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RobbeR49

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From: Columbus, OH

Registered: 2006-01-17

Posts: 178

[solved] most recent fglrx update

Did anyone else lose direct rendering with the last fglrx update? (8.35.1-5)

relevant error messages:

(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Version Information:
(II) fglrx(0):     Name: fglrx
(II) fglrx(0):     Version: 8.34.8
(II) fglrx(0):     Date: Feb 20 2007
(II) fglrx(0):     Desc: ATI FireGL DRM kernel module
(WW) fglrx(0): Kernel Module version does *not* match driver.
(EE) fglrx(0): incompatible kernel module detected - HW accelerated OpenGL will not work

Last edited by RobbeR49 (2007-03-30 19:03:31)

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

Posts: 3,108

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Re: [solved] most recent fglrx update

Your loaded kernel module is different from your xorg driver.  What versions of ati-fglrx and ati-fglrx-utils do you have installed?  Try dropping down to console and running

sudo rmmod fglrx
sudo modprobe fglrx

RobbeR49

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From: Columbus, OH

Registered: 2006-01-17

Posts: 178

Re: [solved] most recent fglrx update

I see the problem, I was just wondering if anyone else had seen it.
I should have ati-fglrx-utils 8.35.5-1 & ati-fglrx 8.35.5-1, that's what I just upgraded to.
I had to leave for work though so I can't access my machine until later.

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

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Re: [solved] most recent fglrx update

Okay, if both the kernel module and utils updated, then it's most likely you simply still have the old kernel module loaded - the rmmod / modprobe thing should fix you up.

RobbeR49

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From: Columbus, OH

Registered: 2006-01-17

Posts: 178

Re: [solved] most recent fglrx update

yep, it worked. I wonder why I've never had to reload the kernel module before when upgrading? Oh well, no big deal. Thanks Cerebral