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Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1



Stuart Ballard wrote:

> The relevant line in my X server output seems to be the following:
> (EE) MGA(0): [drm] MGADRIScreenInit failed (DRM version = 2.0.1,
> expected 2.1.x).  Disabling DRI.
> 
> Does this mean I don't have a high enough version of DRM in my kernel,
> even though 2.4.2 is practically bleeding edge? (I checked Alan's
> changelogs and I don't see any mention of updated DRI even in the latest
> 2.4.2ac series kernels).

Remember you're not running an XFree86 release...

> If so, how do I correct this? Do I need to compile DRI from cvs? Or is it
> somewhere in the XFree tree that I already downloaded, and I just have to do
> some magic to add it into my kernel?

The latter. Go to xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel
and run 'make -f Makefile.linux'.


-- 
Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)    \   Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS student, Free Software enthusiast   \        XFree86 and DRI project member



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