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Old 11-13-2005, 04:18 PM   #1
Chris107
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ATI driver not working with Radeon X700 Pro


I tried installing the ATI drivers after several attempts. Here's my installation log.


Code:
[Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
[Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched.
[Message] Kernel Module : Found kernel module build environment, generating kernel module now.
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
cleaning...
patching 'highmem.h'...
assuming new VMA API since we do have kernel 2.6.x...
doing Makefile based build for kernel 2.6.x and higher
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.14-1.1637_FC4/build SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.14-1.1637_FC4-x86_64'
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agp3.o
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/nvidia-agp.o
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.o
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c: In function ‘__fgl_agp_init’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c:8173: warning: ‘pm_register’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:107)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c: In function ‘__fgl_agp_cleanup’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c:8183: warning: ‘pm_unregister_all’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:117)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c: At top level:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c:6077: warning: ‘ati_gart_base’ defined but not used
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/i7505-agp.o
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o
In file included from /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:136:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.h:266:5: warning: "FIREGL_VMA_INFO" is not defined
In file included from /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/drm_proc.h:41,
                 from /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:298:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/drmP.h:561:5: warning: "__HAVE_VBL_IRQ" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/drmP.h:664:5: warning: "__HAVE_VBL_IRQ" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/drmP.h:936:5: warning: "__HAVE_SG" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:372:5: warning: "FIREGL_VMA_INFO" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:389:5: warning: "FIREGL_VMA_INFO" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘firegl_stub_putminor’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:543: warning: ‘inter_module_put’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:576)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:545: warning: ‘inter_module_unregister’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:573)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘firegl_stub_register’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:565: warning: ‘inter_module_register’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:572)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:596: warning: ‘inter_module_put’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:576)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘firegl_put_user_ptr’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1275: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1275: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1275: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1275: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘__ke_register_ioctl32_conversion’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:2365: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘register_ioctl32_conversion’
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘__ke_unregister_ioctl32_conversion’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:2370: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘unregister_ioctl32_conversion’
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘do_vm_kmap_nopage’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:2610: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘__ke_smp_call_function’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3899: warning: statement with no effect
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: At top level:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:2098: warning: ‘deferred_flush’ defined but not used
  LD [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/fglrx.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
Warning: could not find /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/.libfglrx_ip.a.GCC4.cmd for /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/libfglrx_ip.a.GCC4
*** Warning: "unregister_ioctl32_conversion" [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/fglrx.ko] undefined!
*** Warning: "register_ioctl32_conversion" [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/fglrx.ko] undefined!
  CC      /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/fglrx.mod.o
  LD [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/fglrx.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.14-1.1637_FC4-x86_64'
build succeeded with return value 0
duplicating results into driver repository...
done.
==============================
- creating symlink
- recreating module dependency list
- trying a sample load of the kernel module
failed.
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to install compiled kernel module - please consult readme.
Can anyone help? I'm running Fedora Core 4
 
Old 11-14-2005, 08:59 AM   #2
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It looks like you might not have all the pre-reqs met.

You need to make usre you got the right version of the fglrx for your XFree86 or Xorg, and then you will need to check for agpgart, glibc 2.2 or 2.3, posix shared memory. It looks like your kernel source is installed based ont he first few lines, so that much is okay, I would think.

You can find more deatils on my website, or using the official ATI New Installation Instructions on the same page you got both your downloads(the ATI script for installing the drivers, and the rpm for fglrx) from.
 
Old 11-14-2005, 03:48 PM   #3
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I eventually got my hardware acceleration to work after following THESE instructions. I needed to update my kernel to 2.6.14-1 and then reinstall the driver onto that kernel version. I ran the fglrxconfig and after a reboot it worked.
 
  


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