Hi
Did anyone have any luck with getting X running with the ATI driver rpm from Livna?
I can install it just fine, but I cant make X run when trying to use it.
I have a Radeon 9200.
Instructions or a working xorg.conf would be appreciated :-)
Hi
Did anyone have any luck with getting X running with the ATI driver rpm from Livna?
I can install it just fine, but I cant make X run when trying to use it.
I have a Radeon 9200.
Instructions or a working xorg.conf would be appreciated :-)
Actually a thread about Livna ATI drivers rpm already exists:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25801
It seems that there are still problems and this rpm is still in the unstable Livna repo.
That thread is about FC2 Im afraid....Im using FC3 here.
You are correct that it is still in unstable in Livna however......Guess I have to wait for the stable version to arrive...
Sorry, I thought that they are already talking about the new driver on the last pages. I am afraid of installing unstable drivers and those original ones. I don't want to mess up my system. I want real thing that works "out of the box" (with good how-to). I don't need 3d, so I can wait.
Bugs of the rpm for FC3 is/was discussed here:
http://bugzilla.livna.org/show_bug.cgi?id=296
Last edited by PeTzZz; 28th January 2005 at 01:05 AM.
I got it running using the rpms from livna on FC3. I am not a Liux guru so not sure if all 3 of these were needed or just the driver, but I download the fglrx kernel module, devel rpm, and the driver rpm, and installed them through yum. I was then getting an error with [fglrx:firegl portion of dmesg, so I added
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
to my video card section of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. I then rebooted and everything seemed to work. Here is what mine looks like if it helps:
# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "776"
DisplaySize 340 270
HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 75.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "fglrx"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon 9600"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection
I tried those Livna rpms and they worked!
Here is what I did:
- I backed up /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
- Downloaded ati-fglrx, ati-fglrx-devel and kernel-module-fglrx rpms from here.
- Installed them
- I added 'Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"' to the video card section of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
- Restarted and tested with Tux Racer. That was cute!
Thank you! I was afraid to do it for a long time.
BTW I have ATI Radeon 9500 if someone wants to know.
EDIT1
It seems that these drivers fixed an year old problem I have had.
EDIT2
Actually after installing those drivers you should run fglrxconfig to configure your drivers if you want to get the most out of those drivers. I am not so into it and don't know if it is important to run it, but I thought I should mention that.
Last edited by PeTzZz; 27th March 2005 at 12:16 AM.
Hey, that was simple and it's working! GOOD THING!
Hi
I managed to get it running with the real ATI drivers now....but now my DVI output wont work.
Not even in text mode, so it must be the kernel module that disables it.
Anyone?
PeTzZz, could you give the commands for installing those drivers.... I am still trying to get a handle on installing software with Linux... so the more detailed you could be the better..... I would be thankful.
Start by import the GPG key for Livna repositories:
>rpm --import http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY
Edit /etc/yum.conf file and add:
[livna-stable]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (stable)
baseurl= http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable
gpgcheck=1
[livna-unstable]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
gpgcheck=1
[livna-testing]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (testing)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
gpgcheck=1
Check if Livna respositories work:
>yum list available
You should see Livna amoung the repos.
To install software seen in list:
>yum install <software>
For a gui software installer, install synaptic.
To install driver:
>yum install ati-fglrx ati-fglrx-devel kernel-module-fglrx
>fglrxconfig
Answer questions. A file called XF86Config-4 will be generated. In this file you will see:
# === ATI device section ===
Section "Device"
... (lots of options etc.)
EndSection
Copy and paste the this part from the file into your xorg.conf
Reboot.
My computer hanged on the first reboot after installing the drivers and I had to press 'a' to modify Grub. By removing rhbg from the line the computer started and everything worked fine.
Hope this helps. Ask if somethings not clear.
Check this thread:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...&highlight=ati
Its long but solves many problems.
If you are new to linux you might want to wait for the stable version to.
Hi
to : Hrothgar
You should probably wait for the stable version to be ready before installing.
Installing unstable versions COULD result in a linux that is unusable, and that needs a little more than a simple command to get back and running :-)
If you have downloaded those rpms you should just double-click them and enter the root password when it asks.Originally Posted by Hrothgar
But as Enberg and macsat said if you are new to linux you should not install them. These drivers are unstable and may cause problems. I would suggest to be patient and wait for stable ones.
I highly don't suggest to do like Enberg said. If you don't want to be a tester or you are not really good at linux you should not add testing repositories to your yum configuration file(s). So delete
from your yum.conf if you added them as Enberg suggested.Code:[livna-testing] name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (testing) baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing gpgcheck=1
PeTzZz
Last edited by PeTzZz; 27th March 2005 at 12:06 AM.
Hello, I have followed along with peoples suggestions, and I have the RPM's insatalled and I have added the "UseInternalAGPGART" "no" option to my xorg.conf. After this when I try #startx the screen flashes some text then goes black. when I hit ctrl-alt-backspace I get a dump of info, and there seams to be an error...
...
....
(==)Using config file: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE) fglrx(0): Failed to allocate 4 sample fsaaResolveBuffer buffer.
(EE) fglrx(0): Attempthing to drop back to a 2 sample multisampling.
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any thoughts? I am running FC3 on a Dell XPS Laptop, with a ATI Mobility 9800... thanks alot i nadvance yall.
Thanks, waiting for stable.
Same problem here. I'm running the livna fglrx driver with FC3, Radeon 9200, DVI TFT flat panel. 3D works - glxgears gives me ~1500fps. However, although everything works fine using the analogue interface, I get no output whatsoever using DVI (not even in text mode).Originally Posted by macsat
If it's the kernel module that disables it, does that mean that no amount of fiddling with xorg.conf will make any difference?