Suffering with Radeon , XFree 4.3 and RH9

weird_guy · 05-31-2003, 09:44 AM

First , I'd like to say hi to the guys on this forum.. I've just registered , but I've already used some answers from here to try to solve my problems...

So , let me begin... I just bought a Radeon 9500 Pro and I'm trying to make it work with XFree 4.3 and RedHat 9. I downloaded the official ATI drivers , recompiled XFree , tried to compile drm (as suggested in other threads) and nothing works...

Here's what I get when trying to compile drm:

Quote:

[root@tirael drm]# make -f Makefile.linux
=== KERNEL HEADERS IN /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include
=== SMP=0 MODULES=1 MODVERSIONS=1 AGP=1
=== Compiling for machine i686
=== WARNING
=== WARNING Use 2.4.x kernels ONLY !
=== WARNING
+ ln -s ../../../shared/drm/kernel/drm_sarea.h .
cc -O2 -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wstrict-prototypes -W
nested-externs -Wpointer-arith -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-s
trict-aliasing -DCONFIG_AGP -DCONFIG_AGP_MODULE -DCONFIG_DRM_SIS -DMODVERSIONS -
include /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/modversions.h -DEXPORT_SYMTAB
-I/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include -c gamma_drv.c -o gamma_drv.o
In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/irq.h:69,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/hardirq.h:6,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/interrupt.h:46,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/highmem.h:25,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/highmem.h:11,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/vmalloc.h:8,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/io.h:47,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/pci.h:35,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/pci.h:657,
from drmP.h:50,
from gamma_drv.c:34:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/hw_irq.h: In function `x86_do_profile':
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/hw_irq.h:195: warning: nested extern dec
laration of `prof_cpu_mask'
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/hw_irq.h:196: warning: nested extern dec
laration of `_stext'
In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/vmalloc.h:8,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/io.h:47,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/asm/pci.h:35,
from /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/pci.h:657,
from drmP.h:50,
from gamma_drv.c:34:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `bh_kmap':
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/include/linux/highmem.h:20: warning: pointer of type
`void *' used in arithmetic
In file included from gamma_drv.c:54:
drm_vm.h: In function `gamma_mmap':
drm_vm.h:462: warning: passing arg 1 of `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2' makes pointer from integer without a cast
drm_vm.h:462: incompatible type for argument 4 of `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2'
drm_vm.h:462: too few arguments to function `remap_page_range_R2baf18f2'
make: *** [gamma_drv.o] Error 1
[root@tirael drm]#

I tried the source obtained from http://www.xfree86.org/~alanh/ and the full Xfree source obtained from xfree86.org...
With both I get those messages...

Is there anything I can do to compile this thing , so I can get OpenGL support?

martinman · 05-31-2003, 07:19 PM

haha, wow this is really a pain in the neck.

If you wanna see what I'VE been through on this endless quest, check my recent posts...lol, i've started a topic which spanned 3 pages, and two more. I've been burning up my XF86Config with this, along with my kernels i've destroyed.

Short answer: For your own sake, wait until ATI releases drivers. If you're REALLY desperate, contact jpbarto on these forums, he seems to have some concoction worked up.

fatgod · 06-22-2003, 09:48 AM

Still got problems?

Check out the 4th post here...
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...222#post346221

I think that the DRM rpm is just a subset of drivers for Xfree. You don't need it. And ATI dont have offical drivers for xfree4.3 but this problem is addressed in the above post

Shade · 06-22-2003, 01:02 PM

Hey weird_guy --

First of all, make sure you have the source for your _exact_ kernel in /usr/src/linux-(kernelversion)

Recompile your kernel with the source you download, if you don't have the exact source. You can use the same configuration, copy the /usr/src/linux/.config toa backup location.

Check out this page and recompile your kernel from source first, if you dn't have the exact source for your machine.

http://www.kernelnewbies.org/faq/index.php3#compile

Then, go to http://www.schneider-digital.de/download/ati/
and get the drivers for 4.3.0 ... FireGL 8800/8700 should do it for you.

Just untar, run the instsall script, go to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/ and run ./make.sh
then
cd ..
and run as root
./make_install.sh

Change the driver section of your XF86Config-4 to use fglrx

And you should be in business

Note, you've gotta use 24 bit color depth to get it to work right.

Have fun.

Make sure your X install is working correctly by trying it out with the Vesa driver first, of course.

-Shade

weird_guy · 06-23-2003, 08:28 PM

I want to say something to you guys who tried to help me : THANK YOU!
I did what Shade and fatgod said and now I have full opengl support...

So here's what I did (just in case someone finds this topic someday):

I downloaded the kernel source code from kernel.org , untared it to /usr/src/linux-2.4.20 and compiled it WITHOUT DRI and MTRR support. Then , after rebooting with my new kernel , I installed the rpm from http://www.schneider-digital.de/download/ati/ and the module was built... Then , run fglrxconfig and it was good to go....

Again , thx for your help guys.... Now I can try some cool things here