Re: X700 + fglrx + debian-amd64 + xorg7.0 = running ?
Thank you!
I did (almost) exactly what you said, and everything is working
well, now. Before using Flavio's deb-src repository, I was trying
to install drivers by using ATI's official installer, but it was probably
outdated (or buggy).
Thank you again,
bye
Andrea
On Saturday 20 May 2006 23:08, Meshach Mitchell wrote:
> Hi
>
> On 5/19/06, Andrea Bertagna <bertagna@imap.cc> wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> > I have the same problem with an Acer Aspire 5024WLMi (Radeon
> > X700). After upgrading to xorg 7 my old fglrx stopped working,
> > as expected, but I'm not even able to let xserver-xorg-video-ati
> > driver work: X starts regularly (all processes are running as they
> > should) but the screen is blank.
>
> It's not quite an X700, but I got a 9800Pro SE working with xorg 7.0,
> maybe you can give it a try (you'll need some debian developer packages,
> and kernel headers and the 'kernel-package' package if you want 3d accel)
> as root, do:
>
> # echo "deb-src http://www.stanchina.net/~flavio/debian-official/ /" >>
> /etc/apt/sources.list
> # apt-get source fglrx-driver
> # apt-get build-dep fglrx-driver
> # cd fglrx-driver-8.24.8 (this is the version at the time of writing,
> substite with whatever
> version you find yourself with)
> # debian/rules binary
> # cd ..
> # dpkg -i fglrx-driver_8.24.8-2_amd64.deb
> # dpkg -i fglrx-control_8.24.8-2_amd64.deb (don't really need this)
> # dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-src_8.24.8-2_amd64.deb (if you want 3d accel)
> # dpkg -i fglrx-driver-dev_8.24.8-2_amd64.deb (don't really need this
> either)
>
> this should get you at least in X, for 3d accel, do the rest:
>
> # cd /usr/src/
> # tar -xvjf fglrx.tar.bz2
> # cd linux-headers-2.6.x-x-... (whatever)
> # make-kpkg modules
> # cd..
> # dpkg -i <newly created deb>
>
> then in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, in the 'Device' section
> change the driver line to:
>
> driver "fglrx"
>
> then restart X, and you should be good to go (there is an ugly
> hack advertised where you install the driver package using
> --force-overwrite and then dpkg-divert libGL.so. This worked
> for 32-bit but it won't for 64.
>
> How long should we wait for an Ati serious support?
>
>
> Don't hold your breath, my next video card in an NVidia for
> sure, for this reason entirely. I've seen _TONS_ more linux
> support from NVidia that I've ever seen from ATI, in fact, more
> recently, I get the feeling ATI is withdrawing the little suppport
> they /did/ give, for instance fglrxconfig, which helps to customize
> your xorg.conf for an ATI card, is no longer packaged along with
> their driver binaries.
>
> Bye
>
> > Andrea
> >
> > On Tuesday 16 May 2006 21:33, Fielder George Dowding wrote:
> > > Greetings Hans and everybody,
> > >
> > > I have an HP Presario zv6000 series (zv6201cl to be exact) which has an
> > > ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) video chip. I was able to use the
> > > proprietary ATI driver (fglrx) up through the 6.9 version of xorg. I
> > > never could get the ATI Control feature to work although it installed
> > > without complaint. I don't know about 3D effects having no applications
> > > (games?) that required such. I was satisfied with the screen resolution
> > > of 1280x800 that is native to the "widescreen" LCD monitor (13 inch;
> > > 333mm). The only other xorg (<=6.9) driver that would work was the VESA
> > > driver which produced 1024x768 resolution - horrible!
> > >
> > > I am running sid/unstable as I assume you are also. So, when the update
> > > to xorg 7.0 arrived, I found the old proprietary driver did not work.
> > > Actually, many things did not work. I had to do a completely new
> > > installation (separate /home partition so I lost nothing there). The
> > > move to the official Debian mirrors took place about that time, so I
> > > don't blame the disaster on the xorg upgrade alone. Never the less,
> > > when I got the new installation running, I found the ATI stuff (binary
> > > and source) would not work. So I was without a GUI for a week or so
> > > until the xserver-xorg-video-ati (6.5.8.0-1) module became available.
> > >
> > > xorg 7.x is apparently excuciatingly modular. Actually, I think this is
> > > the greatest thing since sliced bread. Unfortunately, the transition
> > > left me hanging out to dry for a week or ten days.
> > >
> > > The xserver-xorg-video-ati does not do 3D effects, so if that is what
> > > your are seeking, you will have to pursue the fglxr proprietary driver,
> > > at least for now. I do hope the xorg people (and the rest of us) can
> > > convince the ATI leadership that FOSS/GPL is the way to go.
> > >
> > > Grüße, fgd
> > >
> > > Hans wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > does anyone got Xorg7.0 and ATI Card X700 (or similar) with ATI´s
> >
> > "fglrx"
> >
> > > > driver running ? I do, but without acceleration. Does anyone have
> > > > acceleration got working on a pure 64-bit-system ?
> > > >
> > > > If yes, I would like to see his entries in xorg.conf.
> > > >
> > > > For me the driver works only without the kernel-module. If I start
> >
> > with
> >
> > > > the kernel-module (this one starts fine), my screen becomes blank.
> > > >
> > > > I suppose, the proprietrary driver part is 32-bit, the built one
> > > > kernel-module is 64-bit. So tehey will not play together. Could that
> >
> > be ?
> >
> > > > (My ATI-driver version is 8.24.8)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best regards
> > > >
> > > > Hans
> > >
> > > --
> > > Fielder George Dowding, Chief Iceworm .^. Debian/GNU Linux
> > > dba Iceworm Enterprises, Anchorage, Alaska /v\ "etch" Testing
> > > Since 1976 - Over 30 Years of Service. /( )\ User Number 269482
> > > ^^-^^ "irad" 301256
>
> hope I helped
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