Re: DRI and X 4.0.1
Hello Hans,
Thanks for making the effort to get the reply through:-) Interesting
info too.
I couldn't get DRI to compile, so that was a no-go, but your info about
the reversed situation with 2.4.0-test9 was interesting - I hadn't tried
the test11 kernel as I use lm-sensors-source to patch the kernel source
to use lm-sensors and it wouldn't work with test11. After reading your
mail though I thought I'd give it a try, just to check out dri. In the
end, I seem to have got dri working with the 2.4.0-test11 kernel - no
version conflicts or errors, but dri still appears to be version 1 -
hmm...
With the depth set to 16bpp, XFree86.0.log showed that dri had
initialised ok - no errors - and the superquadrics, lament and gears
screensavers ran ok, as did space orbit (not as well as X 3.3.6 +
utah_glx IMO - with that combo I found the difference quite obvious but
the difference with and without dri in X 4 seems much less so, and
ultimately not as good - still, early days).
Unfortunately, X wouldn't start at all if I used 24/32 bpp, which is
what I use most of the time for my graphics work, so I can't just switch
the XF86XConfig-4 files between 16bpp and 24/32bpp, and just log out
and back in to switch depths.
I also found that the version of Procmeter3 that I currently use won't
run with test11 :-( so for now, I've reverted back to test5 (and no dri)
until Procmeter3 can work in >=test11 and I can switch between 24/32bpp
and 16bpp with dri installed.
Thanks again,
LeeE
P.S. Don't know what the problem with mailing was - I receive mail on
that box every day:-/
Hans Wilmer wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> sorry for forwarding this; it seems I can't send you mails directly.
>
> GH
[snip...]
>
> Well, I was hoping to discover an easy way to get it going this time,
> like just downloading some Debian package(s), install it/them, edit my
> XF86Config, maybe get and compile a new kernel --- and enjoy. But it
> doesn't seem to be that easy, still :/
>
> It would be nice if you could let me know whether 2.4.0-test11 and the
> current XF86 sources fit together or not. I'm not exactly looking
> forward to having to download several megs of X11 sources, not to
> speak of a new kernel version again; but keeping up to date with the
> XFree development might be a good idea, anyway. The improvement in
> performance is really great in both 2D and 3D :), though the only
> reason I need 4.0.1 is that game, `Terminus'.
>
> Good luck with getting it working!
>
> GH
> --
> Nieder mit der Mineralölsteuer!! Senkt die Benzinpreise!!
>
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