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i'm trying to get my DRI working under gentoo/gnome on laptop HP xe4500 with Ati Radeon M6. When i try to emerge x11-drm, i get an error.
Code:
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_memory.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_proc.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_stub.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_vm.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_sysfs.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.o
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:57:5: warning: " DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:88:5: warning: " DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:136:5: warning: "DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:143:5: warning: "DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:159:5: warning: "DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_agpsupport.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_scatter.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_memory_debug .o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/ati_pcigart.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_drv.o
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_drv.c: In function `postinit':
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_drv.c:42: warning: implicit declaration of function `pci_pretty_name'
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_drv.c:42: warning: format argument is not a pointer (arg 8)
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_cp.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_state.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_mem.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_irq.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.o
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.c: In function `setup_i2c_bus':
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.c:91: error: `I 2C_ALGO_ATI' undeclared (first use in this function)
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.c:91: error: (E ach undeclared identifier is reported only once
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.c:91: error: fo r each function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.o ] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core] Err or 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-gentoo-r1'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
* Portage could not build the DRM modules. If you see an ACCESS DENIED error,
* this could mean that you were using an unsupported kernel build system. All
* 2.4 kernels are supported, but only 2.6 kernels at least as new as 2.6.6
* are supported.
!!! ERROR: x11-base/x11-drm-20050502 failed.
!!! Function die_error, Line 211, Exitcode 0
!!! Unable to build DRM modules.
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.
Im also getting a similar problem and I have gone to compile i2c in my kernel
Code:
VIDEO_CARDS="radeon" emerge x11-drm
Calculating dependencies... done!
>>> Emerging (1 of 1) x11-base/x11-drm-20050502 to /
>>> checking ebuild checksums ;-)
>>> checking auxfile checksums ;-)
>>> checking miscfile checksums ;-)
>>> checking x11-drm-20050502-gentoo-0.2.tar.bz2 ;-)
>>> checking linux-drm-20050502-kernelsource.tar.bz2 ;-)
* Determining the location of the kernel source code
* Found kernel source directory:
* /usr/src/linux
* Found sources for kernel version:
* 2.6.16-gentoo-r12matt1
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_ffb' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_mga' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_3dfx' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_r128' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_radeon' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_i810' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_i830' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_i915' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_mach64' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_savage' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_sis' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_via' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
QA Notice: USE Flag 'video_cards_ffb' not in IUSE for x11-base/x11-drm-20050502
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking linux-drm-20050502-kernelsource.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work
>>> Unpacking x11-drm-20050502-gentoo-0.2.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work
mv: cannot stat `/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/patch/*kernel-2.4*': No such file or directory
* Applying various patches (bugfixes/updates) ...
* 001_all_can-2004-1056-lock-checking.patch ... [ ok ] * 002_all_misc-makefile-fixes.patch ... [ ok ] * 003_all_i915-free-mem-leak.patch ... [ ok ] * 004_all_i915-pci-alloc-corruption.patch ... [ ok ] * Done with patching
>>> Source unpacked.
>>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm ...
* Building DRM in /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core...
+ ln -s ../shared-core/drm.h drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/drm_sarea.h drm_sarea.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mga_dma.c mga_dma.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mga_drm.h mga_drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mga_drv.h mga_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mga_irq.c mga_irq.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mga_state.c mga_state.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mga_ucode.h mga_ucode.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mga_warp.c mga_warp.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/r128_drv.h r128_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/r128_drm.h r128_drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/r128_cce.c r128_cce.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/r128_state.c r128_state.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/r128_irq.c r128_irq.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/radeon_drv.h radeon_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/radeon_drm.h radeon_drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/radeon_cp.c radeon_cp.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/radeon_irq.c radeon_irq.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/radeon_mem.c radeon_mem.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/radeon_state.c radeon_state.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/sis_drv.h sis_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/sis_drm.h sis_drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/sis_ds.c sis_ds.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/sis_ds.h sis_ds.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/sis_mm.c sis_mm.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/tdfx_drv.h tdfx_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_drm.h via_drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_drv.h via_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_mm.h via_mm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_ds.h via_ds.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_3d_reg.h via_3d_reg.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_drv.c via_drv.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_ds.c via_ds.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_irq.c via_irq.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_map.c via_map.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_mm.c via_mm.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_dma.c via_dma.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_verifier.c via_verifier.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_verifier.h via_verifier.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/via_video.c via_video.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mach64_drv.h mach64_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mach64_drm.h mach64_drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mach64_dma.c mach64_dma.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mach64_irq.c mach64_irq.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/mach64_state.c mach64_state.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/i915_drv.h i915_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/i915_drm.h i915_drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/i915_irq.c i915_irq.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/i915_mem.c i915_mem.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/i915_dma.c i915_dma.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/savage_drv.h savage_drv.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/savage_drm.h savage_drm.h
+ ln -s ../shared-core/savage_bci.c savage_bci.c
+ ln -s ../shared-core/savage_state.c savage_state.c
sh ../scripts/create_linux_pci_lists.sh < ../shared-core/drm_pciids.txt
rm -f linux
ln -s . linux
make -C //usr/src/linux SUBDIRS=`pwd` DRMSRCDIR=`pwd` modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-gentoo-r12'
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_auth.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_bufs.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_context.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_dma.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_drawable.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_drv.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_fops.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_ioctl.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_irq.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_lock.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_memory.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_proc.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_stub.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_vm.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_sysfs.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.o
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:57:5: warning: "DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:88:5: warning: "DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:136:5: warning: "DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:143:5: warning: "DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_pci.c:159:5: warning: "DRM_DEBUG_MEMORY" is not defined
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_agpsupport.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_scatter.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/drm_memory_debug.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/ati_pcigart.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_drv.o
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_drv.c: In function `postinit':
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_drv.c:42: warning: implicit declaration of function `pci_pretty_name'
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_drv.c:42: warning: format argument is not a pointer (arg 8)
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_cp.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_state.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_mem.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_irq.o
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.o
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.c: In function `setup_i2c_bus':
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.c:91: error: `I2C_ALGO_ATI' undeclared (first use in this function)
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.c:91: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.c:91: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core/radeon_i2c.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/x11-drm-20050502/work/drm/linux-core] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-gentoo-r12'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
* Portage could not build the DRM modules. If you see an ACCESS DENIED error,
* this could mean that you were using an unsupported kernel build system. All
* 2.4 kernels are supported, but only 2.6 kernels at least as new as 2.6.6
* are supported.
!!! ERROR: x11-base/x11-drm-20050502 failed.
Call stack:
ebuild.sh, line 1539: Called dyn_compile
ebuild.sh, line 939: Called src_compile
x11-drm-20050502.ebuild, line 94: Called die_error
x11-drm-20050502.ebuild, line 211: Called die
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