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  1. #1
    macsat Guest

    ATI rpm from livna

    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 :-)

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    PeTzZz is offline Retired Community Manager
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    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.

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    macsat Guest
    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...

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    PeTzZz is offline Retired Community Manager
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    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.

  5. #5
    drifter2020 Guest
    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

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    I tried those Livna rpms and they worked!

    Here is what I did:
    1. I backed up /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
    2. Downloaded ati-fglrx, ati-fglrx-devel and kernel-module-fglrx rpms from here.
    3. Installed them
    4. I added 'Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"' to the video card section of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
    5. 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.

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    Forlorn Guest
    Hey, that was simple and it's working! GOOD THING!

  8. #8
    macsat Guest

    Got it working...but..!

    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?

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    Hrothgar Guest
    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.

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    Enberg Guest
    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.

  11. #11
    macsat Guest

    New to Linux -> Wait for stable version

    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 :-)

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    PeTzZz is offline Retired Community Manager
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hrothgar
    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.
    If you have downloaded those rpms you should just double-click them and enter the root password when it asks.

    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
    Code:
    [livna-testing]
    name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (testing)
    baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
    gpgcheck=1
    from your yum.conf if you added them as Enberg suggested.

    PeTzZz
    Last edited by PeTzZz; 27th March 2005 at 12:06 AM.

  13. #13
    sleepingfingers Guest
    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.
    ....
    ...

    any thoughts? I am running FC3 on a Dell XPS Laptop, with a ATI Mobility 9800... thanks alot i nadvance yall.

  14. #14
    Hrothgar Guest
    Thanks, waiting for stable.

  15. #15
    dan.patton Guest

    Radeon 9200 - no DVI output

    Quote Originally Posted by macsat
    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?
    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).

    If it's the kernel module that disables it, does that mean that no amount of fiddling with xorg.conf will make any difference?

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