Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:36:34 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: This is not spam: problems building agp and drm modules Message-ID: <4282702D-AF8A-4C7B-A9DB-D9F48B238E31@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin61urOeT22vjVA_7%2BfuNy3XfhrOSYGrmAZOtUb@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTin61urOeT22vjVA_7%2BfuNy3XfhrOSYGrmAZOtUb@mail.gmail.com>
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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
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