Re: [Dri-users] Problem installing the 0.7 Binaries

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   Thanks for the tip, Rich.  I suspected that I was missing some kernel
module source, and I installed the RPM from the source disc in the distro,
but obviously that wasn't quite the same as the one on disc 2. :)  (I'll
have to figure out what the difference is...)

   Anyhoo, so I got through the build, installed the results, and restarted
X.  Given the information in the Help/FAQ, I pre-emptively checked glxinfo
to see what was up.  Big surprise, no dri module loaded.  So I took a look
at XF86Config - two questions.  1) I have two files: XF86Config and XF86Config-4.
Who wins?  2) XF86Config has no modules section, while the -4 file does.  I
grafted the modules section (which included a dri module load) from the -4
file into the main file, but nothing changed after I restarted X.  Any
suggestions?

   Sorry for the inane newbie prattle, but this is my first time manually
monkeying w/ X.  On the upside, I'm taking notes of where I've gotten stuck,
and will be happy to contribute to the FAQ. :)

   - larry

Rich 'Forge' Mingin wrote:
> 
> I may be wrong, but this looks very similar to an issue the NV drivers have
> on Redhat 7.1. Try mounting CD #2, then running 'rpm -ivh
> /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/kernel-source-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm'. Good luck.
> 
> BTW, please let me know if you have any ideas regarding kernel compilation.
> RH7.1's GCC dies, and there is no kgcc I can find. Using RH7.0's kgcc gives
> me errors about cc and something else.
> 
> From: "Larry Brackney" <bra...@se...>
> 
> >    Howdy!
> >
> >    I finally worked up the nerve to install my Radeon on my RH7.1 system
> > w/ kernel 2.4.2-2.  The machine is already running XFree 4.0.3-5, so 2D
> > support is working just fine.  I downloaded the 0.7 radeon binary, and
> > went to install it.  Unfortunately, the install script crashes during
> > compilation.  Crash dump and dri.log files follow...
> >
> > Compiling...
> > ERROR: Kernel modules did not compile

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