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From: Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net>
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Subject: Re: XFree86-4.1.0+mga+dri+FreeBSD-4.3-stable == hang
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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 ::

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