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  • Can't install DRI stuff in Red Hat Linux v7.1

    Hi! I am a Linux newbie and I am having problems installing the Matrox G400's DRI component. I think my 2D part is working. The problem is that I can't insert modules? Here's the information and log:

    [root@ANTux-P2 download]# /sbin/insmod agpgart
    insmod: agpgart: no module by that name found

    [root@ANTux-P2 download]# /sbin/insmod mga
    insmod: mga: no module by that name found

    [root@ANTux-P2 download]# /sbin/lsmod
    Module Size Used by
    mga_vid 7440 0
    eeprom 3168 0
    gl518sm 8160 1
    i2c-proc 6160 1 [eeprom gl518sm]
    i2c-piix4 4016 0 (unused)
    i2c-core 13408 0 [eeprom gl518sm i2c-proc i2c-piix4]
    3c59x 26144 1 (autoclean)
    serial 45344 0 (autoclean)
    sb 7664 0
    sb_lib 34304 0 [sb]
    uart401 6416 0 [sb_lib]
    sound 58416 0 [sb_lib uart401]

    [root@ANTux-P2 download]# uname -a
    Linux ANTux-P2 2.4.9 #15 Mon Aug 27 01:37:21 PDT 2001 i686 unknown

    [root@ANTux-P2 download]# rpm -q mgapdesk
    mgapdesk-1.00-7

    [root@ANTux-P2 download]# rpm -q XFree86
    XFree86-4.0.3-5

    [ant@ANTux-P2 download]$ ls -all /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga*
    -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 290041 Sep 10 2001 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga-1_3_0beta.tgz
    -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 189896 Apr 18 14:30 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 ant ant 202013 Sep 10 2001 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o.mgabck.1.0.0
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 196257 Mar 30 2001 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o-original
    -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 430682 Apr 18 14:30 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_hal_drv.o
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 ant ant 431513 Sep 10 2001 /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_hal_drv.o.mgabck.1.0.0

    Also, am I supposed to start Linux (beside X server) when upgrading the video driver? Or do I only just exit X and restart X?

    Thank you in advance.
    Last edited by antdude; 18 April 2002, 21:55.
    Ant @ The Ant Farm (http://antfarm.ma.cx)

  • #2
    I don't have Redhat so I can't help too much. ..


    Did you try the latest mga drivers here?



    Did you also try a "locate agpgart " ? Then look to see if the correct location?

    My SuSE machine keeps it in:
    /lib/modules/2.4.0-4GB/kernel/drivers/char/agp/agpgart.o

    Then again, I have never tried to load it. I did not enable DRI.

    jImbEam

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    • #3
      Originally posted by jImbEam
      I don't have Redhat so I can't help too much. ..


      Did you try the latest mga drivers here?



      Did you also try a "locate agpgart " ? Then look to see if the correct location?

      My SuSE machine keeps it in:
      /lib/modules/2.4.0-4GB/kernel/drivers/char/agp/agpgart.o

      Then again, I have never tried to load it. I did not enable DRI.

      jImbEam
      Yes to the latest mga driver.


      [ant@ANTux-P2 ant]$ locate agpgart
      /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i386-linux/linux/agpgart.ph
      /usr/include/linux/agpgart.h
      /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/drivers/char/agp/agpgart_be.c
      /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/drivers/char/agp/agpgart_fe.c
      /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/include/linux/agpgart.h
      /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/include/linux/modules/agpgart_be.stamp
      /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/include/linux/modules/agpgart_be.ver
      /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/include/linux/agpgart.h
      /dev/agpgart
      /lib/modules/2.4.2-2/kernel/drivers/char/agp/agpgart.o

      Weird, I am using Kernel 2.4.9, but I think I nuked the source for it since I extracted in a temp directory.
      Ant @ The Ant Farm (http://antfarm.ma.cx)

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      • #4
        Re: Can't install DRI stuff in Red Hat Linux v7.1

        Originally posted by antdude

        <snip>
        [root@ANTux-P2 download]# /sbin/insmod agpgart
        insmod: agpgart: no module by that name found

        [root@ANTux-P2 download]# /sbin/insmod mga
        insmod: mga: no module by that name found

        [root@ANTux-P2 download]# uname -a
        Linux ANTux-P2 2.4.9 #15 Mon Aug 27 01:37:21 PDT 2001 i686 unknown

        <snip>
        The one command you left out: "ls /lib/modules". Are there any modules installed in the /lib/modules/2.4.9 directory? If not, do a "make modules_install" in your kernel compile directory (might be /usr/src/linux). If you blew away the kernel compile, get the 2.4.18 source and recompile.

        HTH,
        Rahul
        Porsche: MSI K7N2-L, Athlon XP 2100+, G400 32MB DualHead, 1G RAM, 2xMaxtor 20 GB, Gentoo Linux
        Quicksilver: HP Omnibook 500, PIII 700 MHz, 512MB RAM, 30GB, RedHat Linux 9.

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        • #5
          Re: Re: Can't install DRI stuff in Red Hat Linux v7.1

          Originally posted by kewlcat


          The one command you left out: "ls /lib/modules". Are there any modules installed in the /lib/modules/2.4.9 directory? If not, do a "make modules_install" in your kernel compile directory (might be /usr/src/linux). If you blew away the kernel compile, get the 2.4.18 source and recompile.

          HTH,
          Rahul
          [ant@ANTux-P2 ant]$ ls /lib/modules/2.4.9
          build misc modules.generic_string modules.parportmap modules.usbmap
          kernel modules.dep modules.isapnpmap modules.pcimap pcmcia

          However, I think I will need to recompile my Kernel. I heard DRI only accelerates for 3D stuff. Does it affect the 2D desktop at all? I am not going to use this old P2 300 system for gaming and 3D screen savers. If DRI has no effect on 2D desktop, then I guess I don't need to deal with DRI. Am I right?
          Ant @ The Ant Farm (http://antfarm.ma.cx)

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          • #6
            DRI only helps with 3D. It also only works at 16bpp and 32bpp, so if you're running 24bpp, that can also disable DRI.
            Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Wombat
              DRI only helps with 3D. It also only works at 16bpp and 32bpp, so if you're running 24bpp, that can also disable DRI.
              Ah then I guess we can forget this DRI stuff for now . I am using 32-bit.
              Ant @ The Ant Farm (http://antfarm.ma.cx)

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