ATI x1600 video driver

dreck · 02-04-2007, 09:39 AM

Yes, I am using the old card because I get the error when I tried to install just the x1600. In past I have only used this card for it supports dual monitors. Sorry I left that out.

dreck · 02-04-2007, 10:47 AM

Ok I am lost!

ATI has linux drivers on there site, but not for fedora. But, I have read several threads of users using the x1600. But, i cant seem to get it to work.

I tried this:

Code:

su -
rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
yum install kmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs-32bit
yum update kmod-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx xorg-x11-drv-fglrx-libs-32bit
service ati-fglrx restart
ati-fglrx-config-display enable
setsebool -P allow_execstack=1
setsebool -P allow_execmod=1

From this link:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...edit+xorg.conf
Everything seems fine till I get to "service ati-fglrx restart", this & all the rest of the commands get unknown command error? I think I am missing a pease of the puzzle!?!

Thanks, dreck

Brian1 · 02-04-2007, 11:20 AM

What is the command exactly?
Did you ' su ' or ' su - '?

Brian

dreck · 02-04-2007, 12:04 PM

hmm, i used su

I will try su - when i get back from lunch.

Thanks, dreck

Brian1 · 02-04-2007, 12:37 PM

Had the felling that is what you did. You need to use su -. Reason is su will change you to root but you are still using the users enviroment variables. So the command service is in /sbin and is not part of a normal users path. Mostly because a user can't normally use most of those commands. Only root or ones with root access can. When you su - you become root with root's enviroment variables. If you type the command as a user ' $PATH ' you see what yours is. When you ' su - ' and type ' $PATH ' it will have a few more.

Brian

dreck · 02-04-2007, 01:16 PM

Ok, that makes sense.

It made a difference, no errors besides already being installed. But, it didn't fix my problem, still cant boot to the x1600.

I finally found the info on ATI's site, not sure how i missed it.

I downloaded the file "ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run" Problem I am having now is installing the file. It ask for super user mode. So did a quick google & found that I need to use "sudo nautilus".

This seemed to work but I can not seem to find the file once I get their. I have the file saved to the desktop. But when I go to the desktop in nautilus the file isnt their?

Thanks, dreck

Brian1 · 02-04-2007, 01:28 PM

Did you type su - when you were in your home directory Desktop where you stored the file? If so when you su - you end up going to root's home directory. Is this what happened.

Brian

markelo · 02-04-2007, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreck

Ok, that makes sense.

It made a difference, no errors besides already being installed. But, it didn't fix my problem, still cant boot to the x1600.

I finally found the info on ATI's site, not sure how i missed it.

I downloaded the file "ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run" Problem I am having now is installing the file. It ask for super user mode. So did a quick google & found that I need to use "sudo nautilus".

This seemed to work but I can not seem to find the file once I get their. I have the file saved to the desktop. But when I go to the desktop in nautilus the file isnt their?

Thanks, dreck

First off. Remove all fglrx packages you have installed by initting in mode 3.
Then install original ( or most updated ) Mesa packages, because install of kmod driver might have overwritten them.

After that run following command in the directory where you have downloaded that ati-driver-installer..."

Code:

./ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Fedora/FC6

If that didn't create packages and you are running 64-bit fedora then you have to make symbolic link

Code:

ln -s /usr/lib64/qt-3.3/lib /usr/lib64/qt-3.3/lib64

After that create packages.

Install packeg with rpm. You might need options like --force and --nodeps.

Nodeps is only needed if you get complaints about missing expat.

Anyway install packages in correct order using rpm and it should be fine.

After that if you have CRT-monitor you should be ready to reboot your machine and start it with runlevel 5.

For LCD or TFT screens you have to manually edit xorg.conf file. Otherwise you get a black screen. In that case you have to ask help from other persons.

Edit: correction to installer options

v00d00101 · 02-04-2007, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreck

Ok, that makes sense.

It made a difference, no errors besides already being installed. But, it didn't fix my problem, still cant boot to the x1600.

I finally found the info on ATI's site, not sure how i missed it.

I downloaded the file "ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run" Problem I am having now is installing the file. It ask for super user mode. So did a quick google & found that I need to use "sudo nautilus".

This seemed to work but I can not seem to find the file once I get their. I have the file saved to the desktop. But when I go to the desktop in nautilus the file isnt their?

Thanks, dreck

Code:

su -
cd Desktop

sh ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run

or

chmod 0700 ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run
./ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run

If you are still having problems finding it, try:

Code:

find /home -iname ati-driver*

Then cd to it.

dreck · 02-04-2007, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian1

Did you type su - when you were in your home directory Desktop where you stored the file? If so when you su - you end up going to root's home directory. Is this what happened.

Brian

Code:

[me@localhost ~]$ su -
Password: 
[root@localhost ~]#

dreck · 02-04-2007, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v00d00101

Code:

su -
cd Desktop

sh ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run

or

chmod 0700 ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run
./ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run

If you are still having problems finding it, try:

Code:

find /home -iname ati-driver*

Then cd to it.

Code:

[me@localhost ~]$ su -
Password: 
[root@localhost ~]# cd Desktop
[root@localhost Desktop]# sh ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86_64.run
sh: ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86_64.run: No such file or directory
[root@localhost Desktop]# sh ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86.run
sh: ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86.run: No such file or directory
[root@localhost Desktop]# sh ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run
sh: ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run: No such file or directory
[root@localhost Desktop]#

[me@localhost ~]$ su -
Password: 
[root@localhost ~]# chmod 0700 ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run
chmod: cannot access `ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run': No such file or directory
[root@localhost ~]# 

[me@localhost ~]$ su -
Password: 
[root@localhost ~]# find /home -iname ati-driver*
/home/me/Desktop/ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run
[root@localhost ~]# sh /home/me/Desktop/ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run
Creating directory fglrx-install
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.33.6...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
==================================================
 ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager 
==================================================
Detected configuration:
Architecture: x86_64 (64-bit)
X Server: Unknown X Window
cp: cannot stat `x710_64a/usr/X11R6/bin/*': No such file or directory
find: install/usr/bin/fireglcontrolpanel: No such file or directory
Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install
[root@localhost ~]#

So it worked. Kind of? After the install it said to backup my X window conf file & run aticonfig.

Code:

[me@localhost ~]$ su -
Password: 
[root@localhost ~]# dir
anaconda-ks.cfg  Desktop  install.log  install.log.syslog  scsrun.log
[root@localhost ~]# find /home -iname aticonfig
[root@localhost ~]#

So I shut down & installed the x1600 & same as before.

I think I am going format & do an fresh install & try it again in the hopes I screwed it up doing all these other things?

dreck

Brian1 · 02-04-2007, 03:43 PM

This is confusing me as well as to where you are going. Reinstall if you need to.

Brian

dreck · 02-04-2007, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian1

This is confusing me as well as to where you are going. Reinstall if you need to.

Brian

I don't know what to do, I just want my video to work. I am feeling really dumb!

I guess this is an learning experience. And like everything I do I learn the hard way.

dreck

markelo · 02-04-2007, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreck

I don't know what to do, I just want my video to work. I am feeling really dumb!

I guess this is an learning experience. And like everything I do I learn the hard way.

dreck

Dreck...You complitely ignored my post. As a root and in terminal do this

Code:

ln -s /usr/lib64/qt-3.3/lib /usr/lib64/qt-3.3/lib64

Reason for this is that there is bug in ATI installer package for 64-bit Fedora Core.

After that still in terminal and still as a root run this

Code:

/home/me/Desktop/ati-driver-installer-8.33.6-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Fedora/FC6dpkg Fedora/FC6

This will create temporary directory /home/me/Desktop/Fedora/FC6 for building driver packages for your system.

And as you run that installation script as root make sure that root has write permission to /home/me/Desktop/ directory.

After that 4 .rpm packages should have been build succesfully and reside in /home/me/Desktop/ directory.

Install those packages as root using rpm command.

And here are 2 commands which you may find usefull when using terminal.

pwd tells your current directory.
cd changes your current directory. For example doing

Code:

cd /home/me/Desktop/

will take you to /home/me/Desktop/ directory. In there use

Code:

ls -al

to see contents of that directory.

You are very close on installing these drivers. Better learn it now because reinstalling your system doesn't help you in anyway.

dreck · 02-04-2007, 06:57 PM

OK, I will give it a try. Not sure how I missed your post,

sorry!

Thanks for the help. And no I didnt reformat, I figured a bit of food & a break may lead to good things.

Thanks, dreck