[Intel-gfx] How to build the driver for old OS (RHEL4.2)

[Miles Wang]

>> I am having a Intel box with 945GSE chipset.

>> And I have a legacy application which runs on RHEL4.2 / GNOME.

>> The standard (in-built) Intel driver is working fine for GNOME

>> But I found the (dual) display is not operating successfully.

>> Please advise how to re-build the driver 'cause I couldn't find the

>> rpm or make files from the forum.


>The short answer is, you don't.  Consider running that application on a

>different machine than the one you're displaying on, possibly in a

>virtual machine.  X supports TCP for a reason.  RHEL 5.5 includes

>primitive dualhead support for your chip, and (when it comes out) RHEL

>6.0 will include modern, runtime-configurable dualhead.



If the application requires dual display with extended mode (not clone
mode), does this suggestion can be applied in this case as well?



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Miles
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