Video driver source code

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vtailor
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Video driver source code

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From the other posts, I can conlude that you don't have the source code for the emgd video driver, or you wouldn't be telling people to downgrade Xorg to 1.9. Because, if you did have the source code, then any slackware with an Xorg within range could be used to compile the driver so it runs as though part of the system Xorg.

Just for the fun of it, I copied my z510 RIPLinuX system onto a cleaned partition, then used dpkg-deb from my real RIP system to install emgd onto the new system, including modifying the new xorg.conf to be compatible with RIP. When I restarted to the new partition and did xinit, I got an error message Xorg.0.log with some choice lines, none of which indicate that it is being used with the wrong Xorg, which is 1.95 in this case:

[ 27.787] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 27.788] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 27.788] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 1.2.0
[ 27.788] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 27.788] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 27.788] (II) LoadModule: "emgd"
[ 27.789] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/emgd_drv.so
[ 27.792] (II) Module emgd: vendor="Intel(R) Corporation"
[ 27.792] compiled for 1.9.0, module version = 1.16.3196
[ 27.792] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 27.792] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
[ 27.792] (II) EMGD: Intel(R) Embedded Media and Graphics Driver version 1.16.3196 for:
Intel US15W Class
[ 27.792] (--) using VT number 9

[ 27.816] (II) EMGD(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Screen0" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 27.817] (==) EMGD(0): RGB weight 888
[ 27.817] (==) EMGD(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 27.817] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
[ 27.817] drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
[ 27.817] drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:00:00:00
[ 27.817] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
[ 27.817] drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
[ 27.818] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 9
[ 27.818] drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0
[ 27.818] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card1
[ 27.823] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.823] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card2
[ 27.828] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.828] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card3
[ 27.835] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.835] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card4
[ 27.841] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.841] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card5
[ 27.848] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.848] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card6
[ 27.854] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.854] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card7
[ 27.861] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.861] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card8
[ 27.867] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.867] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card9
[ 27.874] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.874] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card10
[ 27.882] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.882] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card11
[ 27.888] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.888] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card12
[ 27.895] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.895] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card13
[ 27.901] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.901] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card14
[ 27.908] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.908] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card15
[ 27.914] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1
[ 27.914] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
[ 27.914] drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
[ 27.914] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
[ 27.915] drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
[ 27.915] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card1
[ 27.922] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card2
[ 27.928] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card3
[ 27.934] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card4
[ 27.941] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card5
[ 27.947] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card6
[ 27.953] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card7
[ 27.960] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card8
[ 27.966] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card9
[ 27.973] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card10
[ 27.979] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card11
[ 27.986] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card12
[ 27.992] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card13
[ 27.999] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card14
[ 28.005] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card15
[ 28.012] (II) EMGD(0): Graphics hardware initialization failed.
[ 28.012] (II) EMGD(0): The cause was a failure to connect with the DRM during PreInit().
[ 28.012] (II) EMGD(0): Cannot open a connection with the DRM
[ 28.012] (II) UnloadModule: "emgd"
[ 28.012] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 28.013]
Fatal server error:
[ 28.013] no screens found
[ 28.013]

vtailor
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Re: Video driver source code

Post by vtailor »

P. S. One Linux problem on the z510 appears to be excessive "acceleeration" overhead. With mesa disabled or removed, graphics works better on the z510. And, again, xine is greatly to be preferred to mplayervaapi.

P. P. S. I tried your "accelerated" flash player, failed to work on my base system.

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