[Linux-ia64] Re: [Xpert]XFree86 4.1.0, Linux/ia64, and various video cards

[Linux-ia64] Re: [Xpert]XFree86 4.1.0, Linux/ia64, and various video cards

[Marc Aurele La France]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Branden Robinson wrote:

> Here's a report on some hardware testing we've been doing at Progeny:

> The tests were conducted using a patched version of 4.1.0 for Debian and
> Progeny that works around a problem with PIC symbols being absent in static
> libraries, which powerpc, ia64, and hppa (among possible others) do not
> tolerate.  At the same time, PIC symbols in X server modules cause the X
> server to segfault.  I'll be submitting this patch to XFree86 shortly.

> The tests were run on an HP Workstation i2000.

> 5) ATI Rage Pro Turbo AGP
> 	The server crashed on startup with a SIGILL; a log file is
> 	attached.  I presume the atimisc driver has not yet been ported to
> 	ia64.

Err.  The ATI driver was one of the ones used to do the port.

No attachment present.

Marc.

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[Linux-ia64] Re: [Xpert]XFree86 4.1.0, Linux/ia64, and various video cards

[Branden Robinson]

On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 02:39:30PM -0600, Marc Aurele La France wrote:
> Err.  The ATI driver was one of the ones used to do the port.

Hrm.  That's interesting.  :)

> No attachment present.

I forgot, and the followup message that included them is now stuck in
xpert's moderator queue for being too large.  *sigh*

I'll send you a copy of the ATI log privately.

BTW, if folks on the linux-ia64 list would Cc me on replies, I'd appreciate
it.

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