New Xorg drivers for 414

Ttuuxxx suggested that Puppy 4.x is lacking some video drivers that 3.x has.

Mmmm, yes, I'm looking into what got removed when cutting down Xorg. Ok, in /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/drivers I have now added these video drivers:

apm_drv.so (Alliance ProMotion)
ark_drv.so (Ark Logic)
cirrus_alpine.so (Cirrus Logic)
cirrus_drv.so
cirrus_laguna.so
cyrix_drv.so
dummy_drv.so
glint_drv.so (3dlabs)
i128_drv.so (Number Nine Visual Technology)
imstt_drv.so (Integrated Micro Solutions)
mga_drv.so (Matrox)
rendition_drv.so (Rendition)
s3_drv.so (S3)
vmware_drv.so (VMware)

All of the above were compiled in T2 back in November 2007. Xorg should still have worked without these drivers -- it would fallback to the generic vesa_drv.so driver if the hardware-specific driver is not found. However, the proper driver may fix some issues with this hardware, and will give faster rendering.

I don't know if these other files are needed. They were taken out also, but perhaps with the above drivers put back in, one or more of these are now required:

These have been added to /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules:

libafb.so
libcfb32.so
libcfb.so
libmfb.so
libxf1bpp.so
libxf4bpp.so
libxf8_16bpp.so
libxf8_32bpp.so
v10002d.uc
v20002d.uc

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Comments

414
Username: ttuuxxx
Hi barry, I said I did like 3 series a bit better than 4 series, but the xorg modules in question were the ones that were added to 2.14.R, I have a feeling its one of those which make Flash 10 work properly with Seamonkey/Firefox You can get 2.14.1X the updated version That I've been working on at http://www.ttuuxxx.gposil.com/2.14X/iso/214X4.iso It has the same extra drivers that 2.14.1 didn't come with, dougal added them. Thanks for looking for the answers Barry Here's a complete list of drivers from 2.14.1X/R apm_drv.so ark_drv.so ati_drv.so atimisc_drv.so chips_drv.so cirrus_alpine.so cirrus_drv.so cirrus_laguna.so cyrix_drv.so dummy_drv.so fbdev_drv.so glint_drv.so i128_drv.so i740_drv.so i810_drv.so imstt_drv.so mga_drv.so mtx_drv.o neomagic_drv.so newport_drv.so nsc_drv.so nv_drv.so r128_drv.so radeon_drv.so rendition_drv.so riva128.so s3_drv.so s3virge_drv.so savage_drv.so siliconmotion_drv.so sis_drv.so sisusb_drv.so tdfx_drv.so tga_drv.so trident_drv.so tseng_drv.so vesa_drv.so vga_drv.so via_drv.so vmware_drv.so voodoo_drv.so

414
Username: ttuuxxx
"Hi Barry I've been manually comparing 2.14 and 2.14.1R/X in Xorg and found something interesting 2 modules and 2 system links were deleted in 2.14.1X/R maybe they were faulty in 2.14 or maybe if they are removed, the video wizard would be forced to use other drivers? I don't know why dougal removed them it was these files removed. /usr/X11R7/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.so.1.0.8762 plus system link and /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o /usr/X11R7/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so well hope that helps

Re: missing Xorg drivers
Username: BarryK
"ttuuxxx, Thanks for the feedback. I have now got most of those in 414. I found a good reference page: http://www.x.org/wiki/Projects/Drivers You have listed 'riva128.so' but that is now part of 'nv_drv.so'. Ditto, 'i810_drv.so' is now part of 'intel_drv.so'. What I don't have is 'newport_drv.so', which wasn't in the T2 compile. I don't have those NVIDIA drivers or library file. Xorg has 'nv_drv.so' which is its own NVIDIA driver, whereas the ones you mentioned are from the NVIDIA company I think. Perhaps they clash. So, apart from the 'newport_drv.so', I've brought 414 up to a par with your 214X.

4.14
Username: ttuuxxx
"Hi Barry Just let us know when its up and I'll have a look at it, If possible could you make the submenus 24x24 icons just like the main menu and not 16x16, I'll change the icons once I get a hold of it :) Its just that you have it coded somewhere and every-time I try to change it, it never displays 24x24, lol Thanks ttuuxxx

i810_drv.so is now part of intel_drv.so
Username: ICPUG
"Barry keeps stating this yet intel_drv.so does not take the users preferred resolution and maintains what it thinks is best. The only way I can choose 800x600 in these intel_drv.so Puppies is to put i810_drv.so back in again and edit the xorg.cfg. As the i810 is a very common video system in older laptops I am sure I am not the only one affected - although I might be the only one who runs 800 x 600 cos my eyes are old as well as my laptop.

Re: i810
Username: BarryK
"Yeah, but I'm only repeating the official line, quoting from the above link: [i]intel (formerly i810) - Intel 8xx/9xx motherboards (i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830, i845, i855, i865, i915, i945, i965) Maintainer: Alan Hourihane[/i] Is there a workaround? If we put in i810_drv.so from xorg 7.2, will it work, and will it work without clashing with intel_drv.so? No one has every come back to me with a solution for this problem.

i810 workaround
Username: ICPUG
"The workaround I have always used is described here: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=29144 I'm sorry - I am a humble user, not clever enough to be a developer. Will it work without clashing with intel_drv.so? I don't know and don't know how to test. At the very least it would be just nice to have the i810_drv.iso in the puppy package so all that would be necessary for i810 users would be to mod the xorg.cfg. The default would still be intel_drv so no clash.

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