Re: aticonfig and xorg.conf

[Gerard Robin <g.robin3@free.fr>]

On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 03:46:02PM -0400, Lic. Orestes leal wrote:
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> Subject: Re: aticonfig and xorg.conf
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> On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:42:05 +0200
> Gerard Robin <g.robin3@free.fr> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > my box: acer aspire 51O2wlmi (amd64)
> > dist: Debian unstable (gnome metacity)
> >
> > aticonfig --initial :
> > Uninitialised file found, configuring.
> > Using /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> > Saved back-up to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original-1
> > *** glibc detected *** aticonfig: munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x00007fff29170f8a ***
> > ........
> >
> > I know that there is a problem with the driver ATI and linux, but atconfig --initial 
> > remove  /etc/X11/xorg.conf (and save it in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original-1)
> > and, witout /etc/X11/xorg.conf, startx launches xwindow like charm. 
> >
> > What have I missing ?
> >
> > --
> > Gérard
>
>
> Have you try the latest Drivers? 8.39.4?

No. It is experimental and I thought that the problem was not solved.
Finaly I installed the proprietary  driver ATI and all work fine:
aticonfig --initial created /etc/X11/xorg.conf and startx runs fine.
fgl_glxgears runs fine.
amdcccle runs fine. (not segmentation fault)

But I would like to know, how, whitout the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf, startx
launch xwindow ?
I think that it's  xserver-xorg-video-ati which works ...? But how ?

I got the driver here:
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux64/linux64-radeon.html
I used a tuto locate here:
http://www.nuxo.net/tutorial-37.html
(It's in french language but the part in Debian language is clear)
hth.
--
Gérard