XFree86 4.0 Generic VGA

XFree86 4.0 Generic VGA

[William H. Schultz]

I'm attempting to run XFree86 4.0 on my Voodoo3.  As far as
I can tell, the only way I will be able to do this (any time
soon) is to run the generic vga driver.  However, after
running the xf86configure program, X won't load.  I get an
error saying that the module "bitmap could not be loaded--it
does not exist."

While I am interested in accelerated X, currently, I'm
slightly more interested in the prospect of being able to
leave my second monitor on...  because it has some useful
information on it.  I don't expect it to work right away,
but I know that I won't have a dual monitor system running
until I get my Voodoo3 working.

Any ideas?  Am Ijust missing something incredibly stupid?


Hank


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Re: XFree86 4.0 Generic VGA

[Michel Dänzer]

"William H. Schultz" wrote:

> > Have you tried the tdfx driver? IIRC Kostas has it working.
> >
> Forgive me for being slow, but where can I get it?  I was
> under the impression that the tdfx driver, unlike most of
> the others, was compiled straight into the kernel.  I know
> I haven't gotten that to work.

No, it's part of the XFree86 4.0 sources. Do you mean the DRM kernel module
(for DRI hardware accelerated 3D) for it? You don't need that for 2D, but if
you'd like it to work, contact Kostas.


> XFree86 -configure definately doesn't work.  I know I should
> be paying more attention to the errors, but I get fewer by
> running xf86configure instead of the other way.

What does it do?


Michel


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Re: XFree86 4.0 Generic VGA

[Michael Schmitz]

> On a fresh install, typeing  XFree86 -configure brings up the following
> (note that for some reason, the tdfx driver is not installed.  Like I asked
> before:  where can I get it?  Also note that I'm running on a 2.2.14
> kernel):

> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/tdfx_drv.o

					      ^^^^^^^^^^

Pardon my ignorance, but isn't this the module you were looking for?

(XFree doesn't use separate drivers for different cards anymore but rather
specialized driver modules.)

> (II) Module tdfx: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>     compiled for 3.9.16, module version = 1.0.0

The module version is funny ... maybe it was leftover from a previous
install?

> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.o
> (II) Module fbdev: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
>     compiled for 4.0, module version = 0.1.0
>
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
>
> Apparently it was compiled on 2.2.15, but I'm running 2.2.14.  Oh yeah, the
> tdfx driver that is in there, I copied from a 3.9.16 install that actually
> had the driver.  It gives the same error whether it's there or not.

That explains the driver versio, OK. What does the "Device" section of
your XF86Config look like?

	Michael


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Re: XFree86 4.0 Generic VGA

[Kostas Gewrgiou]

On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, William H. Schultz wrote:

>
> on 3/23/00 3:52 PM, Michel Dδnzer at michdaen@iiic.ethz.ch wrote:
>
> > "William H. Schultz" wrote:
> >
> >>> Have you tried the tdfx driver? IIRC Kostas has it working.
> >>>
> >> Forgive me for being slow, but where can I get it?  I was
> >> under the impression that the tdfx driver, unlike most of
> >> the others, was compiled straight into the kernel.  I know
> >> I haven't gotten that to work.
> >
> > No, it's part of the XFree86 4.0 sources. Do you mean the DRM kernel module
> > (for DRI hardware accelerated 3D) for it? You don't need that for 2D, but if
> > you'd like it to work, contact Kostas.
> >

  The default tdfx driver in the XFree sources isn't going to work :(
it depends on PIO to drive the card and that isn't working under ppc
we need to find the correct io_base and mmap it for the driver to work
(other drivers need it as well, not only tdfx)

 Finding the io_base from userland without the kernel giving us a hand
isn't easy i am adding code this days that tries to get the correct
values depending on the host bridge (thanks Ryuichi for the help here)
this is something that i would have prefer not to do, but until
the kernel people do something about this problem this is the only
way :(.

> >
> >> XFree86 -configure definately doesn't work.  I know I should
> >> be paying more attention to the errors, but I get fewer by
> >> running xf86configure instead of the other way.
> >
> > What does it do?
> >
> >
> > Michel
>
> On a fresh install, typeing  XFree86 -configure brings up the following
> (note that for some reason, the tdfx driver is not installed.  Like I asked
> before:  where can I get it?  Also note that I'm running on a 2.2.14
> kernel):
>
>
...
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
>

  A sigsegv is probably because one of the drivers tried to do PIO

>
> Apparently it was compiled on 2.2.15, but I'm running 2.2.14.  Oh yeah, the
> tdfx driver that is in there, I copied from a 3.9.16 install that actually
> had the driver.  It gives the same error whether it's there or not.

  The 3.9.16 driver is unlikely to work under 4.0 many things changed
since then.

> Hank
>

  Kostas


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