XFREE_CARDS?

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dhalperin · Post by **dhalperin** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 4:47 pm

I tried to install the newest xfree-drm-4.3.0-r3xfree-drm-4.3.0-r3 package, and it told me that I need to specify my XFREE_CARDS as USE is deprecated.

I can't find any reference to XFREE_CARDS anywhere else on the gentoo site.

Thanks,

Dan

!!! ERROR: x11-base/xfree-drm-4.3.0-r4 failed.
!!! Function src_unpack, Line 119, Exitcode 0
!!! Please set at least one video card in XFREE_CARDS. USE is deprecated.

totoro · Post by **totoro** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 7:20 pm

Try to add in your make.conf :
XFREE_CARDS="3dfx gamma i8x0 matrox rage128 radeon sis" (choose the one you prefer)

maybe this could be changed in the ebuild (use XFREE_CARDS instead of IUSE)?

HolyCoitus · Post by **HolyCoitus** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 7:29 pm

In the etcat changes xfree-drm (You need Gentoo system tools emerged I believe it is... There was a tip for it in one of the newletters) it tells you that it deprecated use variables, and added in that command much like the ones used for Alsa

To · Post by To » Sun Jun 29, 2003 11:21 pm

HolyCoitus wrote:In the etcat changes xfree-drm (You need Gentoo system tools emerged I believe it is... There was a tip for it in one of the newletters) it tells you that it deprecated use variables, and added in that command much like the ones used for Alsa

But this is related with the chipset of the mother board right, not the graphics card itself, right?
( I think that we can check what options are avaiable on the kernel. In my case it's via )

Tó

Post by **tberman** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:07 am

This is dependant on the chipset of the graphics card you would like drm drivers for.

This is yet another step in Gentoo providing you, the user, with the most customizable install possible. Now you only need drm drivers for *your* video card!

--Todd

stustill · Post by **stustill** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 1:08 am

tberman wrote:This is dependant on the chipset of the graphics card you would like drm drivers for.

This is yet another step in Gentoo providing you, the user, with the most customizable install possible. Now you only need drm drivers for *your* video card!

--Todd

I like this change! I think it makes drm make a lot more sense, and brings it in line with the way that ALSA works. What would be really nice is if these entries were added into the default make.conf as commented out sections. I think for new users, it might help them understand how to go about getting drm to work. Something like this would be really helpful:

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# ALSA
# If you want to use ALSA, then uncomment the line below, 
# and insert the name of ALSA drivers that your sound card 
# requires.  For example, if you are using a SB Live!, just 
# remove the #.
#ALSA_CARDS="emu10k1"

# XFREE86 - DRM
# If you intend to use xfree86, and you want hardware
# acceleration and you are using an early, or
# any matrox, sis, gamma etc. graphics card then you should
# set the following to the indicate the appropriate card
#XFREE_CARDS="radeon"

Sorry if that sounds like a load of ****, I should have gone to bed hours ago, and I amn't thinknig straight!

Stu

To · Post by To » Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:19 am

stustill wrote: Sorry if that sounds like a load of ****, I should have gone to bed hours ago, and I amn't thinknig straight!

Stu

Nope you're thinking it right:)
Those lines are really usefull!

Tó

Braempje · Post by **Braempje** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:31 am

I'd say post a bug report and name it suggestion

.
I think that simplifies life for newbies (and oldies who aren't used to changes

)

robmoss · Post by **robmoss** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:04 pm

Okay, so - what about people who use nvidia cards? Obviously we have to use the nvidia drivers, but nvidia isn't mentioned anywhere in xfree-drm. However, xfree-drm is a dependency for some things (I think? How do I find out? I know that it doesn't show up in emerge -p depclean... that I have installed. As such, I don't want to compile xfree-drm with any of the above cards specified, I just want xfree-drm to be installed. As of right now, all I'm able to do is watch everything break down in tears every time I try to do an "emerge -uD world".

Help!

dberkholz · Post by **dberkholz** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 6:12 am

Hey guys,

I'm working on xfree-drm, and we moved to VIDEO_CARDS instead of XFREE_CARDS so they'd be more compatible with non-xfree programs that required specific video card activation.

As tberman noted earlier, we're working to remove hardware-specific options from USE flags, because they don't really belong there, and only compile the ones you need.

stustill: VIDEO_CARDS options are (or should be, at least) added to the make.conf in the latest masked versions of portage (>=2.0.48-r3).

robmoss2k: You don't want xfree-drm installed at all for an nvidia card. depclean is just a little buggy.

stustill · Post by **stustill** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:25 pm

spyderous wrote:Hey guys,

I'm working on xfree-drm, and we moved to VIDEO_CARDS instead of XFREE_CARDS so they'd be more compatible with non-xfree programs that required specific video card activation.

As tberman noted earlier, we're working to remove hardware-specific options from USE flags, because they don't really belong there, and only compile the ones you need.

stustill: VIDEO_CARDS options are (or should be, at least) added to the make.conf in the latest masked versions of portage (>=2.0.48-r3).

robmoss2k: You don't want xfree-drm installed at all for an nvidia card. depclean is just a little buggy.

Glad to hear this, sounds like you are making some good changes to make portage more usable, keep up the good work!!!

Stu

robmoss · Post by **robmoss** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 3:26 pm

spyderous wrote:robmoss2k: You don't want xfree-drm installed at all for an nvidia card. depclean is just a little buggy.

Ah, okay, thanks very much!!

To · Post by To » Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:36 pm

I've an nvidia card, and used VIDEO_CARDS="sis" cause it's my main board chipset, and it works without any probs.

Tó

stustill · Post by **stustill** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 12:18 pm

To wrote:I've an nvidia card, and used VIDEO_CARDS="sis" cause it's my main board chipset, and it works without any probs.

Tó

And do you also have the nvidia drivers installed, or do you have 3d acceleration? I would imagine you have working X, but no 3d acceleration, but I could be wrong!

Stu

To · Post by To » Sun Jul 06, 2003 12:38 am

nvidia drivers

Tó

stustill wrote:And do you also have the nvidia drivers installed, or do you have 3d acceleration? I would imagine you have working X, but no 3d acceleration, but I could be wrong!

Stu

Timitsch · Post by **Timitsch** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 10:06 pm

does anyone know what i have to specify in VIDEO_CARDS for my ATI Rage Pro LT? it uses the mach64 chipset, but VIDEO_CARDS doesnt seem to recognize it.
appreciate any tips

dberkholz · Post by **dberkholz** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 10:31 pm

xfree-drm in portage won't build for a mach64 chipset, since that isn't part of the main trunk of the DRI project's CVS. You'll have to grab the mach64 CVS and compile it by yourself.

http://www.retinalburn.net/linux/dri_HOWTO.html

The reason it isn't part of the main trunk is because of some security issues with the driver, which are still being worked out.

XFREE_CARDS?

XFREE_CARDS?

xfree-drm, VIDEO_CARDS and mach64