where is the moduel svga_helper

arma · Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:10 am Post subject: where is the moduel svga_helper

hello

i'm trying to une some sdl application, but they always complains about an error relative to /dev/svga and ask to modprobe svga°helper module .... but i can't find it ... can somebody helps me ?

thanks
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codergeek42 · Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:14 am Post subject:

It's part of the media-libs/svgalib package. You may also need to enable your user to write to the /dev/svga nodes;

arma · Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:27 am Post subject:

i already emerge svgalib ... osuld i enable something in the USE variable ?

modrpobe tells teh modules doesn't not existe

an was root .... it would be annoying if i hadn't the permission

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codergeek42 · Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:49 am Post subject:

Is your /usr/src/linux symlink correct?
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arma · Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:51 am Post subject:

yep, the only thing i did was patching the kernel with the mppe-mppc patch

edit.

found it ... don't know wher he was ....;

but i still have another problem