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Re: Getting DRI going for Mach64 (was laptop HW detection ... )



On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:49:48 +0200, 
Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> wrote in message 
<[🔎] 20040211124948.GH3854@luna.mooo.com>:

> On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 09:30:00AM +0100, David Baron wrote:
> > <<<<<<<
> > Make sure you have the following line in the module section
> >         Load    "dri"
> > 
> > Also add the following section if it doesn't exist
> > Section "DRI"
> >         Mode    0666
> > EndSection
> > <<<<<<<<
> > 
> > These have been there. The rest of the files, XF86Config and -4 look
> > to be in order. Most GL apps still do not come up. The Quake window
> > comes up but does not paint its contents, hangs.
> > 
> > Do I need the call any of the new modules in /etc/modules. Is there
> > anything else that needs to be touched to make this stuff work?
> > 
> 
> Make sure the mach64 and the agpgart kernel module are loaded and
> check that the use count at least on the mach64 goes up to 1 when X is
> started.
> 
> Try running glxinfo and see near the top if it reports that dri is
> enabled.
> 
> Look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log to see if there are any error messages
> related to drm/dri. Also look to see that the mach64 is recognized
> properly (or mail the file if you don't understand the errors).

..post the file, there are more of us mach64 people here, I've got 
2 and can use this thread as an howto reference. ;-)

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