Re: g4/867 || iBook + Debian || someOtherLinux

[Arthur Petit <arthurmail@altern.org>]

Hi,
thanks very much for your answer!

On Saturday 17 August 2002 14:51, Joss Winn wrote:
> You need to make sure you have this modules compiled and avaialble:
>
> /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/char/drm/r128.o
>
> as well as the X11R6 drivers.
>
> The stock 2.4.18 woody kernel doesn't have DRM configured, so you
> can either install the 2.4.18 XFS kernel which does have the
> modules or recompile your own version of the 2.4.18-newpmac.  The simplest
> way to keep the stock kernel and add DRI is to copy the
>/boot/config-2.4.18-newpmac to 
/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/
>
i don't have th folder /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/
i've got to download the kernel2.4.18-newpmac sources?where?can i download it 
with apt-get?



thanks again, i'm very newbie at linux....

Arthur



> rename it .config
>
> and then, in the source directory, enter
>
> make-kpkg kernel-image --config menuconfig
>
> this will start the kernel building process based on your copied .config
> file.  Then, find the DRI
> module configuration in the menu under drivers/char/ and select to
> build the drm-4 r128 module and dri support.
>
> You don't have to confiure anything else unless you want to really
> taylor your own kernel.
>
> exit and save the configuration. and let it do its stuff (an hour on
> my imac 500)
>
> when it is built,
>
> cd ..
> dpkg -i <new kernel>.deb
>
> and that will install your new kernel and modules and copy your old
> kernel to vmlinux.old
>
>
> Reboot and you should be OK.
>
> joss
>
> On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 01:24:39PM +0200, Arthur Petit wrote:
> > On Saturday 17 August 2002 03:18, ccos wrote:
> > > hello,
> > >
> > > > OpenGL support is a matter of the graphics chip rather than the
> > > > machine. Shouldn't be a problem with a Rage128 or Radeon, but there
> > > > might never be support for nVidia chips.
> > >
> > > why do you say there may never be support?
> > > is apple planning on switching chips again?
> > >
> > > does anybody have opengl and/or sound running smoothly on either:
> > >
> > > an 867 with a rage or radeon chip?
> > > an ibook/600 (dual usb) w/ an Aty, RageM3p29s display card?
> >
> > hi again,
> > I'm very sorry, i know i'm very boring but i sow the thread about the
> > r128 mod and i didn't understand what to do for my powerbook g3 500 and i
> > really need the 3D acceleration for my OpenGL programs....
> > there is
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ati_drv.o
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/r128_dri.so
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/radeon_dri.so
> >
> > thanks...
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> > > what about other distrib
> > >
> > > thanks much,
> > > c
> >
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