Ati X700

joefireline · #1 21st April 2007, 07:32 PM

Hi,
I have noticed that my graphics card isn't performing very well in FC6, it can be a bit laggy, graphics wise.
I tried installing the ATI drivers from ATI/AMDs website, but it just messed up the system, even after configuration. I couldn't maximize or minimize windows, so I could only use one window at a time, and so yea, it all messed up from there.
So I uninstalled that, and it is back to step 1.
Any ideas? I have read all these articles, and stickies, but they ethier don't work, tell me to install what I have, not for my card, or I just don't understand it!
i'm am a Linux newbe, I only started using it a week ago, so please explain in depth if you could.
Thanks for any help,
Joe.

leigh123linux · #2 21st April 2007, 07:43 PM

try this howto

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...d.php?t=127305

watch out for the i586 kernel bug

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=139751

JonC · #3 21st April 2007, 07:45 PM

I can try and help out if you are back the the free Radeon driver, but don't know about the ATI flglx thing.

joefireline · #4 22nd April 2007, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

try this howto

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...d.php?t=127305

watch out for the i586 kernel bug

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=139751

Hi,
I just tried the update to i686 (I am on i586), but I can't seem to fingure out how to do it. I downloaded the kernel by entering: yumdownloader kernel.i686, it downloaded, but the next bit confused me.
"If the version of the kernel downloaded is larger than currently installed:*"
"Alternatively, if the version of the kernel downloaded is the same as that currently installed:*"
Which would it be for me?
Anyway, I tried both, and they both just come up with this after the command is entered:
>
And then does nothing else, and I can put something there, but I don't know what...
What do I do?
Sorry for being such an idiot...

leigh123linux · #5 22nd April 2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joefireline

Hi,
I just tried the update to i686 (I am on i586), but I can't seem to fingure out how to do it. I downloaded the kernel by entering: yumdownloader kernel.i686, it downloaded, but the next bit confused me.
"If the version of the kernel downloaded is larger than currently installed:*"
"Alternatively, if the version of the kernel downloaded is the same as that currently installed:*"
Which would it be for me?
Anyway, I tried both, and they both just come up with this after the command is entered:
>
And then does nothing else, and I can put something there, but I don't know what...
What do I do?
Sorry for being such an idiot...

I need to know which kernel you are using

can you post the output from both these commands

Quote:

rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n"|grep kernel|sort

Quote:

uname -r

joefireline · #6 22nd April 2007, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

I need to know which kernel you are using

can you post the output from both these commands

Ok, the uname -r comes up with:
2.6.20-1.2944.fc6
and the other one, is there an easy way to copy over the results over?

leigh123linux · #7 22nd April 2007, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joefireline

Ok, the uname -r comes up with:
2.6.20-1.2944.fc6
and the other one, is there an easy way to copy over the results over?

you can copy & paste the terminal output.

as it is equal use this command to swap

try the second command first as you have already download the latestest kernel

Quote:

yumdownloader kernel.i686

Quote:

su -c "rpm -ivh --replacefiles --replacepkgs kernel-2*.i686.rpm"

joefireline · #8 22nd April 2007, 05:25 PM

Ok, that seems to have install nicely now, and this is the results from rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n"|grep kernel|sort:
kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586
kernel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-debug-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-devel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-doc-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.noarch
kernel-headers-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i386
kernel-kdump-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.18-8.1.1.el5-2.1.27-0.rr.10.11.i686
kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.18-8.1.1.el5xen-2.1.27-0.rr.10.11.i686

Though, I've noticed the i586 is still in there at the start, should it be?

leigh123linux · #9 22nd April 2007, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joefireline

Ok, that seems to have install nicely now, and this is the results from rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n"|grep kernel|sort:
kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586
kernel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-debug-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-devel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-doc-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.noarch
kernel-headers-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i386
kernel-kdump-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686
kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.18-8.1.1.el5-2.1.27-0.rr.10.11.i686
kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.18-8.1.1.el5xen-2.1.27-0.rr.10.11.i686

Though, I've noticed the i586 is still in there at the start, should it be?

This kernel ( kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586 ) will be deleted next time there is a kernel update and is not a problem.

joefireline · #10 22nd April 2007, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

This kernel ( kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586 ) will be deleted next time there is a kernel update and is not a problem.

Ah, Ok, thanks.
So, now back to the driver, it says to change the drivername to radeon, but it is already set to that.
And the next bit, it says about Rawhide, and nvidia, but this is for ATI isn't it?
Thanks,
Joe.

leigh123linux · #11 22nd April 2007, 06:11 PM

this is the bit that applies

su -
rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
yum install kmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs-32bit
yum update kmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs-32bit
service fglrx restart
fglrx-config-display enable

joefireline · #12 22nd April 2007, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

this is the bit that applies

su -
rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
yum install kmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs-32bit
yum update kmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs-32bit
service fglrx restart
fglrx-config-display enable

Ok, on the update, I guess this just means there was no updates:

Quote:

Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Could not find update match for xorg-x11-drv-fglrx
Could not find update match for kmod-fglrx
Could not find update match for xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs-32bit
No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion

then the service fglrx restart, it came up with an error:

Quote:

bash: service: command not found

Does it matter? Should I continue to the next command?
Thanks

leigh123linux · #13 22nd April 2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joefireline

Ok, on the update, I guess this just means there was no updates:

then the service fglrx restart, it came up with an error:

Does it matter? Should I continue to the next command?
Thanks

did you su or su - the dash is needed

try

su -
/sbin/service fglrx restart
/sbin/fglrx-config-display enable

joefireline · #14 22nd April 2007, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

did you su or su - the dash is needed

try

su -
/sbin/service fglrx restart
/sbin/fglrx-config-display enable

Ah, sorry, yea I missed out the - after su. It worked.
Do I just need a reboot now then?

leigh123linux · #15 22nd April 2007, 06:49 PM

yes reboot then post the output from this command

glxinfo