Re: [Linux-ia64] Matrox G400 DRI doesn't work w/ Linux/ia64 2.4.5

David Mosberger
2001-07-30T21:25:09Z

Just an additional data point: DRI works fine on 2.4.5 with the 3dfx
card. The card doesn't use AGP though.

--david

>>>>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 15:13:48 -0600, Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn_helgaas@hp.com> said:

Bjorn> I'm running RedHat 7.1 on an HP i2000 ia64 box with a Matrox
Bjorn> G400. This has kernel 2.4.3 (with RedHat's patches) and
Bjorn> XFree86 4.0.3.

Bjorn> DRI seems to work fine as far as I can tell (glxinfo says
Bjorn> "Mesa DRI G400", gears reports ~36 fps with "dri" and "glx"
Bjorn> loaded, ~28 fps without).

Bjorn> However, DRI doesn't work with a 2.4.5 kernel. The kernel
Bjorn> boots fine, and X starts up fine, and glxinfo again says
Bjorn> "Mesa DRI G400", but gears opens a window with nothing in it.
Bjorn> After starting gears, I can move the mouse pointer, but X
Bjorn> seems dead. The screen looks fine (with the empty gears
Bjorn> window), but no mouse events work and I can't kill the
Bjorn> server.

Bjorn> I've applied RedHat's agp kernel patches to my 2.4.5 kernel,
Bjorn> so drivers/char/agp and drivers/char/drm are identical
Bjorn> between the working 2.4.3 and the broken 2.4.5 trees.

Bjorn> Bjorn

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