Howto for fglrx / catalyst (Ati driver) and Compiz-fusion

***leigh123linux*** · #1 2007-05-19, 05:58 PM CDT

Howto for F12

There is currently no FGLRX support for F12 at the moment, please file your complaints on the ATI website.

Catalyst 9.11 is incompatible with Xorg 1.7

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***leigh123linux*** · #2 2007-05-20, 03:03 AM CDT

Howto for F11

Click this link to make sure your card is supported by this driver ( All ATI cards below the HD series are unsupported )

0. Clean: IF you previously installed this driver using the binary package provided by AMD-ATI, you must un-install it, then repair Mesa:

Code:

su
yum reinstall mesa-libGL

1. Update kernel

Code:

su
yum update kernel

reboot to the new kernel

2. Install driver

install the F11 rpmfusion driver

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-catalyst xorg-x11-drv-catalyst xorg-x11-drv-catalyst-libs.i586

For PAE kernels

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-catalyst-PAE xorg-x11-drv-catalyst-libs.i586 xorg-x11-drv-catalyst

3. Backup Old initrd

Code:

su
mv /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img.backup

4. Remake initrd for the kernel (So the radeon module is not force loaded)

Code:

su -
mkinitrd -v /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img  `uname -r`

5. Edit grub.conf

Code:

su
gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf

and add this "nopat" to the kernel arguments.

i.e

Code:

splashimage=(hd3,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.29.2-126.fc11.x86_64)
    root (hd3,1)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29.2-126.fc11.x86_64 ro root=UUID=f372564c-f1a7-430e-b97f-b250812e2c30 rhgb quiet vga=0x318 nopat
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29.2-126.fc11.x86_64.img

Optional (in case libdrm change breaks things due to relationship with KMS):
add "nomodeset" to end of kernel arguments

6. Reboot

7. Optional install compiz-fusion.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpo...05&postcount=1

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: If you encounter problems after installing the RPMs, please try the suggestions listed here: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpo...postcount=3564

***leigh123linux*** · #3 2007-05-21, 02:25 PM CDT

Howto for F10

Click this link to make sure your card is supported by this driver ( ATI cards 9250 and below are unsupported )

1. Update kernel

Code:

su
yum update kernel

reboot to the new kernel

2. Install driver ( if you previously downgraded libdrm you will need to upgrade to the F10 version first see end of post ~1 for instructions )

install the F10 rpmfusion driver

For older ATI cards ( X series or less )

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum  install kmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs.i386

Or for kernel-PAE:

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum  install kmod-fglrx-PAE xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs.i386

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum  install akmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs.i386

For newer ATI cards ( HD series or greater )

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum  install kmod-catalyst xorg-x11-drv-catalyst xorg-x11-drv-catalyst-libs.i386

Or for kernel-PAE:

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-catalyst-PAE xorg-x11-drv-catalyst-libs.i586 xorg-x11-drv-catalyst

3. Backup Old initrd

Code:

su
mv /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img.backup

4. Remake initrd for the kernel (So the radeon module is not force loaded)

Code:

su -
mkinitrd -v /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img  `uname -r`

5. Edit grub.conf

Code:

su
gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf

and add this "nopat" to the kernel arguments.

i.e

Code:

splashimage=(hd3,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.29.1-42.fc10.x86_64)
    root (hd3,1)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29.1-42.fc10.x86_64 ro root=UUID=f372564c-f1a7-430e-b97f-b250812e2c30 rhgb quiet vga=0x318 nopat
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.29.1-42.fc10.x86_64.img

Optional (in case libdrm change breaks things due to relationship with KMS):
add "nomodeset" to end of kernel arguments

6. Reboot

due to the akmod, it is *absolutely necessary* to reboot after the install, otherwise the kernel module won't be compiled.

7. Optional install compiz-fusion.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpo...05&postcount=1

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How to upgrade libdrm if previously downgraded .

Code:

su
rm -f /etc/yum.repos.d/rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-9.repo
rm -f /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora9.repo
sed -i -e 's|^exclude.*||' /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora*
yum clean all
yum update libdrm

***leigh123linux*** · #4 2007-05-21, 02:55 PM CDT

Howto for F9

Click this link to make sure your card is supported by this driver ( ATI cards 9250 and below are unsupported )

1. Update kernel

Code:

su
yum update kernel

reboot to the new kernel

2. Install driver

install the rpmfusion driver

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/updates/9/i386/rpmfusion-free-release-9-12.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/updates/9/i386/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-9-12.noarch.rpm
yum  install  xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs.i386 kmod-fglrx

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su -
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/updates/9/i386/rpmfusion-free-release-9-12.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/updates/9/i386/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-9-12.noarch.rpm
yum  install  xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs.i386 akmod-fglrx

3. Edit xorg.conf

Code:

su
gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then add these sections.

Code:

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection


Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

also add these options to the device section

Code:

Option        "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option        "VideoOverlay" "on"

4. Reboot

due to the akmod, it is *absolutely necessary* to reboot after the install, otherwise the kernel module won't be compiled.

5. install compiz.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpo...05&postcount=1

distr0 · #5 2007-05-21, 03:28 PM CDT

yeaaah. its pretty

games seem to run horribly now though, is there a solution for this?

***leigh123linux*** · #6 2007-05-21, 03:38 PM CDT

Quote:

Originally Posted by distr0

yeaaah. its pretty

games seem to run horribly now though, is there a solution for this?

When I play games I normally disable the effects.

try

gnome-xgl-switch --disable-xgl

distr0 · #7 2007-05-21, 07:36 PM CDT

yep, games run alot smoother with xgl disabled

im glad i swiched to i686, i was having major issues with fglrx in x64, everything just WORKS now running 32 bit

nicofo · #8 2007-05-22, 12:08 PM CDT

To play a game, run it with "noXgl <myGame>".

Rem: the command "gnome-xgl-switch" is not supported with my script: don't use it !

***leigh123linux*** · #9 2007-05-22, 01:28 PM CDT

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicofo

To play a game, run it with "noXgl <myGame>".

Rem: the command "gnome-xgl-switch" is not supported with my script: don't use it !

Hi nicofo,

Great script ( I hope you don't mind me using it in my howto ) , I was aware that the switches were different .
Being a Nvidia user I have been unable to test so I was unable to include any switches.
Could you please post any more usefull switches.

Many thanks Leigh

joao82 · #10 2007-05-23, 07:28 AM CDT

when I do "fglrxinfo" on the terminal I get this:

Quote:

Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
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)

nothing shows ATI, is this good or bad? apart from that, everything went ok, it automatically changed "radeon" to "fglrx" on xorg.conf.

and when I type glxinfo i get the following:

Quote:

name of display: :0.0
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe,
GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer