Index: dri-howto.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/dri-howto.xml,v retrieving revision 1.28 diff -u -r1.28 dri-howto.xml --- dri-howto.xml 1 Feb 2006 11:58:34 -0000 1.28 +++ dri-howto.xml 6 May 2006 15:35:11 -0000 @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ -1.2 -2006-02-01 +1.3 +2006-05-06 Introduction @@ -92,8 +92,10 @@

This guide is for people who can't get direct rendering working with just Xorg. X11-DRM works for 3dfx, gamma, i8x0, matrox, rage128, radeon, mach64 and sis300 -series drivers. See the DRI -homepage for more info and documentation. +series drivers. VIA card owners should not use x11-drm, but should +instead use the DRI provided in recent kernels (>2.6.13). See the DRI homepage for more info and +documentation.

@@ -271,6 +273,11 @@ intel-agp + +If you compiled agpgart as a module, you will also need to add it to +/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6. + + @@ -282,18 +289,18 @@

-Reboot your computer to your new kernel. It's time to see if you have direct -rendering and how good it is. +Reboot your computer to your new kernel and login as a normal user. It's time +to see if you have direct rendering and how good it is. 

-# startx
+$ startx
 (No need to load modules for your driver or agpgart, if you compiled agpgart as a module.)
 (They will be loaded automatically.)
-# glxinfo | grep rendering
+$ glxinfo | grep rendering
 direct rendering: Yes
 (If it says "No," you don't have 3D acceleration.)
-# glxgears
+$ glxgears
 (Test your frames per second (FPS) at the default size. The number should be )
 (significantly higher than before installing x11-drm. Do this while the CPU is as idle as possible.)
@@ -452,6 +459,57 @@ EndSection + +Enabling AGPFastWrite on a VIA chipset will very likely cause your +machine to lock up. VIA chipsets do not play nicely with fast writes, so use +this setting at your own risk. + + + +Remember, if you want fast writes and sideband addressing to work properly, you +will have to first enable them in your BIOS. + + + +

If you want to set even more features, check out the feature matrix on