[debian-knoppix] How to get the radeon modules working after recompile
I have used the Deabin method to recompile a 2.4.20 kernel for a Knoppix hdd install
# make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image modules_image
-all is well except it fails to load the radeon.o module w/
glinfo
libGL error: InitDriver failed
(...)
GL_RENDERER: Mesa GLX Indirect
So I tried to make-kpkg this way:
# make-kpkg --initrd --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image modules_image
But it fails to build the .deb
So I went here: http://www.xfree86.org/~alanh/, compiled the new drivers and replaced the old radeon.o with my newly built module in
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/char/drm, did depmod - now I don't get the same "InitDriver failed" error but it's still not using DRI. I'm very close here and yet not quite.
I found this: "you will need to recompile ash-knoppix against your new kernel and sources(it's on Klaus's site somewhere). " Anybody know where I can find this on Klaus' site?
I also saw Fabian post "apt-get install dash, then remake the initrd you are using ... " Do I absolutely need to use initrd or is that the only way to get the radeon.o driver(and probably a few others) to load?
Would it make a difference if I used the 2.4.20xfs.config and edited it to my liking instead of making a new .config file?
I know that other people are having the same troubles with other modules and version mis-matches. Any help would be fantastic! Thanks alot.- Keep up the good work!
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