FC6 ATI driver help - using mesa instead of fglrx

[biruru]

Hi, I just installed fc6 and install the ati drivers kmod-ati from livna, 8.29.06 version. I can't get direct rendering to work, it keep using the mesa drivers instead of fglrx.

when i run fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1)

my xorg.conf file:
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection

also when i run this command:

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

errors:
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
(EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering

dont' know what this mean, can someone help who experience the same issue. It's ati 9800 pro 128 mb card.

Thanks

[BNiels707]

Okay,

I'm using FC6 x86_64 and have been having a similar problem,. hopefully this works as well for you as it did for me.

I got frustrated, and in my frustration, uninstalled the drivers doing the following
yum remove kmod-fglrx

Then, I reinstalled them performing the following
yum install kmod-fglrx* xorg-x11-drv-fglrx*

It threw a couple of errors I don't remember, but it still claimed to complete, and everything worked suddenly. If you are using x86_64 you will need some 32 bit libs for compatibility as well...

[mwette]

Did you "ati-fglrx-config-display enable" ?

[marcosmds]

Hi biruru, to stop this error message from AIGLX just put this on your xorg.conf:

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection

I use this before module section, but I'm not sure it's important. I would suggest you load extmod on module section because this 8.29.06 driver does not support Xv. Livna has not updated to new version yet. And finally on your xorg.conf there is no DRI section.
Use my xorg.conf as reference:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "single head configuration"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection
Section "Module"
        Load "extmod"
        Load  "glx"
        Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "XkbModel" "abnt2"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "br"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        ModelName    "ViewSonic VX715"
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
        HorizSync    30.0 - 83.0
        VertRefresh  50.0 - 60.0
        Option      "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "fglrx"
        Option      "VideoOverlay" "on"
        # Option "OpenGLOverlay"              "off"
        Option "no_accel"                   "no"
        Option "no_dri"                     "no"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
        Option      "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
        Group 0
        Mode 0666
EndSection

mwette is absolutely rigth about "ati-fglrx-config-display enable".
try the following after modifying your xorg.conf:

<ctrl>+<alt>+<F1>
log as root and run the following commands
init 3
ati-fglrx-config-display enable
ati-fglrx-config-display enabledri
service ati-fglrx restart
init 5 or reboot

[biruru]

thanks marcosmds & mwette, you both were right, i had to run those commands, and marcosmds, your xorg.conf was very helpful. Since i'm using the fglrx drivers, there's no way to use aiglx right? I'll have to go with xgl?

[IPI]

Hey guys, need help ....
when i select ATI-fglrx Display setting i am getting Fire GL Control box saying:
Driver does not provide the FireGL X11 extensions! Panel components will operate only partially.

when i did a fresh install of FC6 and just installed the ATI driver , i could enable the desktop effect , now my desktop effect is gone ...

well i went through :

yum remove kmod-fglrx
yum install kmod-fglrx* xorg-x11-drv-fglrx*

and basically i am lost ... the main goal was to avoid mesa ..... but now i am stuck ..
i have ATI 9000 IGP (128 mb) on my HP notebook. any help is appreciated.
i have also posted my xorg.conf file as well

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "single head configuration"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
	InputDevice    "Synaptics" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Synaptics"
	Driver      "synaptics"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "Protocol" "auto-dev"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
	Option	    "LeftEdge" "120"
	Option	    "RightEdge" "830"
	Option	    "TopEdge" "120"
	Option	    "BottomEdge" "650"
	Option	    "FingerLow" "14"
	Option	    "FingerHigh" "15"
	Option	    "MaxTapMove" "110"
	Option	    "VertScrollDelta" "20"
	Option	    "HorizScrollDelta" "20"
	Option	    "MinSpeed" "0.3"
	Option	    "MaxSpeed" "0.75"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x1024"
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
	HorizSync    31.5 - 67.0
	VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0
	Option	    "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "radeon"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

[marcosmds]

Until ATI releases an AIGLX compatible driver you have 3 choices:
1 -Use open driver (your card is supported, mine not: an ATI X1600) and enjoy all the eye candy but low 3D acceleration;
2 -Use fglrx and enjoy full 3D accelaration but forget until next release (I hope) all about AIGLX
3-Install fglrx and XGL and have both things.

I have only the last two choices and I prefer number two.

IPI, take a look at your xorg.conf: You have used AIGLX off as server flag and radeon as device. That's why you will not have desktop effects. If you comment these three lines:

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection

You will get your effects back since you use radeon as driver. If you prefer to wait ATI next release mantain the three above lines and change your driver to fglrx.

[IPI]

marcosmds, thanks ...

so i did comment out the ALGLX which you suggested. so you are saying use fglrx right? how can i check to see if i have it install ? or how can i install it? i am just new to these video card stuff and eventually linux it self ... i wanted to play games on my HP 3.0 GH notebook but couldn't enable the 3D acceleration and people suggested that it was imposible... so i don't know ... what you think ? how should i take it from here?

[Naitackin]

Hey guys I'm having the exact same problem as biruru. ATI 9800 pro picked up as the same type of video card as he has showing.

Problem I seem to be having is that I can't get yum to install fglrx. When I type in yum install kmod-fglrx* I get this....

[root@localhost ~]# yum install kmod-fglrx*
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
No Match for argument: kmod-fglrx*
Nothing to do
"

If I search for fglrx in the graphical add/remove software it returns nothing. I went to linva and downloaded the rpm and tried to install it yet it fails because it needs cannot find fglrx-commons which is a dependency it needs.

# Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection