DRI support for intel 845 GV

jai_joy · 11-08-2004, 10:39 AM

Hi,
I am using the intel 845GV chipset with onboard graphics... I tried to install the driver from the intel website but when the installation reaches the stage of DRM module compilation I get the following error.....

ERROR: Kernel modules did not compile

The DRI drivers can not be installed without the latest kernel modules.
Installation will be aborted. See the dri.log file for information on
what went wrong.

the dri.log file shows this....

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9/build SUBDIRS=/root/dripkg/agpgart-2.0 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9'
Makefile:461: .config: No such file or directory
Building modules, stage 2.
/usr/src/linux-2.6.9/scripts/Makefile.modpost:38: .config: No such file or directory
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `.config'. Stop.
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9'
make: *** [default] Error 2
Makefile.linux:139: *** Cannot find a kernel config file. Stop.
~

Please help..
thanx in advance...
jai

abisko00 · 11-08-2004, 10:52 AM

In your case, I would say that you need to install the kernel sources!

If it still does not work though:

I tried the same with the driver for Intel 865 onboard with the same result: it did not compile!

But I managed to get 3D support by doing the following trick:

I compiled the kernel with agpgart integrated into the kernel (not as module). After that I had no problems activation the 3D support in the normal drivers. I don't know why, but problem was clearly related to the loading of the agpgart module.

jai_joy · 11-08-2004, 04:22 PM

Hi,
I have been able to compile agpgart in the kernel itself but there is a problem...
When I do a dmesg | grep drm... this is what I get...

[drm] Initialized i915 1.1.0 20040405 on minor 0: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device

and a dmesg | grep agp gives this....

Linux agpgart interface v0.100 (c) Dave Jones
agpgart: Detected an Intel 845G Chipset.
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 196M
agpgart: Detected 8060K stolen memory.
agpgart: AGP aperture is 128M @ 0xe0000000

and glxinfo gives this.....

name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.2
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.1)
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture,
GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow,
GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra,
GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord,
GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_polygon_offset,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture,
GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object,
GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels,
GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3,
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_MESA_pack_invert,
GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_point_sprite,
GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow,
GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

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0x22 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x23 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x24 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
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Please help with this...

Any ideas on this...
jai

abisko00 · 11-09-2004, 02:24 AM

Did you add the modules glx and dri to your XF86Config?

Code:

Section "Module"
  Load         "glx"
  Load         "v4l"
  Load         "extmod"
  Load         "type1"
  Load         "dbe"
  Load         "speedo"
  Load         "freetype"
  Load         "dri"
EndSection

Your user account also needs to be a member of the 'video' group, or you need to give access to all users in XF86Config:

Code:

Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode       0660
EndSection

Hope this helps...good luck!

jai_joy · 11-09-2004, 02:33 AM

Hi abisko00,

Thanx a lot for all the help... I have just noticed these lines in the /var/log/Xorg.0.log ...
what does this mean....

(II) I810(0): 12580 kBytes additional video memory is required to enable tiling mode for DRI.
(II) I810(0): 5544 kBytes additional video memory is required to enable DRI.
(II) I810(0): Disabling DRI.

Does this mean that my card doesnt have enough memory to support 3d acceleration...??
thanx again for the help...
jai

abisko00 · 11-09-2004, 02:50 AM

Oops, didn't recognize you were using XOrg.

To your question:
As far as I can see your AGP aperture is 128 MB, that should be sufficient. It's only 13 MB the dri module wants. Strange...

Maybe you can play around with the bios video settings and give more RAM to the card.

Do you get mtrr errors? It appears that this could cause some trouble.

perfect_circle · 11-09-2004, 02:52 AM

In some distr. (like redhat) there is no .config file

in the /usr/src/linux-2.x.xx/configs/ are all the config files. You have to choose one and copy it to
/usr/src/linux-2.x.xx/ ( i think) and rename it to .config

jai_joy · 11-09-2004, 03:45 AM

HI,

Thanx for all the help....

I got the whole thing to work now...
what I did is this...

(for kernel 2.6.9 on slack 10)

I have compiled both agpgart and drm in the kernel itself....
after that I installed the intel driver that I got from the intel website...
next I changed the settings in /etc/xorg.conf
(added the following)

Load "glx"
Load "dri"

and at the bottom of the file

Section "DRI"

Mode 0666
EndSection

and in the monitor section

default depth to 16 (thats the only one that is supported in the driver)

This works peacefully... giving me 1000-1100 FPS..

OK... after all that there is just one small thing left......

When I maximize or stretch the window (as in by dragging the window) for both mplayer and xine the monitor screen shakes... after the operation it stabilises...I am told this is not dangerous...
is it really so???
if there is a solution for this....please help...

Jai