Re: XFree86 DRI and SiS630

[Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net>]

I'm running sarge (XFree86 4.2.1) on a  box with SiS630 and XFree86.0.log
shows the following:

$ grep DRI /var/log/XFree86.0.log
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) SIS(0): [DRI] installation complete

hth,
Bob

On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 06:09:23PM +0100, mw wrote:
> Hello Paulo, and Jord.
> 
> Jord Swart schrieb zu Re: XFree86 DRI and SiS630:
> > On Friday 10 January 2003 12:37, Paulo Lopes wrote:
> > > Hi,
> (...)
> > I'm not sure if I have DRI working though. I wouldn't know how to
> > check that.
> I think you'd see it if it works :)
> Just test some 3D-xscreensavers with and without dri... 
> Informations are parsed anyway by X  to your Logfiles /var/log/XFree86.0 or 
> else kdm.log. Searchterm 'DRI' or 'rendering'.
> For example, turning DRI on here on my Deskbox with a MGA-chip with too less 
> memory for direct-rendering causes - at different points in the log - the 
> following announcements, errors (EE) and failures (--):
> (**) MGA(0): Option "DRI" "true"  # ( this is from XF86Config-File )
> (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI   # btw still run XFree 4.1...
> (EE) MGA(0): Static buffer allocation failed, not initializing the DRI
> (--) MGA(0): Direct rendering disabled
> Hmm. Just realize that's exactly what you DON'T want to see ;-)
> Anyway, you'll find something.
> 
> > You could have a link to the testing environment in your sources.conf, do
> > an apt-get update then manually install the packages you want with apt-get
> > install xfree..... and remove the line from your sources.conf again.
> 
> DRI for sis630 actually might be suppoerted by the 'stable' Xfree and at 
> least the 2.4 - kernelversions. Would be the easiest way to check that out 
> first, i think. 
> 
> Good luck
> -- 
> michl.