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PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:01 am    Post subject: xfree-drm neccessary for 2.6 kernels? Reply with quote

Hello,

I was reading the Hardware 3D Acceleration Guide, and would like a clarification on the following statement:

Quote:
Since the 2.4 kernels' Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) doesn't support XFree 4.3, the xfree-drm package is needed. If you're using a 2.6 kernel, its DRM supports XFree 4.3; Gentoo's XFree-DRM package is not yet working on 2.6 kernels.


My interpretation of this is "xfree-drm is for 2.4 kernel users only. Do not use this if you are a 2.6 kernel user". Is this an accurate interpretation?

-jason
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes.

If you don't believe me, try it :wink: it won't even build against your 2.6 kernel. And for those who upgrade from 2.4 to 2.6 you should probably unmerge the package so it doesn't try to update it next time you emerge -u world.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rock. thanks.
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