ATI Radeon 9600 Pro

[gadgervais]

Héhé... I downloaded the ATI driver... did all the step ... and KDE stil keeping Generic like video card... and if i choose the ATI Radeon 9600 Pro in the list and press ok... it told me to reboot so .. i reboot and go again in the display option and its Generic again! WTF!??! And if i try to put dual head option on when i press ok it do nothing i can't accept...

[ewdi]

can you tell me how you compile it?

[Anjin]

Just curious what kernel version you are running. According to ATI web site the current version fo their ATI graphics drivers are for the 2.4.x kernel. They are currently developing drivers for 2.6.x so i assume the fact that i couldn' get the driver to load was due to that fact. Anyone have any other thoughts ???

[gadgervais]

i compile it like that....

Installation using RPM

For each of these steps you will have to be logged on as the root user.

1. cd to the directory containing the ATI Driver rpm package

2. Issue the following command:

rpm -Uh --force <ati_package_name>.rpm


And im running the last kernel... kernel-2.6.8-1.521

[micha]

Alright. First you have to download the last ATI driver (3.12.0) for XFree 4.3.0:
http://ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html?type=linux&prodType=graphic&prod=productsLINUXdriver&submit.x=17&submit.y=11&submit=GO%21

Then, download the patch I've attached with this post. And finaly, follow the steps described on http://fedorafaq.org/#radeon

Please read carefully the FAQ, and follow exactly the steps. If you want more information, or if you have troubles, here are some references:
http://rage3d.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=88
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20211

[gadgervais]

i was folowing the stps... and got an error...

[root@localhost build_mod]# gunzip -c /home/HD.files/ATI/fglrx-fedora.patch.gz | patch -p1
patching file 2.6.x/Makefile
patching file make.sh
[root@localhost build_mod]# sh make.sh
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
Error:
XFree86 drm includes at /usr/src/linux-2.6.8-1.521/drivers/char/drm do not fit this driver.
This driver is designed to only work with X4.1.0 or higher.
You can match this by getting Linux kernel 2.4.8 or higher.

i have linux kernel 2.6.8 ....

[Anjin]

Mia Culpa,

I followed Micha's precise instructions and everytihing appears to have worked as described. ("Thanks for your efforts Micha"). One quesition, how do i verify that the ATI drivers are in fact running. I apologize in advance if this is a trivial question. I look in display and it show the vesa driver but i suspect this is superflous. Again thanks Micha !!!!!
... I am runniing Linux kernel 2.6.8

[micha]

i was folowing the stps... and got an error...

[root@localhost build_mod]# gunzip -c /home/HD.files/ATI/fglrx-fedora.patch.gz | patch -p1
patching file 2.6.x/Makefile
patching file make.sh
[root@localhost build_mod]# sh make.sh
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
Error:
XFree86 drm includes at /usr/src/linux-2.6.8-1.521/drivers/char/drm do not fit this driver.
This driver is designed to only work with X4.1.0 or higher.
You can match this by getting Linux kernel 2.4.8 or higher.

i have linux kernel 2.6.8 ....

You have to install the kernel source :
yum install kernel-sourcecode

[micha]

how do i verify that the ATI drivers are in fact running.
There are several ways to verify if the ATI driver is running:
glxinfo
glxgears
fglrxinfo
fgl_glxgears
or simply run a 3D game like Tux Racer, Enemy Territory, Chromium,.... and you'll see if you have 3D hardware.

[fozan]

Hi,
i have FC2 with the latest kenel (kernel-2.6.8-1.521) and running ATI Radeon 9800pro
i installed installed the latest ATI drivers (3.12.0) and patch and everything went just fine
but when i went back to the GUI I'm stuck in 640*480 mode and display settings show generic monitor and generic display device. and when i tried to change it, it just does'nt and no error message display.
but the 3D rendering is working just fine with good frame rate
So, how can i change the display settings
thanx in advance

[fozan]

yessss,
i solved the problem, it was the mode selection in fglrxconfig. you have to specify the mode that you want to start or it will start with the lowest resolution by default.
but the problem is Display in Systen settings, still doesnot change the resolution and show the device and the monitor as generic but it doesnot bother me it it working fine.

[ccoffman85]

I received the same error message as above:


Error:
XFree86 drm includes at /lib/modules/2.6.7-1.494.2.2smp/build/include/../drivers/char/drm do not fit this driver.
This driver is designed to only work with X4.1.0 or higher.
You can match this by getting Linux kernel 2.4.8 or higher.



But I also installed the source code as told to do up above. I am still receiving this error message though. Any idea on what to do?

[micha]

Have you downloaded the ATI driver for XFree 4.3.0 ?
Have you applied the patch posted above to the ATI driver ?

[Paloseco]

I am having the same problem.

After compiling and installing succesfully 2.6.8-1.521 kernel I have downloaded fglrx-4.3.0-3.14.1.i386.rpm and installed it following the " ATI driver 3.9.0 on FC2 with kernel 2.6.6 HOWTO" thread. Note that I have installed the latest Xorg and other rpms via up2date.

Following my steps:
change /etc/inittab to 3 and reboot
login as root
unpack fglrx-fedora.patch.gz to /temp
install fglrx with "rpm -Uvh --force fglrx-4.3.0-3.14.1.i386.rpm"
cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod && sh make.sh
it outputs an error
apply the patch and do "sh make.sh" again. The same error

Here is the log of that error:


ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
build_date =vie oct 1 15:54:49 CEST 2004
uname -a =Linux Base 2.6.8-1.521 #2 Fri Oct 1 14:14:25 CEST 2004 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
uname -s =Linux
uname -m =i686
uname -r =2.6.8-1.521
uname -v =#2 Fri Oct 1 14:14:25 CEST 2004
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) grupos=0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(di sk),10(wheel)
.
drwxr-xr-x 139 root root 20480 sep 30 16:01 /usr/include
.
total 28
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 oct 1 15:53 ATI
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 oct 1 14:31 build
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 oct 1 11:11 linux -> linux-2.6.8-1.521
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 sep 30 18:00 linux-2.6.5-1.358
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 oct 1 11:34 linux-2.6.8-1.521
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 sep 25 12:10 redhat
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 oct 1 14:33 RPM
.
Error:
XFree86 drm includes at /lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/build/include/../drivers/char/drm do not fit this driver.
This driver is designed to only work with X4.1.0 or higher.
You can match this by getting Linux kernel 2.4.8 or higher.


Any suggestion? :)

[micha]

That's weird !!! Did the patch apply well ?

[Paloseco]

That's weird !!! Did the patch apply well ?

Yes, it did:

[root@Base build_mod]# patch -p1 < fglrx-fedora.patch
patching file 2.6.x/Makefile
patching file make.sh
Hunk #2 succeeded at 995 (offset -3 lines).

[ccoffman85]

i did the same as above as well, applied the patch thats listed......and still the same error msg as i posted before.

[Rupf]

Hi folks,

I also followed the instructions: download the driver for XFree4.3, install the rpm, sintall the kernel soiurces, apply the patch and try to run make.sh. This caused the same error you described:

================================================== ==================================
[root@alkor build_mod]# gunzip -c /tmp/fglrx-fedora.patch.gz | patch -p1
patching file 2.6.x/Makefile
patching file make.sh
Hunk #2 succeeded at 995 (offset -3 lines).
[root@alkor build_mod]# sh make.sh
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
Error:
XFree86 drm includes at /lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/build/include/../drivers/char/drm do not fit this driver.
This driver is designed to only work with X4.1.0 or higher.
You can match this by getting Linux kernel 2.4.8 or higher.
================================================== ==================================

I just upgraded from FC1 (where the ATI driver worked fine) to FC2 with kernel 2.6.5 and then did a complete yum upgrade. Thus, I am also running kernel version 2.6.8-1.521 #1. Do I need to build any additional kernel stuff or is it sufficient to just install the sources?



Best regards

Rupf

[Rupf]

Rehi,

I managed to fix the problem by comp[iling the kernel modules for the drivers/char/drm subdirectory and installing the modules. When just installing the kernel sources (using yum), the drivers/char/drm subdirectory under /lib/modules/<kernel version> only contains a config file and a Makefile. When installing the compiled object files to this location, the make.sh script under /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod will work.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Rupf

[zealot]

Alright. First you have to download the last ATI driver (3.12.0) for XFree 4.3.0:
http://ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html?type=linux&prodType=graphic&prod=productsLINUXdriver&submit.x=17&submit.y=11&submit=GO%21

Then, download the patch I've attached with this post. And finaly, follow the steps described on http://fedorafaq.org/#radeon

Please read carefully the FAQ, and follow exactly the steps. If you want more information, or if you have troubles, here are some references:
http://rage3d.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=88
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20211
Hi Micha,
Tks for your effort to solve our ATI drivers issue. I red your post with attention but unfortunalely when I browse "The Unofficial Fedora FAQ" in the Radeon section, the only thing I see is that the ATI drivers for FC3 are not yet available??!
Therefore I don't know how to use your post's attached patch...
Cheers,
zealot