Re: 2.4.8-ac8, agpgart, r128, and mtrr

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Tue Aug 21 2001 - 08:48:47 EST


> The module r128.o needs to have agpgart loaded first and depmod
> does not seem to set this up properly. I've added the line:

Its not a dependancy it can deduce. Imagine your card was PCI

> "pre-install r128 modprobe agpgart " to my /etc/modules.conf file.

Correct.

> when loaded in, lsmod shows it as being unused, if r128 is not
> loaded. I have the XFree86 glx module loaded, I think. I think I don't
> understand this at all... without the dri modules agpgart seems
> innocuous...so why bother?

AGP for most cards is currently used for 3D acceleration only
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