(In reply to comment #13)
> I am having the same trouble I downloaded the latest drivers ran
> ./configure
> make
> make install (as root)
>
> all appeared to work ok but I do not know if and how to use the new driver as
> the program still appears not to render any text.
"make install" places the new drivers in an incorrect directory.
Switch to a text console (ctrl-alt-f1) and execute:
# sudo service gdm stop
# sudo cp /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/* /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers
# sudo service gdm start
Check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for the driver version currently in use. It should say something like:
(II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 2.9.1
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
Switching to the new drivers solved the problem for me.
(In reply to comment #13)
> I am having the same trouble I downloaded the latest drivers ran
> ./configure
> make
> make install (as root)
>
> all appeared to work ok but I do not know if and how to use the new driver as
> the program still appears not to render any text.
"make install" places the new drivers in an incorrect directory.
Switch to a text console (ctrl-alt-f1) and execute: lib/xorg/ modules/ drivers/ * /usr/lib/ xorg/modules/ drivers
# sudo service gdm stop
# sudo cp /usr/local/
# sudo service gdm start
Check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for the driver version currently in use. It should say something like:
(II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 2.9.1
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
Switching to the new drivers solved the problem for me.