Re: g4/867 || iBook + Debian || someOtherLinux
thanks very much, my kernel is 2.4.18-newpmac...
i'm currently downloading it....
On Saturday 17 August 2002 21:27, you wrote:
> the kernel sources are part of stable/woody. Just 'apt-get install
> kernel-source-2.4.18'
>
> That should do it. It's about 20mb download. What kernel are you
> running right now? the 2.4.18-newpmac? If so, all is good. if not,
> you should be. Then take the /boot/config file I mentioned and copy
> it to the unpacked source in /usr/src/ and rename it .config
>
> You need to unpack it yourself with the bunzip2 tool
>
> joss
>
> On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 10:07:23PM +0200, Arthur Petit wrote:
> > 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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