Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 under Kernel 2.6.8.24
Hi all, I just got a box with a "Hercules 3D Prophet 4500" graphics card and expirienced that it is not supported propperly. Does anybody know how to install it? I allready downloaded the sources for the driver from www.powervr.com for that card but couldn't compile it. It says "/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h" doesn't exist. I couldn't find that file on my box. Any ideas how to compile and install that one? Thanks Martin
Martin Deppe wrote:
Hi all,
I just got a box with a "Hercules 3D Prophet 4500" graphics card and expirienced that it is not supported propperly. Does anybody know how to install it?
I allready downloaded the sources for the driver from www.powervr.com for that card but couldn't compile it. It says "/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h" doesn't exist. I couldn't find that file on my box.
Any ideas how to compile and install that one?
Thanks Martin
pin says: ./DVD1/suse/i586/kernel-syms-2.6.11.4-20a.i586.rpm: Summary : Kernel Symbol Versions ("modversions") Th package on the DVD conflicts with the upgraded kernel source (2.6.11.4-21.7). So you have to upgade immediately after installing. Best regards, -- Jos van Kan www.josvankan.tk
Jos van Kan wrote:
Martin Deppe wrote:
Hi all,
I just got a box with a "Hercules 3D Prophet 4500" graphics card and expirienced that it is not supported propperly. Does anybody know how to install it?
I allready downloaded the sources for the driver from www.powervr.com for that card but couldn't compile it. It says "/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h" doesn't exist. I couldn't find that file on my box.
Any ideas how to compile and install that one?
Thanks Martin
pin says: ./DVD1/suse/i586/kernel-syms-2.6.11.4-20a.i586.rpm: Summary : Kernel Symbol Versions ("modversions")
Th package on the DVD conflicts with the upgraded kernel source (2.6.11.4-21.7). So you have to upgade immediately after installing.
Best regards,
Thank you for your answer, but I am afraid I don't get what you want say! I'd like to compile the driver for the mentioned card. In the meantime I know that there was a major change regarding the way driver are built and used in Linux (since 2.6) and Hercules (or PowerVR) didn't support this change yet. Best regards Martin
Hi all,
I just got a box with a "Hercules 3D Prophet 4500" graphics card and expirienced that it is not supported propperly. Does anybody know how to install it?
I allready downloaded the sources for the driver from www.powervr.com for that card but couldn't compile it. It says "/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h" doesn't exist. I couldn't find that file on my box.
Any ideas how to compile and install that one?
Thanks Martin Hi Martin,
Am Montag, 27. Juni 2005 18:50 schrieb Martin Deppe: the drivers are not compatible with 2.6 kernels: Linux kernel 2.6 introduced major structural changes to the way driver modules are built and loaded. As a result, existing KYRO drivers are not compatible with any Linux kernel whose version is 2.6 or above. To keep using KYRO drivers, users are requested to use the latest available 2.4 Linux kernel version. We have currently no plans of providing drivers supporting updated kernels. --from peowervr download page regards, Rolf-Dieter Damm ___________________________________________________________ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 1GB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de
Rolf-Dieter Damm wrote:
Am Montag, 27. Juni 2005 18:50 schrieb Martin Deppe:
Hi all,
I just got a box with a "Hercules 3D Prophet 4500" graphics card and expirienced that it is not supported propperly. Does anybody know how to install it?
I allready downloaded the sources for the driver from www.powervr.com for that card but couldn't compile it. It says "/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h" doesn't exist. I couldn't find that file on my box.
Any ideas how to compile and install that one?
Thanks Martin
Hi Martin, the drivers are not compatible with 2.6 kernels:
Linux kernel 2.6 introduced major structural changes to the way driver modules are built and loaded. As a result, existing KYRO drivers are not compatible with any Linux kernel whose version is 2.6 or above. To keep using KYRO drivers, users are requested to use the latest available 2.4 Linux kernel version. We have currently no plans of providing drivers supporting updated kernels. --from peowervr download page
regards, Rolf-Dieter Damm
Tank you Rolf-Dieter, that's what I found out in the meantime, but I might not mind to change it myself if it isn't too much of work and I can get knowing how to do it. So, if anybody could point me to the documentation for it, I might do it. regards Martin Deppe
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