Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:15:11 +0100 From: Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86-4.1.0+mga+dri+FreeBSD-4.3-stable == hang Message-ID: <20010626151511.A20100@shaft.techsupport.co.uk>
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* Bjarne Wichmann Petersen <mekanix@privat.dk> [010626 15:11]: > On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:06:20 +0100 > Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net> wrote: > > > you'l get a version of the port that *should* build the dri modules you > > need. > > You still need to preload agp.ko and mga.ko from /boot/loader.conf, and > > load > > the dri module in XF86Config , but you should be OK. > > Pardon me for budding in, but I've read about this "preload > agp.ko/mga.ko"-stuff ever since I tried getting XFree 4.0.1 to work. I > tried it to end up severely breaking X. > > The thing is drm/dri works just fine without preloading the kernelmodules > (XFree 4.0.3 and STABLE), they seem to be loaded when needed! So why > recommend something that isn't really needed? Or am I missing something > here? Well, I recommended it because I don't know any better :) And it's part of the only 'dri howto' for FreeBSD, but thanks for the advice, I'll try leaving them out. -- "These are the propulsion systems used by NASA for the moonshots," said Tom apologetically. Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns :: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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