/etc/init.d/xsession
Hi all,
I am administering a network of Dell Optiplex GX 150 machines in a local
school here in Solothurn, Switzerland. The machines in the school run fine
with Mandrivalinux and the kids get a customized Knoppix version for
home/holidays.
Until Version 3.8.1 Knoppix run fine on the Dell's, too. But all later
versions refused to start X with the error message "AGP GART support is not
available."...
Here is the lspci output:
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0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge and Memory
Controller Hub (rev 02)
0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82815 CGC [Chipset
Graphics Controller] (rev 02)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio
(rev 02)
0000:01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
(rev 78)
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I investigated the problem a bit and noticed that the intel-agp module does
not get loaded any more as in previous versions. The problem seems to be
in /etc/init.d/xsession where it reads:
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# Should not be needed anymore in Kernel 2.6
# for i in /lib/modules/"$KVER"/kernel/drivers/char/agp/*; do
# module="${i##*/}"; module="${module%%.*}"; modprobe ${module} >/dev/null
2>&1
# done
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If I re-enable the for-loop and remaster my School-Knoppix everything works
fine again.
I am not sure if "Should not be needed anymore in Kernel 2.6" it just wrong or
if there is a Kernel 2.6 bug rising its ugly head. I am an application layer
guy :-)
Any ideas?
Greetings & Thank you!
Ronny
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