Re: Feeling Dumb -- WAS:foray into debian
On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 03:01:48PM -0500, Shawn Powers wrote:
>
> debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org said:
> > Assuming your iBook has a Radeon chip, you don't need to build a new
> > kernel but the DRM from drm-trunk-module-src.
>
> I'm really feeling like an idiot lately... I guess that perhaps my first
> venture into the world of XFree86 would probably have been easier if it
> wasn't on an ibook -- but we use what we have. :)
>
> I guess I'm looking for someone to hold my hand helping me to get OpenGL
> to work. I tried to recompile a kernel, and on boot I end up with a
> "mon>" prompt, with a bunch of options, the only useful one being x for
> exit. Immediately after, I get kernel panic. Ugh.
>
> That said, I have a perfectly working pre-compiled 2.4.20-rc4-benh kernel
> from linuxppc. I have everything but 3D acceleration working. I have
> tried a lot of things, but seem to be missing a key somewhere... I
> managed to download (via apt-get by adding a new line in sources)
> drm-trunk, and used make-kpkg modules to get a .deb file (which I dpkg -i
> installed)... But now dont' knwo what to do with it...
>
> I seem to have everything I need it the XF86Config-4 file... but still
> when running glxinfo don't have direct rendering.
>
> Oh, and my ibook is the original ibook2 with a Rage 128, not a raedon.
IIRC you don't really need drm-trunk for that one.
Frank
> Anybody want to help this poor soul? I'd happily buy you a cup of coffee
> the next time you're in Northern Michigan (US).. :)
>
> -Shawn
>
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