Re: [Dri-users] X -xf86config

[F. <j_r...@ya...>]

On 2002.05.24 13:10 J5 wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Now that everything compiles like a dream, i have another problem. when i
> run
> X -configure i get the default config with ** driver "vesa" ** and it
> works,
> but when i changed it to driver "ati" it fails to run. i`ve bulit Xfree86
> from cvs with mach64 branch 0-0-4 and all the modules compiled without
> any
> error.
> here is X server log:
> 
> ...
> 
> 
> J5
> 

Note that for DRI to work the XF86Config-4 file has to obey to some rules. 
See http://dri.sourceforge.net/doc/DRIcompile.html for more info.

Anyway, the X shouldn't fail. First, could you be more precise with the 
failure? Does the system hangs, or is it just X (so you should be able to 
connect trhu the network), or something else? See if there is any message 
in /var/log/messages.

Second, it could be some incompatibility with your system XFree86. To 
eliminiate that option, and since you already gave your self the trouble 
to download and compile the mach64-0-0-4-branch, please install and run 
the XFree86 server. For doing that follow the rest of the instructions. 
Note that it installs to a seperate directory /usr/X11R6-DRI/ so you must 
start the server /usr/X11R6-DRI/bin/XFree86 and not your system's. The 
easiest way is to do

	ln -sf /usr/X11R6-DRI/bin/XFree86 /usr/X11R6/bin/X
	startx

The /var/log/XFree86.0.log should say "mach64 branch" on the first lines. 
When you want to revert to the previous X server do

	ln -sf /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 /usr/X11R6/bin/X



José Fonseca