Fglrx fails to load after kernel rebuild

Keelan · #1 30th March 2006, 09:17 PM

I rebuilt the 2.6.16 fedora kernel and removed all of the device drivers I didn't need. The kernel booted fine except for loading the ati fglrx drivers. It says it cannot find the kernel modules for kernel-2.6.16-devia (the new kernel). I tried removing the kmod-fglrx and x11-fglrx packages and installing them again, then rebooting, but that didn't help.
What could I have done in gconfig that I shouldn't have? Can't seem to find the option about fglrx in gconfig anymore either.. even though I'm sure I saw it before.

Keelan · #2 30th March 2006, 09:35 PM

Xorg.0.log

Code:

(II) fglrx(0): doing DRIScreenInit
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
[drm] failed to load kernel module "fglrx"
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] drmOpen failed
(EE) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit failed!
(WW) fglrx(0): ***********************************************
(WW) fglrx(0): * DRI initialization failed!                  *
(WW) fglrx(0): * (maybe driver kernel module missing or bad) *
(WW) fglrx(0): * 2D acceleraton available (MMIO)             *
(WW) fglrx(0): * no 3D acceleration available                *
(WW) fglrx(0): ********************************************* *

Keelan · #3 31st March 2006, 10:57 AM

Code:

Checking for ati-fglrx kernel module                [FAILED]

fglrx.ko module for 2.6.16-devia kernel not found
DRI will not work within X with the ati-fglrx driver. Get an
updated/suitable 'kernel-module-fglrx-<kernelver>' rpm from rpm.livna.org

This is the message I get when the kernel loads. 2.6.16-devia is the kernel rebuild I made.

johny · #4 31st March 2006, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keelan

Code:

Get an updated/suitable 'kernel-module-fglrx-<kernelver>' rpm from rpm.livna.org

And did you actually do this?

Uninstall the kernel-module-gflrx-(your old kernel version) and then do

Code:

yum install kernel-module-fglrx-$(uname -r)

as root. This will install the module for your new kernel, if such is found on Livna. If you compiled unofficial kernel for Fedora, there probably isn't the appropriate package on Livna, so you'll have to download the source rpm and rebuild it (if you know how), or download the universal installer from ati.com, which can compile it automatically.

LaKing · #5 31st March 2006, 08:27 PM

Yes, the problem is that this driver is not found for your "renamed" Kernel.
I would try the ati installer.

Keelan · #6 31st March 2006, 09:44 PM

Great feedback.
I tried the ati installer, but it can't find the x700 directory of X version 7.0.

Waggoneer · #7 3rd April 2006, 06:35 AM

I have the same problem, with the missing fglrx.ko module error message and boot up.
I downloaded the ati installer but dont know how to execute the file with a ".run" extension.
Why am I having so much trouble, when most guides just say to do a yum install with livna repos and it should work?

steve941 · #8 3rd April 2006, 10:25 PM

ok .. cant use livna kernel modules if you custom build ur own kernel
the problem is ATI's drivers don't support xorg 7
you can try finding Load dri in xorg.conf and changing to:
#Load dri
but .. pretty much we have to wait for ATI to release xorg 7.0 drivers
.. cus i have same problem

Keelan · #9 4th April 2006, 06:47 AM

Thank you. That explains it all.