On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:31:43 +0300 David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 19 August 2006 07:21, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > The mach64 module wasn't found so X can't run on this machine that one > > > was fatal. I did tasksel and selected desktop environment so as to > > > have a few things for X to run but not quite enough things apparently. > > > > If you're talking about a mach64 video card, then you should be able to > > run X using the card without any trouble. > > > > Getting direct rendering working is tricky, however. Apparently, due to > > some security concerns, the driver for direct rendering for the Mach64 > > Rage Pro card is not included. It can be obtained at > > http://dri.freedesktop.org/snapshots/ > > (the general site is http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Download) The > > driver comes with an install script that is pretty easy. I use Etch, > > with xorg. > > > > There was a way to get direct rendering to work with Sarge using xfree86 > > too, that being to add > > deb http://www.nixnuts.net/files/ ./ > > deb-src http://www.nixnuts.net/files/ ./ > > to your sources.list, and then install drm-trunk-module-src to your > > machine. I don't know if these repositories are still in operation or > > not, though. > > > > A site with information is at > > http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/DriTroubleshooting > > > > Good luck. > > Yes, lot's of luck! > > I had been using the "nixnuts" driver for a long time until it was simply > impossible to keep along it with Sid's xorg. Succumbed, bought an Nvidia > card which is ten times faster anyway. > > I know nothing aobut the freedesktop driver but it might be worth a look. > > The problem is that they stopped making snapshots around april saying that they are useless with modular X. The debian x server comes with mach64 support but the kernel support is a problem. There is no module in the kernel and the snapshot module wouldn't compile with latest kernels last time I tried. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
