Re: [Mesa3d-users] [Newbie] can't get SVGA driver to work

[Brian P. <br...@pr...>]

Russ Mercer wrote:
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> Hello,
> 
> I am interested in developing a MesaGL application that works without the X Window System, so I am trying to get started with the SVGA drivers. I have compiled some of the applications in Mesa-3.2/xdemos that are supposed to work in SVGA mode, including vgears and vtest. However, when I run these programs on my system, the screen locks up with a checkerboard-like pattern that stays there until I restart the system remotely.
> 
> Obviously, the display is being permanently put into some kind of unusable mode by the MesaGL applications. Is there someplace I can configure the SVGA driver so that it works correctly on my system? In general, I don't understand how MesaGL handles different drivers. So far I have read the FAQ and the top-level documentation on www.mesa3d.org, but I have not seen any discussion of this topic. Is there anywhere else I can look to get information specifically about the SVGA drivers?
> 
> Thanks for any info or pointers,
> 

Slawomir Szczyrba <st...@ho...> contributed the updates to the SVGA
driver in Mesa 3.2.  He might be able to help you.

-Brian