Re: X -configure seems to choose wrong driver for CT65555 video hardware

On Tue, 2009-06-30 at 08:47 +0200, Matthieu Herrb wrote:
> Matthieu Herrb wrote:
> > beasley wrote:
> > [Lots of test reports]
> > 
> > Thanks for all this data. I think I now have an idea where the problem
> > is. I'll try to send you a patch to test later today.
> > 
> Here's the patch to test.
> 

Thanks very much for the patch.

I reinstalled my 4.6 snapshot (from 6/26/2009) from the CD I'd burned
previously. I used cvs this morning (6/30/2009) to fetch the current
source tree contents of src, ports, and xenocara from a secondary
mirror. So I should have extremely fresh source bits now.

I changed to /usr/xenocara/driver/xf86-video-chips and applied
your patch there with no problems.

I'm now prepared to rebuild everything: kernel, reboot with new kernel,
userland, and then xenocara ... but this will take quite a long time on
this old laptop (probably about 40-45 hours). So perhaps I'd better ask
you an important question before starting that long process.

What is the minimum amount of rebuilding that will allow for proper
testing of your new patch?  Should I really rebuild everything? -
or just all of xenocara? - or only the chips driver all by itself?

I know how to build everything or just xenocara from the detailed
instructions in the OpenBSD FAQ - but I'm not quite sure how
to correctly build and install only the patched chips driver
(and I'm unsure if that would be sufficient for a valid test).

--
Mike Beasley