solarian Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 (edited) Mandrake 10 Official // Radeon 9000 Pro 128mb ------------------------------------------------------------ ok, so I installed drivers, but during the install got this message-> [root@localhost]# rpm -Uh --force fglrx-4.3.0-3.9.0.i386.rpm########################################### [100%] ########################################### [100%] *** Trying to install a precompiled kernel module. - creating symlink - recreating module dependency list - trying a sample load of the kernel module FATAL: Error inserting fglrx (/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): Operation not permitted failed. *** Found kernel module build environment, generating kernel module now. ATI module generator V 2.0 ========================== initializing... cleaning... patching 'highmem.h'... skipping patch for 'drmP.h', not needed skipping patch for 'drm_os_linux.h', not needed assuming new VMA API since we do have kernel 2.6.x... doing Makefile based build for kernel 2.6.x and higher make -C /lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/build SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-7mdk' *** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause *** inconsistencies make[2]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date. CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h Building modules, stage 2. /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-7mdk/scripts/Makefile.modpost:17: *** Uh-oh, you have stale module entries. You messed with SUBDIRS, /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-7mdk/scripts/Makefile.modpost:18: do not complain if something goes wrong. MODPOST make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-7mdk' build succeeded with return value 0 duplicating results into driver repository... done. ============================== - creating symlink - recreating module dependency list - trying a sample load of the kernel module FATAL: Error inserting fglrx (/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): Operation not permitted failed. Installed: qt3 (gcc 3.2) based control panel application === ATI display drivers successfully installed please run 'fglrxconfig' now === so what's with the "Operation not permitted" ? I am root, goddamnit anyways after I install and restart -> X doesn't load, I get a black screen without X with some error listing. -> restart! then I insert Mandrake cd's and do a Upgrade so I get that after installation panel. there I look at my graphic settings and see that monitor and graphic card have gone to-> CUSTOM so I set them back to CTX and Radeon. X loads , but with errors (screen resolution screwed) , so I uninstall Radeon drivers, do a X restart and all is back as it was -> with no 3D. of course because I unistalled the drivers, but the thing is that with the drivers X doesn't even load. any help? :( will be very thankful :D Edited July 9, 2004 by solarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted July 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 (edited) so, I installed it not going into X didn't get any of those error messages, but still -> the drivers don't load!!! MDK output says smthing like -> can not load monitor 0 , or smthing I thought that I'm not that stupid , but I'm sure I have done everything correctly and even more While experimenting I destroyed my X 5 times and still nothing Edited July 10, 2004 by solarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendal Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 just a suggestion but have you edited your config-4 ? I don't have an ati card, but with a nvidia card you need to change the driver from 'nv' to 'nvidia". I'm not sure what ati calls for, but perhaps thats the probelm now. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 (edited) hi thanx for your note about the XF86 I looked at it more closely from outside X (with installed but not running driver) and noticed that it says that my graphics card is on 1.0.1. when in reality it is on 1.0.0. so I changed it (and one more ajustment I made "just in case" but it's not important) so anyways now I have a laughable but not so nice problem the thing is that now my X loads but ONLY if I run it as ROOT not as user when I try to run X as user I get this message $ kdeAuthentication failed - cannot start X server. Perhaps you do not have console ownership?xinit : Server error So ok -> I change xinit folder's owner from root to my user (a bad idea) and now it gives me the previous message, just without the xinit!! what is console ownership? help me? :) edit: it's a bit scary to run this box as root, so please - smbody help ;) edit2: oh and my card is still labeled as :custom: same goes for monitor but at least X loads I haven't had the chance to test if 3D acceleration works, but that's on it's way Edited July 10, 2004 by solarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 well I dished the last XF86Config-4 (god, I'll know this filename while asleep) and made a clean fglrxconfig opened it before loading X and again saw what I couldn't understand previously befofe my Radeon there was a VGA card... wtf I didn't have anything to lose, so I deleted all mention of that "generic" card from the XF86Config VOILA! it seems that my card now works and from what I get 3D acceleration also works I'm just not too sure about the quality of it. oh, and yes -> it had again changed to 1.0.1. duno why it does so. had to change back to what it in relaity is 1.0.0. but maybe now, that I know how to get back (and have made a backup of config ;) ) I'll toy some more around with the config to solve that potential unused megabytes problem (I think my acceleration is too slow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 one more thing: It seems that the fgrlxconfig although sets monitor frequency settings right as I told it to (35-90 and 50-160 on CTX F711 for me) it later when loaded applies only the minimum so I advice to set it with a minimum you use not what your monitor is capable of. I set both to 85 and it runs fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 (edited) now on fglrxinfo I get this $ glrxinfoLoading required GL library /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9000 DDR Generic OpenGL version string: 1.3 (X4.3.0-3.9.0) that means that the correct driver is being used, although I do not like the name "Generic" by my graphic card :unsure: edit: if somebody runs in a simmilar problem, then feel free to PM me and I'll send you my "XF86Config-4" file I had to delete some parts, had to change some lines (after my last post) particulary the ones dealing with monitor Edited July 11, 2004 by solarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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