Re: [Mesa3d-users] mach64 kernel modules for 2.6.26 kernel

[Chris J. <cjn...@gm...>]

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 04:26:41PM EDT, Mike Smith wrote:

> I'm running Debian on an old laptop with a mach64-based video adapter
> ("ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64)"). I've been
> wanting to try out some simple 3D programming, but I figured I should
> get 3D acceleration working first. The internet tells me that it is
> indeed possible. 

I have the lastest ubuntu installed on another partition and dri works
out of the box. I believe it ships with 2.6.27 .. so unless something
happened in this area between 26 & 27, that would appear to confirm your
internet findings.

> I've set up xorg with the mach64 driver, but I can't seem to find the
> kernel module it requires for acceleration to work. Here's what I've
> tried so far:

> - latest (20060403) common and mach64 tarballs from
> http://dri.freedesktop.org/snapshots/ - common installs fine but
> mach64 refuses to compile since it depends on some symbols which were
> removed a few kernels ago.

> - modules from git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/drm - compiles
> and lets me insmod the modules, but when I restart X the kernel
> panics. This happens after X switches to video mode, so I can't see
> what the panic message is (screen is completely blank, my only
> indication is flashing keyboard LEDs)

> Is there another source from which I can get the modules which might
> compile *and* work, or another module I can try that will give me 3D
> acceleration on this card? Thanks.

Maybe taking a look at how they set it up in ubuntu might help?

Thanks,

CJ