[mythtv-users] Unichrome DRM Compile Problem

[Cecil Watson]

Hello,

Torsten Schenkel wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>trying to get the epia ready for switching from PVR350 Tv-Out to the
>unichrome VGA out.
>
>All the stuff from 
>
>http://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/~glaweh/debian
>
>is in place -- and didn't even break anything so far :-) -- but the
>drm module won't compile. Wether I try the source package from ~glaweh
>or the cvs version, both show this error:
>
>make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.11'
>/usr/src/drm/linux-core/Makefile:285: *** CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG needs to be
>enabled in the kernel.  Stop.
>
>I have to admit I didn't look thoroughly, but a quick search in the
>kernel options and on google didn't through up anything whatsoever. I
>can't even find that option. Is a special kernel needed? Epia patch or
>similar? I did hope to get by with a generic debian kernel but will be
>happy to recompile.
>
>TIA,
>
>Torsten
>  
>
There are issues w/ 2.6.11 and DRM (although, I had no issue with the 
above).  You'll need to compile your kernel w/o DRM then compile DRM 
from CVS.

Regards,

Cecil

PS:  There is a Unichrome mailing list...