"Jason E. Stewart" wrote: > > "Michel Dänzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Jason E. Stewart wrote: > > > > > "Michel Dänzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > >> I am reluctant to do that. I'd prefer to get a solution into XFree86. > > >> Someone please try the attached patch against current CVS. It turns > > >> Option > > > > >> "UseBIOSDisplay" (which probably doesn't work for us - no BIOS here...) > > >> into Option "Display" which accepts modes "CRT", "FP", "Mirror" and > > >> "BIOS". > > > > > I've had a heck of a time with this one. Using the new r128_drv.o > > > that > > > > > I compile from the CVS HEAD gives me an error that the module is using > > > a newer ABI than the server... > > > So I compiled and installed the whole X package from CVS (into > > > > > /usr/X11R6-local using ProjectRoot). > > > > Might have been enough to use the new XFree86 binary as well. > > Bummer... seems like XFree86 has ProjectRoot hard-coded into the > binary. I'll have to recompile with ProjectRoot not redefined.
Why? Note that you needn't install anything to try a new version, check out the -modulepath option of the XFree86 binary. Sorry I forgot to point this out earlier. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
