Old Ati driver

[abdujaparov]

Hi,
I installed fedora 16 on an old laptop with a mobility radeon 9600. How cne I check what is the driver used at the moment and where can I find a manual to install ati driver to activate 3d acceleration?
Thanks a lot,
bye bye

[george_toolan]

Try http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...eon_linux.aspx

[abdujaparov]

Hi,
I have tried to install the driver but I received the following error:

==================================================
ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager
==================================================
which: no XFree86 in (/usr/lib/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin)

Error: ./default_policy.sh does not support version
default:v2:i686:lib::none:3.3.6-3.fc16.i686; make sure that the version is being
correctly set by --iscurrentdistro

Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.ZE6MZz

what is this?
Thanks,
bye bye

[Fenrin]

no don't use the proprietary driver with this ancient graphic card ( mobility radeon 9600 is from 2002 or 2003). The newer versions of the proprietary AMD/ATI driver doesn't support it.

oh just clicked the link. This old catalyst driver (from 2009) even supports your graphic card, but it isn't compatible to Fedora releases newer than Fedora 11 or so.

The default driver which is installed by default is the best you can use with this ancient card. According to this feature matrix (your card is of the R300 generation) there should be basic 3D support as well.

[george_toolan]

Interesting error message ;-)

According to the Description it should support X.Org up to 7.4 so why the heck is it now looking for XFree86[tm]?

[droidhacker]

Originally Posted by abdujaparov

Hi,
I installed fedora 16 on an old laptop with a mobility radeon 9600. How cne I check what is the driver used at the moment and where can I find a manual to install ati driver to activate 3d acceleration?
Thanks a lot,
bye bye

Delete from your brain, all recollection of the pains and frustrations of using MSWONDOZE. This is Linux. The drivers are already installed and 99.999% probably already running perfectly.

That is a Radeon R300. 3d should be enabled out of the box. No driver change is required or possible. The ONLY drivers compatible with that card are already installed.

Post output of the command "glxinfo".
Also try running command "glxgears" and see if the gears turn smoothly and at what FPS.

[abdujaparov]

The output of glxinfo is:

name of display: :0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB,
GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent,
GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_INTEL_swap_event
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
OpenGL vendor string: X.Org R300 Project
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV350
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_multisample, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_subtexture,
GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array,
GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_rescale_normal,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp,
GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_ARB_multitexture,
GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4,
GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil,
GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query,
GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map,
GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_draw_buffers,
GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_shader_objects,
GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ATI_draw_buffers,
GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap,
GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture,
GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel,
GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shading_language_100,
GL_ARB_sync, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object,
GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate,
GL_OES_read_format, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle,
GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object,
GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample,
GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object,
GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once,
GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_ARB_copy_buffer,
GL_ARB_instanced_arrays, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_texture_rg,
GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra,
GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle,
GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_NV_conditional_render,
GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location,
GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, GL_ARB_provoking_vertex,
GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_texture_snorm,
GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_NV_texture_barrier, GL_ARB_robustness

96 GLX Visuals
visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer sr ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a F gb bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x021 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x022 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x10a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x10b 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
........
0x116 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x117 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x118 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
.......

144 GLXFBConfigs:
visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer sr ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a F gb bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x07a 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x07b 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x07c 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x07d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x07e 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x07f 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x080 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x081 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
........
......
0x106 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x107 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 Slow
0x108 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x109 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 Slow

The glxgears:

[root@angelofedore angelo]# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
297 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.239 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.906 FPS
299 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.707 FPS
281 frames in 5.0 seconds = 56.112 FPS
299 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.706 FPS
296 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.030 FPS

Thanks, bye bye

[droidhacker]

Congratulations!
You have hardware accelerated OpenGL 3D rendering, and spinning gears at 60fps (capped).

OpenGL vendor string: X.Org R300 Project
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV350
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20

Don't do anything at all with the drivers, you are 100% functional and running the latest and greatest drivers available for your card.