DRI Compilation Guide : Linux Kernel Preparation
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4. Linux Kernel Preparation

The DRI project closely tracks Linux kernel development. Since the internal Linux data structures change frequently in the 2.4 development branch it's important to have use the most recent Linux kernel. As of this writing (Nov 2000), 2.4.0-test11-pre5 is the most recent version of Linux which the DRI is synchronized to.

Most of the DRI drivers require AGP support and using Intel Pentium III SSE optimizations also requires an up-to-date Linux kernel.

Building a new Linux kernel can be difficult for beginners but there are resources on the Internet to help. This document assumes experience with configuring, building and installing Linux kernels.

Linux kernels can be downloaded from www.kernel.org

Here are the basic steps for kernel setup.


DRI Compilation Guide : Linux Kernel Preparation
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