(In reply to comment #14)
> (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.
Thanks so much for this info I have not compiled much and this was exactly the step that I was missing.
For everyone's info this driver update solved the problem for me so it would look like the Intel driver is definitely the source of the problem.
(In reply to comment #14) lib/xorg/ modules/ drivers/ * /usr/lib/ xorg/modules/ drivers
> (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/
> # 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.
Thanks so much for this info I have not compiled much and this was exactly the step that I was missing.
For everyone's info this driver update solved the problem for me so it would look like the Intel driver is definitely the source of the problem.
Thanks again