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echasslau

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Registered: 2007-09-21

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problems with catalyst 8.11

Hi.

Yesterday I updated to catalyst 8.11 but now the kernel module is'nt working anymore.

# modprobe fglrx
FATAL: Error inserting fglrx (/lib/modules/2.6.27-ARCH/video/fglrx.ko): Cannot allocate memory

# dmesg 
[fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 927 MBytes.
[fglrx:drm_alloc] *ERROR* [driver] Allocating 0 bytes
[fglrx:firegl_init_device_list] *ERROR* Out of memory when allocating device heads
[fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_init_devices failed

Is there any solution? I found nothing...

Thanks, Andreas

Last edited by echasslau (2008-12-01 23:16:58)

marz

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Registered: 2006-08-26

Posts: 4

Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

I have exactly the same problem(Radeon 9700 Pro). Any solutions out there?

Last edited by marz (2008-12-11 10:08:30)

queltos

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Registered: 2008-02-15

Posts: 17

Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Same problem here on a Mobility Radeon 9700

echasslau

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Registered: 2007-09-21

Posts: 113

Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

I have also the Mobility Radeon 9700. Perhaps it's only a problem with this card...

queltos

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Registered: 2008-02-15

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Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Tried catalyst 8.12 now and got the same error.

sjb933

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Registered: 2007-01-18

Posts: 113

Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Same problem with 8.12 and Mobility Radeon 9600.  Anyone have any tips?

R00KIE

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Registered: 2008-09-14

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Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Try removing catalyst and catalyst-utils and reinstall, also try to create a new xorg.conf. Something similar happened to me a while back and a reinstall of the driver and a new xorg.conf solved the problem.

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marz

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Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Try removing catalyst and catalyst-utils and reinstall, also try to create a new xorg.conf. Something similar happened to me a while back and a reinstall of the driver and a new xorg.conf solved the problem.

Sorry dude, but the xorg-server (and the xorg.conf) has nothing to do with the modprobe failure!

R00KIE

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Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Errm yeah my bad ^^;;
The part about xorg.conf may (or may not) bug you later when you sort out the module problem.
Wild guess: fglrx depends on agpgart (or so the module says when using modinfo fglrx), try to do modprobe agpgart and check for any errors, if it loads then try to load fglrx.
I guess you have tried removing and installing catalyst and catalyst-utils again, if that doesn't work no more guesses here.

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marz

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Registered: 2006-08-26

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Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

This bug is still up to date. The catalyst version 9.1 doesn't fix that.
I found news that the new 9.2 version will fix that issue:
  * http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/ … 27-beheben (sorry it is in German language, anyone an English link?)
There is also an 9.2beta, but I have not tried it yet.

Wintervenom

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Registered: 2008-08-20

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Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Try installing Catalyst via makepkg.

Last edited by Wintervenom (2009-02-12 18:24:05)

echasslau

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Registered: 2007-09-21

Posts: 113

Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

I solved my problem with buying a new pc...

Wintervenom

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Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Does that mean I have your old one? 

Last edited by Wintervenom (2009-02-15 22:07:52)

echasslau

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Registered: 2007-09-21

Posts: 113

Re: problems with catalyst 8.11

Don't know what you want with a not booting laptop. I press power but nothing happens...