From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 17 04:36:37 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 038701065675 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:36:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from argol.doit.wisc.edu (argol.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB0A58FC12 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:36:36 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0LC000F00I50MZ00@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:36:36 -0600 (CST) Received: from [10.0.2.97] ([unknown] [76.210.66.181]) by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0LC0007IQI4YP130@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:36:35 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:36:34 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: To: Super Bisquit Message-id: <4282702D-AF8A-4C7B-A9DB-D9F48B238E31@freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.210.66.181 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-12, Version=5.6.0.2009776, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2010.11.17.42116, SenderIP=76.210.66.181 References: Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: This is not spam: problems building agp and drm modules X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:36:37 -0000 On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Super Bisquit wrote: > I've cd'ed to /usr/src to build the modules for agp and drm. > RELEASE-8.1 does not have the agp or drm modules in the kernel. > Typing pciconf -lv shows me the agp slot. > The file /boot/defaults/loader.conf has been modified for agp, > kernel hertz, > and memory size- that's all. > I'll have to build a kernel at this point, right? > So- And yes, I will still ask even if I progress along because I > screw up a > lot- are there any specifics I need to know concerning kernel build > or is it > normal? > > As far as X is concerned, the agp device does not exist. drm does not work correctly on PowerPC at present, at least on my hardware, and agp is only available (and not extraordinarily useful) in -CURRENT. Xorg does not use agp for anything without drm. -Nathan