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Re: XFree86 3.3.6 / Linux 2.4.0 / Intel i810



Hi Benjamin,

On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 01:01:48AM -0600, Benjamin Pharr wrote:
> My new desktop is ?blessed? with an Intel i810 chipset that is not 
> supported under XFree86 3.3.6.  I have found instructions that make it work 
> with the 2.2.18 kernel and others that make X 4.0.? work with kernel 
> 2.4.0.  However, I want 3.3.6 with 2.4.0.  ( This is due to the fact that 
> my attempts at "apt-get"ing XFree86 4.0 from unstable have been disastrous, 
> but I need 2.4.0 for USB, etc. )  Has anyone managed this combination 
> yet?  Thanks!

I haven't actually used 2.4.0 yet, but today I re-installed my machine
onto a gateway-everything-built-into-the-motherboard-crap machine which
happens to have an i810.

I didn't actually do anything special. I replaced the s3-xserver
package with the svga-xserver package, recompiled the kernel with
agpgart support, and it just worked. Didn't even have to change my
XF86Config file or anything.

I was expecting lots of trouble, but it was a breeze. Even the onboard
sound worked first go.

I believe that 2.4.0 has agpgart support the same as 2.2.18. This is
using X 3.3.6 (from Potato).

HTH,

damon


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