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Bug#376004: xserver-xorg-video-savage: Document how to get DRI working



On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 16:55:15 +0100, Chris Halls wrote:

> Package: xserver-xorg-video-savage
> Version: 1:2.0.2.3-4
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
> 
> Getting DRI working with the Savage driver in this package is not
> documented very well. The main problem I had was that I had not
> installed libgl1-mesa-dri, which contains savage_dri.so that is
> necessary for DRI acceleration. I would like to add a Suggests: on this
> package to control, and I have also documented how to debug these
> problems in a new README.Debian for this package. Please could you
> consider adding this to the package?
> 
I don't think this belongs in a particular driver package,
libgl1-mesa-dri is needed with most (if not all) drivers to get DRI
working.
Before the modular X, such information was in the Debian X FAQ included
with x11-common. I guess it would be a good idea to revive it with
updated information.

Cheers,
Julien

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