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By tjmax at 2005-03-01 15:51
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This is simply meant as a helping hand to get the ATI drivers working on Mandrake 10.1
Before you install
Make a backup copy of your current xorg.conf file. This is just in case something goes wrong and you need the original one back.
Make sure the following software is already installed on your system:
glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
X.Org 6.8 ** See upgrading X.Org
Kernel source code
Kernel header (include) files
GCC compiler
Make Utility
**Upgrading X.Org to 6.8 in Mandrake 10.1
I do not recommend updating all packages. Do so at your own risk.
Go to Software media manager then add http://rpm.nyvalls.se/10.1/RPMS/ as an HTTP site or Type this in a console. You have to be root to do the installs, type :
Enter the root password then type:
Next type
A list of about 10 packages will be displayed. Choose the package you want to install *Let's just say its xorg-x11* then type:
A list of Dependency files will display, you need to download these as well, Type Y and hit enter and the packages should install and you have successfully upgraded X.Org to version 6.8
Installing ATI drivers:
Download your flavor of the ATI driver RPM http://ati.com/support/driver.html and place it into a directory of your choice.
Now cd in to the directory you put the ATI Driver rpm package in.
Type
Code:
rpm -Uh --force <ati_package_name>.rpm
You should see the install run. Next type:
Answer all the questions as prompted
When asked to generate an xorg.conf file, answer y
Restart and log into X-Windows
Testing and trouble shooting:
To insure the driver is installed type
Look for the OpenGL vendor string it should say ATI Technologies Inc. If it says MESA Indirect (software) rendering, there are a couple things you need to check.
1) Make sure you have the Kernel source code and the GCC compiler installed, by default they are not.
2) The ATI driver has its own internal AGP management for Intel chipsets. If you don't have an Intel chipset, you may need to change the "UseInternalAGPGART" option to "no" in the device section of the xorg.conf.
If you found you missed a step (like no kernel source code) you can simply reinstall the ATI driver. You should not have to run fglrxconfig unless you feel you made a bad choice in your options.
If everything seems to be fine you can type
to get a VERY rough framerate benchmark, note it is not a true benchmark but it is good for reference. If everything is working properly you should have a framerate at least 10,000 and up to or over 50,000 depending on your hardware. Mesa drivers are normally 1000 or under.
This information was put together by the posts of several people as well as the instructions for installing from ATI. I mainly just put them into a single post to simplify the install. Please let me know if there are any corrections that need to be done to this How To document.
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i have installed the ati drivers, bit i get the message " OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org".
so now i have to install the kernel source code, and the gcc compiler as you state in your guide.
how do i get this kerner source code and install it, and also how to get this gcc compiler,.
i dont know what these two things are, or how to get the right ones.
If some one could help me with this i would most appreciate it.
Thanks
Oh you can find your kernel version by going here:
STAR --> SYSTEM --> CONFIGURATION --> Configure your Desktop
The configuration window will open with all the stuff to the left and the kernel version in the right side... I.E. mine says:
KDE Version: 3.2.3
User: ******
Hostname: ******
System: Linux
Release: 2.6.8.1-12mdk
Machine: i686
I found the installation quite easy and had no problems with the latest ATI drivers (8.16.20, released 17/8/2005) on Mandriva LE, which uses Xorg 6.8. However, I get EXTREME slowness while running the game tuxracer, despite it doing what I want it to do, stretch all the way across my wide-screen laptop monitor (I have a Dell 8600).
In fact, when I run glxgears, I get a consistent 252 FPS, with occassional low being 168 and occassional high being 308!!!
Anybody know what is going on and how I can fix this?
Is there some certain parameters I need to say yes/no too when I run fglrxconfig? I was not sure exactly what all I should have said. I first tried activating every feature, then activating little features.
Also, I noticed my mouse pointer does not work and show when tuxracer starts up. This is also true in other game-apps like powermanga.
Thanks for the help!
is there another instruction set to get ATI drivers onto mandrake 10.1
I've got a ATI 9800 PRO running mandrake 10.1
p4 2.53ghz
1gb ram
WD 200gig HD
thanks
i followed the steps in that article...but for the life of me i cant get it to work....i updated the necessary kernels and stuff....but everytime i install the ATI drivers it seems to erase the contents of the xorg.conf file.
is there another instruction set to get ATI drivers onto mandrake 10.1
I've got a ATI 9800 PRO running mandrake 10.1
p4 2.53ghz
1gb ram
WD 200gig HD
thanks
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...59#post1842259
This is for Mandrake 10.2 and ATI proprietary drivers, which includes what I did to discover why my graphics card was running so slow (it actually wasn't installed even though I thought it was)
i will try the link you provided later tonight
right now im having a helluva time trying to install enlightenment..
thanks
too much pain for me
is there a way i can use konquerer in gnome? i cant seem to find a good file browser in gnome
thanks
ya i gave up.....im using gnome now
is there a way i can use konquerer in gnome? i cant seem to find a good file browser in gnome
thanks