Fwd: Re: DRI for Intel 855GM

[Stefano Papini]

I downloaded it in /opt/i915.. Perhaps, a path
problem??

Stefano

--- Stefano Papini <stefano_papini2003 at yahoo.it>
wrote:

> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:49:27 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Stefano Papini <stefano_papini2003 at yahoo.it>
> Subject: Re: DRI for Intel 855GM
> To: Discuss issues related to the xorg tree
> <xorg at lists.freedesktop.org>
> 
> Hi all,
> I downloaded latest i915 driver, updated my /etc/
> xorg.conf and, when fired startx, got bad news:
> from /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> 
> (EE) module ABI minor version (8) is newer than the
> server's version (7)
> (EE) failed to load module "i810" (module
> requirement
> mismatch, 0)
> (EE) No driver available
> 
> ... any idea?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Stefano
> 
> --- Bryan Whitmore <f1maybach at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have success on an i915GM using the i810 DRI kit
> > from
> > http://dri.freedesktop.org/snapshots/ on top of an
> > updated FC4
> > installation.  I use 6.8.2 from livna via yum
> > update.
> > 
> > I get acceleration on one display (glxgears ~1200
> > fps at 4% cpu), and no
> > acceleration on the 2nd display (~700 fps at 100%
> > cpu).  I have seen reports
> > of up to 1400 fps with this chipset, but your
> milage
> > may vary.
> > 
> > The intel driver snapshots from the
> freedesktop.org
> > site are packaged with
> > an installer, which will build and link the
> > kernel-mode modules required for
> > direct rendering support.  I only have experience
> > doing this on Fedora, so I
> > couldn't tell you what is required on other
> > distributions.
> > 
> > I have attached my xorg.conf file, which is not
> > pretty but it does work as
> > described (on my Dell d610 w/Fedora FC4).  Perhaps
> > this will be some help.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Bryan
> > 
> > On 1/17/06, Stefano Papini
> > <stefano_papini2003 at yahoo.it> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > > sorry for dumb question, but can anybody confirm
> > me
> > > that DRI for intel 855GM is not supported on
> > 6.8.2,
> > > and i have to upgrade to 6.9.0/7.0???
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Stefano
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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