Re: [Dri-users] dri ati all-in-wonder radeon 32mb pci hangs on x startup

[Christopher T. <chr...@ya...>]

> 2. Reg., using the modules from kernel, is that i saw
> specific note on the dri site on NOT using modules
> that ship with kernel. I will try what u suggested.

I think that advice was written before kernel 2.4.5. The popular kernel modules that are suggested are the code
from 2.4.5 (I'm assuming, based on their filename), so kernel 2.4.9's kernel modules should work just fine. I use
them w/ my All in Wonder Radeon, and everything works great.

- Chris Thielen
" Peace, Love, 'n Linux."

java guru wrote:

> Thanks guys.,
>   I will try to follow the suggestions and come back.
>
> 1. Benjamin., I will appreciate if you could give me
> names of libgl* when u have access to ur computer.
>
> 2. Reg., using the modules from kernel, is that i saw
> specific note on the dri site on NOT using modules
> that ship with kernel. I will try what u suggested.
>
> Thanks again
>
>  --- Benjamin Motz <ben...@gm...> wrote: > On
> Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 02:42:39PM +0100, java guru
> > wrote:
> > > Hi.,
> > >   First of all., thanks team for efforts.
> > >
> > > I have followed the dri setup to point and
> > following
> > > is the scenario
> > >
> > > 1. Installed debian kernel 2.4.9
> > > 2. Install xf 4.1
> > > 3. Installed ati.2 libs from linuxvideo
> > > 4. Compiled and installed the dri kernel module
> > > (radeon.o r128.o  into char/drm)
> > >
> > > Problem is that
> > >
> > > 1. On machine startup the kernel module "radeon"
> > is
> > > not loaded
> >
> > put it in /etc/modules
> >
> > > 9. Load the "radeon" kernel module
> > >
> > > 10 . Try to start X.
> > >
> > > 11. Machine hangs with empty color screen(that of
> > x
> > > startup) and requires hard reboot
> >
> > Perhaps you'll have to relink the /usr/lib/libGL*
> > libraries to the one's
> > in /usr/XF86/lib/libGL*. In particular all files
> > should be links
> > except the one in /usr/XF86/lib/ with much numbers
> > after it. So all
> > the links should somehow point to that file. Also,
> > in /usr/lib should
> > be no real file but only links, because these may be
> > old libs.
> >
> > I don't know if the paths are correct, because I
> > haven't access to my
> > machine at the moment. However, I had the almost
> > exactly same problem
> > and that was the cause I think, but I'm not quite
> > sure.
> >
> > Also you should try to use the dri-modules from the
> > kernel. I think
> > when I used the own-compiled ones it did actually
> > hang. Try to use the
> > modules from the 2.4.9 kernel.
> >
> > greets,
> > Benni
> >
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> =====
> Thanks and have great day
> srini
>
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