Want to test xvmc branch of intel - need help!

[Johannes Engel]

Edward Hughes IV schrieb:
> I've tried to follow the ModularDevelopers guide on the Xorg wiki, but
> became a little confused and was hesitant - I don't want to wreck my
> current X installation (Kubuntu 7.10).  I've used the xorg-git script
> to download the sources, but this is where I'm stuck.  Do I need to
> build a completely new xserver?  If not, what exactly do I need to
> build?  I am not new to building from source, I'm just new to working
> with Xorg on any level other than an end-user.
>   
AFAIK it is enough to just take the driver itself. Eventually you will
need a new libdrm, kernel drm modules and libpciaccess.
> One last question - A search of the archives provides a short
> discussion about the MythTV wiki where it indicates that the i810 and
> intel drivers support XvMC.  This is only true for the i810 and i815
> chipsets, correct?  I would like to clear this up.
>   
Also the 945 chip does support XvMC, but it is not supported by the
driver upto now. But as we see this is going to change. :)

Greetings, Johannes