Hi David,
I should have mentioned that I used the preinstalled RH 6.2.
So I am not certain what needs to be done with self-installed Linux.
However, I am at my office at the moment, so I am able to look at
a preinstalled Linux/Dell machine. The X server is XF86_SVGA,
instead of the special driver on Intel's page, used in concert
with an "agpgart" kernel module.
It looks to me as if that the only kernel level build that needs
to be done is to compile the agpgart module, which is contained in
ftp://download.intel.com/support/graphics/intel810/i810gtt-0.2-4.src.rpm
To install the module, try the command sequence:
% mkdir i810
% rpm2cpio i810gtt-0.2-4.src.rpm | cpio -idm
% tar xzf I810Gtt-0.2.tar.gz
% make
% su
# insmod agpgart.o
Good luck,
Romain Kang Disclaimer: I speak for myself alone,
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> Thanks for the help. I have not tried it yet, but scanned the
> instructions and downloaded what is needed. I am a little confused about
> compiling the kernel. Are the instructions exact, I would not though it
> necessary to compile the kernel? I have never had to compile a kernel yet.
>
> david
>
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Romain Kang wrote:
>
> > | I have tried everything I can think of to get Xwindows configured to work
> > | on the Dell box. The video card is an Intel 810 with 4meg of memory.
> > |
> > | Does anybody know what will work?
> >
> > Ah yes, I've used one of these with RH 6.2. The easiest way is to
> > get Linux preinstalled by Dell. Failing that, here are some notes
> > from Intel:
> > http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel810/linuxinstal.htm
> > This was writting for XFree86 3.3.5, but the instructions are pretty much
> > on the mark for 3.3.6, too.
> >
> > Note the i810 itself does not its own memory, but steals it from the main
> > system RAM. The flicker is pretty horrendous under fluorescent lights...
> >
> > Romain Kang Disclaimer: I speak for myself alone,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] except when indicated otherwise.
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