Re: More Problems with ATI Radeon 7200 - (EE) No devices detected.
Hello-
Alan, your solution worked like a charm. I have kde
running on the computer.
--- Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> wrote:
> On Monday 07 February 2005 01:55, Sweet NJGuy wrote:
> > Hello again-
> >
> > > Anyway, 'lsmod|grep -i agp' shows
> > >
> > > intel_agp 20060 1
> > > agpgart 34892 2 intel_agp
> > >
> > > for me. agpgart seems essential to me.
>
> This is probably correct. You need both agpgart AND
> the specific module for
> the AGP interface on your motherboard (I assume
> intel-agp is the correct
> one).
>
>
> >
> > I do have an agpgart, but it lists a 5 digit
> number
> > with a 0 next to it, with no intel_agp tag or
> text.
> >
> > > > Section "Device"
> > > > Identifier "ATI Radeon 7200"
> > > > Driver "ati"
> > >
> > > Ah!! Driver should definitely be "radeon". Try
> that.
>
> I think that is what you need if you use the ATI
> binary drivers. I have a
> RADEON 9200, and I wanted to use the open source
> drivers. To do that install
>
> xlibmesa-dri
>
> package, and change the device section to
>
> Driver "Radeon"
>
> > >
> > > > BusID "PCI:00:13:0"
>
> I don't have this in my XF86Config-4, although I do
> have a commented out
> ChipID (I think from the days when I was having
> trouble making it work)
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Radeon9200"
> Driver "radeon"
> Option "AGPMode" "4"
> # ChipID 0x4242
> EndSection
>
> ALSO in you module section you will need to adjust
> to remove GLcore and add
> dri an glx
>
> Section "Module"
> # Load "GLcore"
> ...
> Load "dri"
> Load "glx"
> ...
> EndSection
>
>
> >
> > I inserted "radeon" using VIM right into the
> config
> > file, to no effect. I still get the same error.
> >
> > I double checked and reran the dpkg-reconfigure
> > xserver-xfree86 to see if radeon was a choice...it
> was
> > not. I even tried using the VESA driver, to no
> > effect. Is the 7200 driver a feature of the 2.6
> > kernel and not 2.4? Should I try to 'alien' out
> the
> > .rpm driver files now?
>
> I think you either need the ati binary drivers - or
> the ones from the
> xlibmesa-dri package above. I recommend the
> xlibmesa-dri ones, the work well
> for me.
>
>
> >
> > Also, out of curiousity, why does the config files
> > mention BusID PCI:0:19:0 as having the error, when
> the
> > card resides at PCI:00:13:0 ?
> >
> > (If I can't fix this problem soon, I am going to
> erase
> > and reformat my hard drive and try another
> distro.)
>
> Personally, I think that would be a mistake.
>
> --
> Alan Chandler
> alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk
> First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,
> then they fight you, then you win. --Gandhi
>
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