Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Michel Dänzer
Stuart Ballard wrote: > > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > > Stuart Ballard wrote: > > > > The latter. Go to xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel > > and run 'make -f Makefile.linux'. > > Excellent answer, and much appreciated. However, I think I'm ignorant or > stupid or somethin

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Stuart Ballard
Michel Dänzer wrote: > > Stuart Ballard wrote: > > The latter. Go to xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel > and run 'make -f Makefile.linux'. Excellent answer, and much appreciated. However, I think I'm ignorant or stupid or something... after running that command, what is

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Michel Dänzer
Stuart Ballard wrote: > The relevant line in my X server output seems to be the following: > (EE) MGA(0): [drm] MGADRIScreenInit failed (DRM version = 2.0.1, > expected 2.1.x). Disabling DRI. > > Does this mean I don't have a high enough version of DRM in my kernel, > even though 2.4.2 is practi

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Stuart Ballard
"Charl P. Botha" wrote: > > Why can't you just use 4.0.2 with the drivers which are available at > http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/files/linux_05.cfm. I'm afraid > the closest I have is a G400 running with 4.0.2, but as far as I understand > from the aforementioned web page, your G450 s

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Charl P. Botha
Why can't you just use 4.0.2 with the drivers which are available at http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/files/linux_05.cfm. I'm afraid the closest I have is a G400 running with 4.0.2, but as far as I understand from the aforementioned web page, your G450 should just work in 4.0.2 with those

DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Stuart Ballard
As anyone following the "BYOX" thread will be aware, I've just successfully built xserver debs for XFree 4.0.99.1. I had two reasons for wanting to do this: firstly I wanted G450 support without having to use FBDev, and secondly because I hoped it might be possible to get 3D acceleration. The firs

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Michel Dänzer
Stuart Ballard wrote: > > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > > Stuart Ballard wrote: > > > > The latter. Go to xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel > > and run 'make -f Makefile.linux'. > > Excellent answer, and much appreciated. However, I think I'm ignorant or > stupid or somethi

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Stuart Ballard
Michel Dänzer wrote: > > Stuart Ballard wrote: > > The latter. Go to xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel > and run 'make -f Makefile.linux'. Excellent answer, and much appreciated. However, I think I'm ignorant or stupid or something... after running that command, what is

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Michel Dänzer
Stuart Ballard wrote: > The relevant line in my X server output seems to be the following: > (EE) MGA(0): [drm] MGADRIScreenInit failed (DRM version = 2.0.1, > expected 2.1.x). Disabling DRI. > > Does this mean I don't have a high enough version of DRM in my kernel, > even though 2.4.2 is pract

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Stuart Ballard
"Charl P. Botha" wrote: > > Why can't you just use 4.0.2 with the drivers which are available at > http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/files/linux_05.cfm. I'm afraid > the closest I have is a G400 running with 4.0.2, but as far as I understand > from the aforementioned web page, your G450

Re: DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Charl P. Botha
Why can't you just use 4.0.2 with the drivers which are available at http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/files/linux_05.cfm. I'm afraid the closest I have is a G400 running with 4.0.2, but as far as I understand from the aforementioned web page, your G450 should just work in 4.0.2 with thos

DRI with Matrox G450 in X4.0.99.1

2001-03-04 Thread Stuart Ballard
As anyone following the "BYOX" thread will be aware, I've just successfully built xserver debs for XFree 4.0.99.1. I had two reasons for wanting to do this: firstly I wanted G450 support without having to use FBDev, and secondly because I hoped it might be possible to get 3D acceleration. The fir