, go to > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel directory, do > 'make -fMakefile.linux'. You may have compile problem if you are using some > new version of kernel. If so, you can download a version of Linux kernel > (like 2.4.18) from www.kernel.org which should contain the standard DRI > kernel driver (not Gatos one). > > >>Also, how about AGP? Should I be using: >> "Option "AGPMode" "1" >>in the device section? Do I need agpgart.o from the kernel for AGP > > support? > > You don't have to specify AGPMode, the default is 1x. You can use this > option to set 2x or 4x mode. > You do need agpgart module for DRI to work, the best way is to compile it > into the kernel. If you want to use it as a separate module, make sure to > load agpgart.o before radeon.o. > > >>Last but not the least, where can I get the source for the ati_drv and >>radeon_drv modules that you sent me? > > > I sent two patches to xfree a few months ago, the first is in current CVS, > not sure if the second got in yet (the patches are too big, they may take > quite a bit time to merge). Anyway, those patches are not quite complete. At > present I really don't have much free time to sync with current CVS and make > another patch. I'm thinking, maybe a little latter, I'll put everything > together with the 2D support for all the new cards on my systems and make a > patch to the CVS code. Before then, if you want the code, I can send you the > source with no new card support. > > >>Thanks VERY much! >>DS > > > > -- --------------------------------------- D. Sen, PhD 21 Woodmont Drive Randolph NJ 07869 Home Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 973 216 2326 Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.auditorymodels.org/~dsen _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
