Geir, List, Geir, thanks for the tip abouut switch2xf86_glx. I also found that SuSE has added xf86_glx, a new km_drm and new NDVIDIA packages to YaST Online Update for SuSE Linux 8.0. I ran YOU, installed the packages, ran switch2xf86_glx as root, and now DRI runs faster than ever. So it looks like I did not need to recompile the kernel or use anything built for SuSE Linux 7.3 after all. SuSE may make mistakes, but they find them quickly, acknowledge them, fix them and get on with building the distro... Best regards On Thu, 16 May 2002 08:50, Geir Skaugen wrote:
The only trouble I had was that some program run the script switch2mesasoft at one time and I thought DRI was broken, but running the switch2xf86_glx fixed all the links again. Have you checked the symbolic links.
On Thu, 16 May 2002 00:28, Paul C. Leopardi wrote:
On Wed, 15 May 2002 22:22, Geir Skaugen wrote: Geir, Thanks for the tip. I installed xf86_glx and that doesn't seem to be enough. It looks like I will need to also to, compile and install the DRM kernel modules for 2.4.18-4GB for SuSE 8.0, as per the README for SuSE 7.2/7.3. Maybe these instructions will work for 8.0, but has anyone tested this? [...] Since I just shelled out money for a packaged distribution, I thought I was entitled to expect the relevant SuSE 8.0 versions of all the packages and documentation to be at least ready and available on the FTP site, if not on the installation media.
Well, at least the km_drm package was on the 8.0 CD, but xf86_glx and the relevant instructions for 8.0 DRI were not. The 8.0 manuals explain how to compile a kernel, but do not mention km_drm or update the 7.2/7.3 instructions above.
Maybe someone at SuSE just forgot that people with SuSE 7.2/7.3 and DRI would want to upgrade and keep DRI. Or maybe there were no 8.0 beta testers who upgraded from 7.2 or 7.3 with XFree86 4.1 or 4.2 and who cared about DRI. Thanks
You can use the package found under SuSE 7.3.
Geir Skaugen