Re: GARTInit: WAS (Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend))

[Michael Sullivan <michael@espersunited.com>]

On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 06:53 +0000, Rumen Yotov wrote:
> On (02/01/06 15:29), Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 21:55 +0000, Rumen Yotov wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > On (02/01/06 13:21), Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 21:01 +0000, Rumen Yotov wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > On (02/01/06 12:30), Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 20:17 +0000, Rumen Yotov wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > On (02/01/06 11:21), Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Sun, 2006-01-01 at 17:47 -0800, Bob Sanders wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:57:32 -0600
> > > > > > > > > Michael Sullivan <michael@espersunited.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > ...SKIP...
> > > > > > > >...SKIP... 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > #
> > > > > > > > # Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
> > > > > > > > #
> > > > > > > > # CONFIG_AGP is not set
> > > > > > > ==============^ switch this to ON plus the entry for your motherboard chips support.
> > > > > > 
> ...SKIP...
> > > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL
> > > > Express Chipset Family Graphics Controller
> > > ==================================================================^
> > > > camille ~ # lspci | grep -i video
> > > > 05:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16
> > > > (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
> > > > 
> ...SKIP...
> > > > 
> > > So seems you have an Intel-910/915 video controler (i don't have Intel).
> > > So switch CONFIG_AGP=ON and afterwards enable Intel-910 ot similar video controler.
> > > Could do a: "genkernel --menuconfig --install all" - this will use your old config
> > > display a text-driven menu for kernel config and after exiting will compile&install
> > > (in /boot) your new kernel&modules.
> > > If you wish backup the old one before that.
> > > HTH.Rumen
> > 
> > Earlier this afternoon I compiled and booted a new kernel with
> > CONFIG_AGP=y, but now when I run "genkernel --menuconfig all" I can't
> > find anything that even hints at being "Intel-=910" or "video
> > controller".  Where would it be at? 
> > 
> > -- 
> > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
> > 
> Hi,
> The chipset support is right below CONFIG_AGP setting.
> ...
> Character devices --->
> 	/dev/agpgart (AGP support)
> 		Inter chipset ...
> ...
> There's only one option for Intel chipset support (from 810-I915).
> If made as modules put the appropriate entries in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
> PS:could check the genkernel guide too.
> HTH.Rumen

The only entry for Intel immediately below /dev/agpgart on mine is:

Intel 440LX/BX/GX, I8xx and E7x05 chipset support.  Is this correct?  It
doesn't sound like what you've described...

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