Re: Re: radeon questions

Alex Deucher <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:39:23 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.linux.gentoo.alpha
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On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Don Wilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>which kernel version are you using?
>
> It is 3.17.4 from the gentoo-sources.  It was 3.14.14, which is still the
> newest marked "stable" for alpha.
>
>>I don't expect the 2D driver will work without the kernel module.
> Focus on the kernel module first.
>
> I thought the xorg radeon driver would be independent of the kernel module.
> I will go back and make a new kernel today.  Thanks.
>

The radeon ddx relies on the KMS kernel driver.  The old UMS code in
the ddx was dropped a while ago.

Alex