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FS#3064 - Modularize AGP and some FB drivers to allow ATI simple build

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by dtw (dibblethewrecker) - Tuesday, 09 August 2005, 17:19 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture not specified
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7 Wombat
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

The ati-drivers pkg requires that AGP support is built as a module and also that certain FB drivers are also compiled as modules.

Please can the next kernel modularize these drivers so that people can build ati-drivers without a recompile. It also means we can host an ATI driver pkg built against the stock kernel in [community]
(application/octet-stream)    config.diff (1 KiB)
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Sunday, 02 October 2005, 08:16 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 06:50 GMT
why you disabled fb-drivers?
Comment by dtw (dibblethewrecker) - Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 07:40 GMT
They are modules - not disabled. Apparently this is necessary for the ATI drivers to function - i can ask if you need clarification
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 07:42 GMT
why do they need to be modules?
agp i can understand but why fb?
sorry don't know the ati driver i have only nvidia cards, but new kernel will come soon so we can propably add your wish.
Comment by dtw (dibblethewrecker) - Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 08:42 GMT
I also do not use the drivers - I have posted on the forums requesting clarification - I will report here when I know something
Comment by dtw (dibblethewrecker) - Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 14:12 GMT
Responses:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=9264&start=240
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=14425&highlight=

However, this doesn't mention the FB drivers
http://odin.prohosting.com/wedge01/gentoo-radeon-faq.html#2_kernelopts

That is the best info I can offer. Maybe FB is necessary. It would be good if someone who actually used the drivers was supporting this request but what can I do? People can't even help themselves...
Comment by qwerty (qwerty) - Thursday, 18 August 2005, 22:45 GMT
Hallo... the answer is quite easy:
Ati drivers need all the agp-related stuff to be built as a module to work and, in order, to compile agpgart as a module is needed to compile FB_I810 and FB_I810_GTF as modules otherwise you are not allowed to select agpgart as module. Anyway, the real answer should be: "are FB_I810 and FB_I810_GTF really needed???". That's all...

C ya :)
Comment by dtw (dibblethewrecker) - Friday, 19 August 2005, 08:28 GMT
Thanks qwerty - so yeah, unless you set the two framebuffer drivers as modules you can only have Y/N fpr AGP, you have to set the FB drivers as modules to modualrize the AGP drivers
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 11:35 GMT
new 2.6.13 kernel should be more ati friendly.
Comment by dtw (dibblethewrecker) - Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 12:41 GMT
...yeah, which is great, if it ever makes it to [current]...

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