Re: Ruby and X on amd64

[Zoltan B. <zb...@fr...>]

Helge Hafting =C3=ADrta:
> I see you runs ruby on a 64-bit amd cpu.
>=20
> I do so too, but only in 32-bit mode.  Have you succeeded in running
> ruby in 64-bit mode?   I have compiled and booted such a kernel,
> but I cannot get both xservers up.
>=20
> The bios will only initialize one card, the other is initialized by X,
> using int10.  With a 64-bit kernel (and a 64-bit xserver),
> the xserver quits with no message instead of running the int10
> initialization.
> Is something extra needed to make this work with amd64?  Or
> is it currently impossible?  Is there any way at all to have an extra
> video card initialized?  I have not been able to find any information
> at all about this issue.
>=20
> Helge Hafting

Yes, I am running Ruby on FC3/x86-64.

I did only what I did on FC1/i386 to make it working. I.e. the kernel
patch, the Xorg PCI isolate patch and the GDM setup and the device
permissions (udev configuration on FC3) and /etc/security/console.perms
tweak so the first user who logs in does not grab all "console" devices.
(sound, etc.)

Maybe it's just I was lucky with my decision to buy two Radeons.

I am running a fairly stock FC3, only the kernel and xorg-x11 RPMS
are patched. I am running kernel-2.6.10-1.741ruby (i.e. two erratas
behind) because later -acX patches broke the ruby patch, and I didn't
have time to refresh it.

Best regards,
Zolt=C3=A1n B=C3=B6sz=C3=B6rm=C3=A9nyi