ABI version incorrect

From: mr-thc (/dev/null_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 09/28/03 

Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:30:04 GMT

I'm trying to make work a RADEON 9200SE from Saphire on:
-VIA KT400
-Linux 2.4.21, with patch to make work the AGP 8X
-Debian sid
-Xfree86 4.3 from:
        http://people.debian.org/~mmagallo/packages/xfree86/i386/
-DRI from dri.sourceforge.net indicates:
        http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk-sid

Without the latest DRI Xfree says the kernel module is 1.1 and it
needs >= 1.5 After compiling latest DRI the kernel driver is 1.9
but the ABI (???) version is 8 and the server's ABI is 7.

What is the ABI version? Any idea to make this card work? Should I buy a
nvidia?

Thanks a lot.