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sinisterguy

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Registered: 2004-10-17

Posts: 42

fglrx doesn't work...at all

Hello everybody,

I just installed the fglrx drivers from abs on my custom kernel. the ati-fglrx version is 8.24.8-1, my kernel version is 2.6.16.11-1 and my xorg version is 11R7.0-1. When I try to start X with the fglrx drivers, I simply get nothing. The screen doesn't initialize. i used the command: aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --resolution=1024x768,800x600,640x480 --hsync=30-55 --vrefresh=50-120 to initialize the xorg.conf file. Notice that that is quite conservative. But it still won't work. Here's my xorg.conf file:

xorg.conf

Section "Monitor"
Identifier   "Generic Monitor"
DisplaySize  280    210
HorizSync    30.0 - 55.0
VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
Option        "DPMS"
EndSection
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Default Layout"
    Screen      0  "aticonfig Screen 0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
    InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"

        # paths to defoma fonts
    FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
    FontPath     "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
    FontPath     "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "GLcore"
    Load  "i2c"
    Load  "bitmap"
    Load  "ddc"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "freetype"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "int10"
    Load  "type1"
    Load  "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver      "kbd"
    Option        "CoreKeyboard"
    Option        "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option        "XkbModel" "pc104"
    Option        "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option        "CorePointer"
    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option        "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
    Option        "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

#Section "Monitor"
#    Identifier   "Generic Monitor"
#    DisplaySize  280    210
#    HorizSync    30.0 - 55.0
#    VertRefresh  50.0 - 120.0
#    Option        "DPMS"
#EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "aticonfig Monitor 0"
EndSection

#Section "Device"
#    Identifier  "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 Pro (R350 NH)"
#    Driver      "vesa"
#    BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
#EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "ATI Graphics Adapter 0"
    Driver      "fglrx"
    BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

#Section "Screen"
#    Identifier "Default Screen"
#    Device     "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 Pro (R350 NH)"
#    Monitor    "Generic Monitor"
#    DefaultDepth     24
#    SubSection "Display"
#        Depth     24
#        Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
#    EndSubSection
#    SubSection "Display"
#        Depth     4
#        Modes    "1264x948" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
#    EndSubSection
#    SubSection "Display"
#        Depth     8
#        Modes    "1264x948" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
#    EndSubSection
#    SubSection "Display"
#        Depth     15
#        Modes    "1264x948" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
#    EndSubSection
#    SubSection "Display"
#        Depth     16
#        Modes    "1264x948" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
#    EndSubSection
#    SubSection "Display"
#        Depth     24
#        Modes    "1264x948" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
#    EndSubSection
#EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "aticonfig Screen 0"
    Device     "ATI Graphics Adapter 0"
    Monitor    "aticonfig Monitor 0"
    DefaultDepth     24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode         0666
EndSection

If the xorg log file would be of any help to anybody, I can post that too. Thanks for everybody's help.

Cheers,

Lukas

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

Posts: 3,108

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Re: fglrx doesn't work...at all

Well, the xorg log would probably be useful, yeah.

One thing I can say is that you're not using the "generic monitor" anywhere, this is the one with your vert/horiz sync and display size.  Instead you're using "aticonfig monitor 0" which doesn't have anything defined.

Also - and this should have nothing to do with your problem - don't load "GLCore" in the modules section - glx loads it automatically, and you'll just get an error if you try to load it manually like that.

sinisterguy

Member

Registered: 2004-10-17

Posts: 42

Re: fglrx doesn't work...at all

thanks, it worked. Now its time to try out XGL

sinisterguy

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Registered: 2004-10-17

Posts: 42

Re: fglrx doesn't work...at all

by the way, what ever happened to xgl-cvs in shadowhand's repo?