At Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:58:54 +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > The X server creates and removes the nodes as they are (not) needed. If > the missing node was the problem, the error would be 'No such file or > directory'.
ok > > That was what I thought at first, but I did have DRM+Radeon enabled in > > the kernel. I even changed my kernel configuration to have those as > > modules, but that doesn't change a thing (and it shouldn't). > > You're right that it shouldn't in theory, but in reality the modular > case is much better tested. I see, I tend to avoid modules, since builtin is (was) less hassle. > > X does load the radeon module though, but still no entry in /dev/dri. > > What about /proc/dri/? Nothing in /proc/dri either. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ dmesg | grep drm > > [drm] Initialized drm 1.0.0 20040925 > > There should be some output from the radeon module here. Please post the > kernel output that results from > > modprobe -r radeon; modprobe radeon > > (or the full kernel output, if in doubt) I don't get anything from the radeon module: [drm] Module unloaded [drm] Initialized drm 1.0.0 20040925 I attached the whole dmesg at the end, just to be sure. Does the DRM module require something else or conflict with something else that I might not have or do have? > Have you verified that the 'device scape' patch you're using doesn't > cause the problem? I must confess I haven't got around to running 2.6.15 > yet, so there's the possibility of radeon DRM breakage there, although > I'd expect more noise about that on this list. :) I tested with vanilla 2.6.15 + outside-the-tree-softmac and a vanilla 2.6.14 kernel, and the debian 2.6.12 kernel but in all cases, /dev/dri remains empty. Ruben Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm
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