Hey guys, i haven't used linux in a while sad to say.
and i need to get back to it. i miss it...

i remember just a while back, i guess when UT2004 came out. you nad to do a BUNCH of stuff to get the drivers for the 9600 to work right in linux...

wondering if that is still the case today? or does ATI have a working driver that's...well...working?

thanx

Hi there, yes ATI has a reasonable driver for linux - go to their website www.ati.com and download the version 3.12 driver. Not sure what version of X windows you have, but this will run on X 4.3 or X.org 6.7. The package installs some build scripts into directory /lib/modules/fglrx. As root, open up a console and switch to directory /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod, then do:

1) chmod +x make.sh
2) ./make.sh
3) cd ..
4) chmod +x make_install.sh
5) ./make_install.sh

then run the configuration utility fglrxconfig to create a config file, making sure you save it with the correct file name (X 4.3 looks for XF86Config or XF86Config-4 while X.org 6.7 looks for xorg.conf) Once you reboot you should have the fglrx driver loaded.

thanks guy, ill try that when i get home from work.

To temporarily hijack this thread-
i'm trying to help out at a different forum with a few people having trouble with ATI and Suse.

When the ATI driver is properly installed, and you run sax2, does it show 3d enabled or not?

the guy i'm trying to help gets this:

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/4069/snapshot3.png

i have an nVidia card, so i'm not sure how its supposed to perform in Sax for his ATI.

thanks,
-myk

Well, I don't have Suse or sax2, but if this person opens up a console and does an 'lsmod' command, they should see the fglrx module loaded. If it is they can do the usual test commands: 'glxinfo', 'glxgears', and for ATI 'fgl_glxgears'.

we got it working, thanks

Hey guys. i got so so far but yet no cigar.

when i type LSMOD i do see the agpgart is running as with fglrx but there used by 0
so there not being used. and when ic heck the loaded driver it still says mesa...

now i have installed fglrx and km_fglrx, i put Load "dir" in the XF86Config and -4 file also.
i did the fglrxconfig and made sure to put Yes to load agpgart. as this is how i got it working last time...
but yet unused..

Any help out here? plmk thanks!

i followed and use the Driver from the suse site instead of ATI

and it seems to be working, im getting 2700, to 3200 with my 9600 pro
is that good?
or should it be higher?

That's pretty good fuzzai, I've got a radeon 8500 and I get about 2400 fps.