From: Jacob <fun...@ya...> - 2006-11-01 15:41:03
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Oops... it seems we've jumped off the mailing list on accident. It would= = be nice to keep the thread going here in case someone else runs into thi= s = same issue. On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:08:49 -0500, Alex Deucher <ale...@gm...>= = wrote: > On 10/31/06, Jacob <fun...@ya...> wrote: >> I'm having issues. I've downloaded the source for xserver-xorg-video-= ati >> from Ubuntu repos, applied the patch, and ran: >> >> ./configure >> make >> >> No .so files were created in any folders. Did I do something wrong? > > The final .so files don't get linked until you run make install. By > default the drivers default to /usr/local, so you have to change the > prefix to intall in /usr > > first back up your old drivers (they should be in > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers or there abouts). > > ./configure --prefix=3D/usr > make > make install > > Alex > >> >> On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:30:18 -0500, Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.c= om> >> wrote: >> >> > On 10/31/06, Jacob <fun...@ya...> wrote: >> >> Does this mean compiling? I mean, I'm OK with that, as long as it >> >> doesn't >> >> require tons of configuring, and, most importantly, it compiles an= d = >> runs >> >> correctly. :) >> >> >> >> If I have to compile, I'm hoping there's a way to fully remove it,= = >> so I >> >> can reinstall the standard version through Edgy repos. >> >> >> > >> > You might want to check and see if Edgy already includes the fix in= >> > question >> > = >> (http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=3Dxorg/driver/xf86-video-ati.git;a=3D= blobdiff;h=3D6d6270187e048138463c6b913449083b2c8ad355;hp=3D03d1e8972b689= 150c59619762674f07b8ca356cf;hb=3D10ba4f0a435d7c1ed9f4a36a8d607f0f0b63be3= 0;f=3Dsrc/radeon_driver.c) >> > If not then you can just grab the ati-1-0-branch from the ati git t= ree >> > and and build the new driver. just back up your copies of >> > radeon_drv.so, ati_drv.so, r128_drv.so and atimisc_drv.so and you c= an >> > revert them. >> > >> > Alex >> > >> >> On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:20:48 -0500, Alex Deucher = >> <ale...@gm...> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > On 10/31/06, Jacob <fun...@ya...> wrote: >> >> >> Does anyone have any ideas? Please? I really want stable 3D. = >> *sniff* >> >> > >> >> > You might try the radeon ddx from ati git head or the ati stable= >> >> > branch. There was a patch for lockups on M6s related to apertur= e >> >> > stuff that went in a while back. I would have assumed edgy pick= ed = >> it >> >> > up, but... >> >> > >> >> > Alex >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:18:56 -0500, Jacob <fun2program8@yahoo.c= om> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > My ATI Readon M6 LY has never been stable, and it isn't any m= ore >> >> >> stable >> >> >> > now with Edgy, either. Mostly crashes come with static across= = >> areas >> >> >> that >> >> >> > scroll, sometimes without freezing at all. Sometimes crashes = = >> come >> >> with >> >> >> > stripes across the screen, mostly vertical, with the screen = >> fading >> >> to >> >> >> > something like negative, and then to white, sometimes "snappi= ng >> >> out of >> >> >> > it" with the screen going back to normal. Most of the time I = = >> have >> >> to >> >> >> > reboot, however. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I've pasted complete logs and configurations for that boot = >> below. >> >> >> You'll >> >> >> > notice in the xorg.conf, I commented options that I think mak= e = >> my >> >> >> system >> >> >> > more stable, but am not really sure. The crash that belongs t= o >> >> these >> >> >> > logs are the one ith the screen fading to something like = >> negative, >> >> and >> >> >> > then to white. The computer had frozen, but I was able to go >> >> through >> >> >> the >> >> >> > Alt+SysRq+S, Alt+SysRq+U, Alt+SysRq+B procedure to reboot = >> safely. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> From, >> >> Jacob >> >> >> >> = >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- >> >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, >> >> security? >> >> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your= = >> job >> >> easier >> >> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache >> >> Geronimo >> >> = >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=3Dlnk&kid=3D120709&bid=3D263057&d= at=3D121642 >> >> -- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Dri-users mailing list >> >> Dri...@li... >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-users >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> From, >> Jacob >> -- = From, Jacob |