On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 10:41:40PM EDT, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > I did manage to get this working with a former linux kernel image of > > > Etch, but I've had no luck with the more recent kernel image of > > > Etch. > > > Would that be 2.4.27? > > I got direct rendering, with the aforementioned driver, running on > 2.6.16-2. I currently have 2.6.18-4, and for some reason the driver > won't install on it (it complains of the modules, or something.) It > may work on your 2.6.20, but if not, I imagine you could install the > image and headers for 2.6.16-2, then install the Mach64 driver, and run > that when you need direct rendering.
I think 2.6.16 is recent enough for another one of my requirements .. small fonts on the console. By small I mean a ptsize =< 12. > The other thing to consider is just getting a new video card. Having > direct rendering from the ATI RagePro Mach64 card sort of allowed me to > play ppracer, but, really, due to how old the card is, it didn't do > much else for me. Getting a newer card, even if it's a cheap old radeon > card, would work better, I imagine. The machine is a Dell laptop. There may be possibilities to upgrade the video card to something compatible but it's obviously not going to be as straightforward as if it were a desktop. May not be worth the trouble either since the laptop will be seven years old in a few months. Thanks, cga -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
