From: Mike S. <ses...@vv...> - 2001-05-17 18:25:07
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On Thu, 17 May 2001, Frank wrote: >> As far as the gotchas, Mandrake 8 has all the kernel modules gzipped up. >> The install script didn't rename the original radeon.o.gz module. There >> was also a libGL.1.2.030401 left hanging around in the /usr/X11R6/lib >> directory. > >There have been a lot of problem reports from Mandrake 8 users on the FAQ = comments. I made some notes during my installation, I could possibly write something of a howto if you think it would help. > >Could you explain what you mean by the kernel modules are gzipped up? >Are you saying the modules are zipped in /lib/modules to save space and th= en get unzipped when needed by the kernel??? More or less. this is what my drm modules directory looks like now that I have installed the 0.7 package... -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29688 Apr 15 17:14 gamma.o.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34815 Apr 15 17:14 i810.o.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39383 Apr 15 17:14 mga.o.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39627 Apr 15 17:14 r128.o.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108222 May 16 19:15 radeon.o -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25798 Apr 15 17:14 tdfx.o.gz > >Also, the libGL.1.2.xxxxx hanging around is not a problem since we symlink= libGL.so and libGL.so.1 to the correct library. >But maybe we should still try to remove/backup all old libGLs? >This is also a problem on Redhat were such a libGL sticks around in /usr/l= ib .. they get installed from the Mesa RPMS. Well, I claim to be no genius... I remember something on my slackware box though.. Quake3 for instance would run fine, but Unreal Tournament would revert to software Mesa unless I removed all traces of libGL* except those provided with whichever drivers I was using. If I remember right it was this way with both the DRI drivers for my Radeon, and Nvidia's driver for a GeForce card I have. > >- Frank >=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF= =FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C3=AE/=DDz=F7=A5=99=A8=A5=8Ax%=8A=CBC=AE/= =DDz=F7=A5=FEX=AC=B6=CF=EC=A2=EA=DCy=FA+=81=EF=E7z=D8m=B6=9F=FF=FEX=AC=B6= =CF=EC=A2=EA=DCy=FA+=81=EF=E7z=DF=E5=8A=CBl=FEX=AC=B6)=DF=A3=F7k=8B=F7^ > |