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author | kwm <kwm@df743ca5-7f9a-e211-a948-0013205c9059> | 2013-11-11 04:33:50 +0800 |
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committer | kwm <kwm@df743ca5-7f9a-e211-a948-0013205c9059> | 2013-11-11 04:33:50 +0800 |
commit | a088b9ac7a9530dbf530c05a346d4a934ee3e5f3 (patch) | |
tree | 9b2e87ea192edf12882d6ad959244808b598cf74 | |
parent | dafa386080bf73269d65a238868235dddef47c63 (diff) | |
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Hopefully improve the message.
Discussed with: Gustau
git-svn-id: svn://creme-brulee.marcuscom.com/ports/trunk@18876 df743ca5-7f9a-e211-a948-0013205c9059
-rw-r--r-- | x11/gnome-shell/pkg-message | 22 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/x11/gnome-shell/pkg-message b/x11/gnome-shell/pkg-message index e946379ec..41ac71925 100644 --- a/x11/gnome-shell/pkg-message +++ b/x11/gnome-shell/pkg-message @@ -1,17 +1,13 @@ -To enable acceleration to run gnome-shell for Intel (and probably ATI) cards, the -user running the shell needs to have read/write permissions on /dev/dri/cardN (usually N=0). +Gnome-shell requires acceleration of to work. For this a nvidia card +with the nvidia-driver, or a Intel/ATI KMS enabled card is needed. -To have access you may put your user on the wheel group or you may use devfs.rules to -change the mode of the /dev/dri/card0; to allow read/write access to the group your -user belongs to or to grant read/write access to any user, i.e (untested): +For the nvidia users no other changes are needed. For Intel/ATI KMS +driver the user needs to have read/write permissions on +/dev/dri/cardN (usually N=0). If gnome-shell is launched from gdm, the +gdm user also needs this access. - add path 'dri/*' mode 0666 group operator - -will do both things; will make /dev/dri/* belong to the operator group and give -everyone read/write access. Please check: +Access can be granted by adding the user(s) to the wheel group or using +a devfs.rules(5) to change the mode of the /dev/dri/card0 on creation. - man 5 devfs.rules - -for more info. + add path 'dri/*' mode 0666 group operator -NVIDIA cards seems to be fine by default so no further action seems to be needed. |