[help] installation of intel video card in suse.

[pakunoda]

to all expert out there please help me!
i am trying to install xf86-video-intel-2.6.0 driver for my linux suse 7.3
after executing ./configuration i got this message:


ses011 112# cd /root/KDesktop/burn//xf86-video-intel-2.6.0/xf86-vide
o-intel-2.6.0/
Directory: /root/KDesktop/burn/xf86-video-intel-2.6.0/xf86-video-int
el-2.6.0
ses011 113# ls
COPYING* acinclude.m4* config.h.in* depcomp* missing*
Makefile.am* aclocal.m4* config.sub* install-sh* src/
Makefile.in* compile* configure* ltmain.sh* uxa/
README* config.guess* configure.ac* man/
ses011 114# ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... configure: error: newl
y created file is older than distributed files!
Check your system clock
ses011 115# ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles
... no
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) is GNU ld... ye
s
checking for /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld option to reload object fil
es... -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking dlfcn.h usability... yes
checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for g77... no
checking for xlf... no
checking for f77... no
checking for frt... no
checking for pgf77... no
checking for cf77... no
checking for fort77... no
checking for fl32... no
checking for af77... no
checking for xlf90... no
checking for f90... no
checking for pgf90... no
checking for pghpf... no
checking for epcf90... no
checking for gfortran... no
checking for g95... no
checking for xlf95... no
checking for f95... no
checking for fort... no
checking for ifort... no
checking for ifc... no
checking for efc... no
checking for pgf95... no
checking for lf95... no
checking for ftn... no
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no
checking whether accepts -g... no
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 98304
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for ar... ar
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for strip... strip
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... yes
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
(cached) (cached) checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking for bash... /bin/bash
checking if libtool sucks... yup, it does
checking if dolt supports this host... yes, replacing libtool
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether gcc and cc understand -c and -o together... yes
checking for intel-gen4asm... no
checking sys/mman.h usability... yes
checking sys/mman.h presence... yes
checking for sys/mman.h... yes
checking for mprotect... yes
./configure: pkg-config: command not found
checking if XINERAMA is defined... no
./configure: pkg-config: command not found
checking if RANDR is defined... no
./configure: pkg-config: command not found
checking if RENDER is defined... no
./configure: pkg-config: command not found
checking if XF86DRI is defined... no
./configure: pkg-config: command not found
checking if DPMSExtension is defined... no
checking for pkg-config... no
checking for XORG... configure: error: The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old. Make sure it
is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
path to pkg-config.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables XORG_CFLAGS
and XORG_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.
See `config.log' for more details.
ses011 116# cd /root/KDesktop/burn//xf86-video-intel-2.6.0/xf86-video-intel-2.6.0/
ses011 116#

it saids there that the pkg-config could not be found or it is too old!
how can i fix this problem?
thanks in advance to all of you!

[coopstah13]

it means the driver you downloaded needs a newer version of xorg, suse 7.3 is really old, it would probably be easiest to just upgrade to the newest version

[devils casper]

I agree with coopstah13. You should consider latest version of any distro.
Post your machine's specs here.

[pakunoda]

it means the driver you downloaded needs a newer version of xorg, suse 7.3 is really old, it would probably be easiest to just upgrade to the newest version

sir,
thank you for your reply..

ahmm.. is there any posibility to upgrade my xorg.?

i am using intel atom.



Form factor
Mini-ITX / micro-ATX compatible (6.75 inches by 6.75 inches [171.45 millimeters by 171.45 millimeters])


Processor
Integrated Intel® Atom? processor 230 with a 533 MHz system bus


Memory


One 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR2 533 / 667 MHz DIMMs¹
Support for up to 2 GB? of system memory


Chipset


Intel® 945GC and ICH7


Audio


Intel® High Definition Audio in the following configuration:

Realtek* ALC662 audio code (2+2 channel HD audio)


Video
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950


I/O control
SMSC* LPC47M997 based Legacy I/O controller for serial, parallel, and PS/2* ports


LAN support
10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem using the Realtek* LAN adapter device


Peripheral interfaces


Six USB 2.0 ports
Two SATA ports (3.0 GB/s)
One parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
One serial port
One parallel port
PS/2* keyboard and mouse ports


Expansion capabilities
One PCI Conventional* bus connector



Related products


Processors


Intel® Atom? processor


Chipsets

[bigtomrodney]

SUSE 7.3 was released in 2001, eight years ago. There have been so many architectural changes and so much in terms of drivers and newer hardware that it would be close to impossible to upgrade to a usable point.

Long story short, by the time you upgrade everything you need you'd have upgraded to openSUSE 11!

The easiest thing to do is just get your hands on a new release.

[D-cat]

I don't know what you have for current RAM (1 stick doesn't tell me anything, I'd need to know the size) or what you have for free hard drive space. It would affect my recommendation.

If you have at least 512 MB RAM and 5GB free HDD space, I agree with all others about going with OpenSuSE 11.1. If either spec is less, install 10.3.