D. Stimits writes:
>I haven't tried the newer kernels, but I was under the impression that
>instead of altering the DRM, a choice was going to be presented to use
>either the 4.0.x XFree86 version or the 4.1.x XFree86 version, making
The -ac kernels give you a choice, but the Linus kernels only give you
the new DRM (agpgart) version which doesn't work with XFree 4.0.* and
hence your tuxracer goes slow. At least mine certainly did :)
If your distro has XF 4.1.* (any yet?) then a newer kernel isn't a problem.
>them a choice. Is this patch somehow different?
This patch is pulled from the -ac series and lets you choose to build
an agpgart kernel module (+ drivers for specific cards) as a version
suitable for XFree 4.0.* or for XFree 4.1.* ... the idea being that
it's WAY hard to upgrade your X 'cos of all the dependancies, and
instead it's easier to downgrade the agpgart in newer kernels to
match the old XFree4.0.*
ie. it lets the mainstream (and XFS) kernel have the same choices as
the Alan Cox kernels.
cheers,
robin
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