Re: XFree86

[Michel <mi...@da...>]

On Don, 2002-10-03 at 23:09, Andreas W=FCst wrote:
>=20
> > Section "Module"
> >    Load    "ddc"
> >    Load    "GLcore"
> >    Load    "dbe"
> > #=20
> >    Load    "dri"
>=20
> what happended here ...
>=20
> >    Load    "extmod"
> >    Load    "glx"
> >    Load    "pex5"
> >    Load    "record"
> >    Load    "xie"
> >    Load    "bitmap"
> >    Load    "freetype"
> >    Load    "speedo"
> >    Load    "type1"
> >    Load    "vbe"
> > #=20
> >    Load    "int10"
>=20
> ... and here?
>=20
> If you want to comment a line out, you have to put the # in the same line
> which you want to comment, but not one above.

Good point, I didn't notice this before.

In fact, you only need to load extmod and maybe bitmap, type1 and
freetype, depending on what fonts you want to use.

> > EndSection
>=20
> > Section "Device"
> >    Identifier    "CVPPC"
> >    Driver        "fbdev"
> >    Option        "NoInt10"
> > EndSection
>=20
> Add: Option "UseFBDev"

This _is_ the fbdev driver, it can't do anything else but use a
framebuffer device. ;)

This option is important for the glint driver though.


[ loads of unresolved symbols ]

> Hmm, it looks like it has something to do with int10, because this gets
> mentioned at the beginning of each line. Please comment out
>=20
>     Load    "int10"
>=20
> by using
>=20
>     # Load    "int10"
>=20
> and keep the
>=20
>     Option        "NoInt10"
>=20
> in your Device section!

Yes, please try only loading the minimum set of modules I mentioned
above. If that helps with the fbdev driver, you might also try glint
again...


--=20
Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast