[Dri-users] Problem with DRI for Mach64 - Laptop w/4MB video ram

[Allan W. <wit...@ce...>]

When I compiled the mach64-0-0-5 branch and set everything up I didn't realize
my laptop only had 4MB video ram. I guess that's all the manufacturers though
would be needed.

In any event, I followed all instructions, I found I was unable to get direct
rendering enabled.

Looking in my log file all looks OK until the following line:
(WW) ATI(0): DRI static buffer allocation failed -- need at least 4864 kB video
memory

Then later:
(II) ATI(0): Direct rendering disabled

So I suspect the inability to allocate the buffer is the cause of the failure
(though I'm not sure).

Is anyone aware of a workaround for this?
Does it sound like I've identified the problem correctly?

Thanks,
Allan Wittkopf