On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 22:23, Branden Robinson wrote:
> retitle 236334 xserver-xfree86: [i810] driver needs better agpgart error
> message for Linux 2.6 users
> severity 236334 minor
> tag 236334 + upstream patch
> thanks
>
> On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 10:01:50PM +0100, Christian Guggenberger wrote:
> > On Sat, 2004-03-06 at 21:28, Jason Dorje Short wrote:
> > > I mean the error messages from my original report. They say "make sure
> > > your kernel is using the agpgart module", when in fact the kernel is
> > > using this module and the problem is that's not enough. A better
> > > message might be something like "make sure your kernel is using the
> > > agpgart module. Under kernel 2.6 and higher, you'll need to use a
> > > chipset-specific AGP module as well." This would have been sufficient
> > > for me to find and fix the problem on my own.
> > >
> > That's a good idea, isn't it?
> > Branden, what do think?
>
> > Is it possible to include this in Xfree86 sources, or would it be safer,
> > to just put it in Debian's X faq ?
>
> People don't read the FAQ. Better to improve the driver's error
> message.
>
> Any comments on the attached patch? It would be nice if someone would
> apply this patch and test it -- as you'll recall, I don't have easy
> access to an x86 box for build testing.
woody build was succesful, resulting xserver-xfree86 tested on a 82810E
DC-133 CGC. Looks fine, here's output when no agpgart is available:
(EE) GARTInit: Unable to open /dev/agpgart (No such file or directory)
(EE) I810(0): AGP GART support is not available. Make sure your kernel
has agpgart support built-in or that the agpgart kernel
module is loaded. Users of Linux 2.6 or later should
also ensure that chipset-specific AGP support is
built-in, or the corresponding module loaded.
(II) UnloadModule: "i810"
- Christian
