Re: New proposed DRM interface design

Keith Whitwell
2004-09-04T11:49:18Z

Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> 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.

Or I could just buy an closed-source card instead.

Keith