CompileSourceHowTo
Install via source drivers
- Install: via-xserver-86a-50283_src.tgz
- OS: Ubuntu 8.10
- PC: HP2133 au version
- zd: 2d drivers only
- Date: 6/9/2009
NOTE: Recommended to use Ubuntu 9.04 & Version 86a-u904-50937 (26oct09) Binary Drivers.
Synopsis:
Once installed, You can watch hardware scaled video. Something I was unable to do using the previous via or vesa drivers with 8.10.
Running two+ videos simultaneously still does not work. But overall desktop performance is much better than previous drivers or the vesa drivers. I am not sure of the current status of 3d integration....
Note: vinstalls require root access (sudo)
Install required packages:
(Others would be better at determining exactly which packages are required)
sudo apt-get install subversion build-essential automake1.9 libtool pkg-config xserver-xorg-dev libxvmc-dev x11proto-gl-dev libglu1-mesa-dev autoconf libdrm2 libdrm-dev mesa-common-dev gettext libxinerama-dev x11proto-xf86dri-dev xutils-dev autoconf2.13 autoconf-archive gnu-standards autoconf-doc automake1.9-doc libtool-doc gcj automake
Get the source ready
Download via-xserver-86a-50283_src.tgz from http://linux.via.com.tw/
Unpack the archive
- bunzip2 -c via-xserver-86a-50283_src.tgz | tar x
Ensure full directory path contains no spaces.
Compile the XServer drivers
- Read the README and follow to compile. Do not install (make install), The vinstall process will do that.
Compile the DRM kernel module
- Read the README and follow to compile. Do not install (make install), The vinstall process will do that.
Fix the vinst process
Copy the compiled files to "via-xserver-86a-50283_src/XServer/Misc/bin" for the vinstall script
Copy the just compiled kernel (DRM) module
cp via-xserver-86a-50283_src/DRM/H5DRM_Independent_2.6.27_28/via_chrome9.ko via-xserver-86a-50283_src/XServer/Misc/binCopy the just compiled X driver
cp via-xserver-86a-50283_src/XServer/src/.libs/via_drv.so via-xserver-86a-50283_src/XServer/Misc/bin- Notes (3D Driver)
We can't copy libGL.so.1.2 (Sourced elsewhere)
We can't copy via_chrome9_dri.so (Sourced elsewhere)
Do the install
Run the vinstall script as sudo from the Misc folder.
- sudo ./vinstall_ubuntu
add/modify entries in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Device"
BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
Option "ActiveDevice" "LCD"
Fixup libGL.so.1
My libGL.so.1.2 seems to come from libgl1-mesa-glx, You may need to install this package. I had to add a link for libGL.so.1 to enable X11/Xv playback in mplayer.
sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
sudo ldconfig
Hold your breath and reboot! (or restart X)
Credits
Thanks to the people in this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7887317
SergioZanchetta/Old/HP2133/CompileSourceHowTo (last edited 2010-02-26 15:59:44 by host226-241-dynamic)