Re: ATI Radeon

[elijah wright <elw@stderr.org>]

> the software, I discovered the kernel will not access the display (x
> server). I set the default display at gdm, and gnome will not load. The
> kernel loads and I am limited to command line ability and I must get my
> machine working. I have had a lot of difficulty installing the system
> with my current ATI Radeon, pci, and though the distro does support it,
> I cant get it to work. Any suggestions you might have would be
> appreciated,

more detail would make it easier for people to help you out.

a short summary of what you need to do to get your card working:

install a recent kernel.  run modconf.  load the agp and the appropriate
DRM modules for radeon cards.  then reconfigure X11 so that it knows about
your card.  make sure you have the appropriate X libs and server
installed.

you might want to hunt a friend locally there to help you out - its nearly
impossible for someone to help you configure your X without hands-on
access to the machine.

I know there are several big LUGs and perlmonger groups near you who could
probably help you find someone to help quite directly....

elijah