[gentoo-user] Graphics support problem in "make menuconfig" kernel 3.0.6

January 02nd, 2012 - 02:50 am ET by Walter Dnes | Report spam
I checked /var/log/portage/elog after building xorg-server. It
complains...


WARN: postinst
This driver requires KMS support in your kernel
Device Drivers >
Graphics support >
Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support) >
<*> Intel 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM, 865G (i915 driver) >
i915 driver
[*] Enable modesetting on intel by default

...but, but, but... when I go into "make menuconfig" I don't get quite
that menu...

*= Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support) =*
| Arrow keys navigate the menu. <Enter> selects submenus >. |
| Highlighted letters are hotkeys. Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, |
| <M> modularizes features. Press <Esc><Esc> to exit, <?> for Help, </> |
| for Search. Legend: [*] built-in [ ] excluded <M> module < > |
| ** |
| | Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI suppor| |
| | < > 3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3+ | |
| | < > ATI Rage 128 | |
| | < > ATI Radeon | |
| | < > Intel I810 | |
| | <*> Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics | |
| | [*] Enable modesetting on intel by default | |
| | < > Matrox g200/g400 | |
| | < > SiS video cards | |
| | < > Via unichrome video cards | |
| | < > Savage video cards | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| ** |
|=|
| <Select> < Exit > < Help > |
*=*

I do remember having seen the i915 option previously. Is this
something new? This is the 3.0.6 kernel. I followed the instructions
at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml as closely as possible.
Note that...
"<*> Framebuffer Console Support" is actually mandatory enabled
"-*- Framebuffer Console support".

Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
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#1 Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
January 02nd, 2012 - 04:40 am ET | Report spam
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On 02.01.2012 08:40, Walter Dnes wrote:
I checked /var/log/portage/elog after building xorg-server. It
complains...


= WARN: postinst This
driver requires KMS support in your kernel Device Drivers >
Graphics support > Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and
higher DRI support) > <*> Intel 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM,
865G (i915 driver) > i915 driver [*] Enable modesetting
on intel by default >
...but, but, but... when I go into "make menuconfig" I don't get
quite that menu...

*= Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI
support) =* | Arrow keys navigate the menu. <Enter> selects
submenus >. | | Highlighted letters are hotkeys.
Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, | | <M> modularizes features.
Press <Esc><Esc> to exit, <?> for Help, </> | | for Search.
Legend: [*] built-in [ ] excluded <M> module < > | |
**
| | | Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI
suppor| | | | < > 3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3+
| | | | < > ATI Rage 128
| | | | < > ATI Radeon
| | | | < > Intel I810
| | | | <*> Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics
| | | | [*] Enable modesetting on intel by default
| | | | < > Matrox g200/g400
| | | | < > SiS video cards
| | | | < > Via unichrome video cards
| | | | < > Savage video cards
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
**
|
|=|




| <Select> < Exit > < Help > |
*=*

I do remember having seen the i915 option previously. Is this
something new? This is the 3.0.6 kernel. I followed the
instructions at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml as
closely as possible. Note that... "<*> Framebuffer Console
Support" is actually mandatory enabled "-*- Framebuffer Console
support".




Hello,

"Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics" is actually the name of the key
CONFIG_DRM_I915. It's the same option. According to
http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/DRM_I915.html the name was changed
in kernel 2.6.39.

Kind regards

Hinnerk

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