[Openchrome-users] Request for compiling k8m890(device 3230) in OpenSuse 10.2

[John Robinson]

Sorry, I can't answer this, so I'm posting it back to the list.

On 11/02/2007 17:50, Antony FM wrote:
> hi
> 
> I tried the method as u suggested
> i have installed the drm from git
> after that i did the procedure of creating and loading the modules
> after that i rebooted the machine, but nothing changed
> 
> im a beginner to linux, so need some clarification
> should i have to modify the xorg.conf
> ==========================================
> Section "Device"
>  BoardName    "Framebuffer Graphics"
>  BusID        "1:0:0"
>  Driver       "fbdev"
>  Identifier   "Device[0]"
>  VendorName   "VESA"
> EndSection
> ==========================================
> 
> I changed this to
> ==========================================
> Section "Device"
>  BoardName    "Framebuffer Graphics"
>  BusID        "1:0:0"
>  Driver       "via"
>  Identifier   "Device[0]"
>  VendorName   "VESA"
> EndSection
> ==========================================
> Then i got the message Out of Range on my monitor. Not sure what has
> to be done after the reboot
> 
> How do i set the via modules to load in OpenSuSe10.2 (X.org 7.2-30).
> Is there any guide to follow after the "Compiling the Source code
> guide" 
> http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Compiling+the+source+code 
> 
> 
> How do i get it working etc.
> Thanks a lot
> Sorry for the inconvenience
> 
> Regards
> Antony FM
> On 2/11/07, John Robinson <john.robinson at anonymous.org.uk> wrote:
>> On 11/02/2007 07:53, Antony FM wrote:
>> [...]
>> > I try to get DRM working
>> > by first downloading it through git
>> > i installed it following the instructions from the same page
>> > after that i rebooted the machine
>> >
>> > then i followed the instructions from
>> > http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=K8M890
>> > after i apply the patch k8m890ce-kernel-drm.patch
>>
>> You don't need to do both, you EITHER use the version from git, OR you
>> patch the kernel with k8m890ce-kernel-drm.patch, both produce drm.ko and
>> via.ko modules. If you've already completed the git method and have
>> rebooted, you should already be able to load those modules.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> John.
>>