Re: New proposed DRM interface design

Christoph Hellwig
2004-09-04T11:38:11Z

On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 12:30:33PM +0100, Keith Whitwell wrote:
> >>So, I've got this file "patch-2.6.8.1.bz2". Lets suppose my older brother
> >>comes in & compiles it up for me & I'm now running 2.6.8.1 - it's implausible
> >>I know, but let's make it easier for you. Now, why isn't my i915 working?
> >
> >
> > Because the drm developer took a long time to submit the driver after
> > is was finished as they develop in a separate CVS tree instead of the kernel
> > tree.
>
> OK, fair enough. We've been spoilt in the past with "automatic" merges
> courtesy of some nice LKML types.
>
> But, now I've compiled 2.6.9 or whatever, it's still not working. My brother
> says he won't come in and do any more work on my computer, so you'll have to
> help me out from here...

Here's a nickel, buy yourself some supported distribution and talk to their
support people.