Ati issue with last drivers and kernel 2.6.15

gettone · 04-20-2006, 02:55 PM

Hello to everybody.
It's my first post here.

Distro : Slackware 10.2
My hardware: motherboard asus a7n8x-e with nvidia chipset, 1,5 GB ram, and others not useful
I've the follow issue about my ATI RADEON 9800 pro and kernel 2.6.15 with the following in the .config

Quote:

CONFIG_AGP=m
# CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_ATI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_INTEL is not set
CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA=m
# CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_EFFICEON is not set
# CONFIG_DRM is not set

I've installed the last ati drivers with installer, these ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-x86
I run aticonfig --initial...ok
When I reboot I've now the correct resolution for my lcd screen, but...

when I run kde I've the following modules :

Quote:

Module Size Used by
fglrx 468128 0
agpgart 29448 1 fglrx
snd_pcm_oss 47968 0
snd_mixer_oss 16896 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_intel8x0 29020 0
snd_ac97_codec 92000 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 1984 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 78536 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 20356 1 snd_pcm
snd 45284 6 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 7392 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8712 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
ipv6 241600 10
psmouse 36356 0

but I've no direct rendering ...this is my glxinfo :

Quote:

name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: ATI
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_ATI_pixel_format_float,
GLX_ATI_render_texture
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www_mesa3d_org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.2.1)
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 None
0x24 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 1 0 None
0x25 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 1 0 None
0x26 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 1 0 None
0x27 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 None
0x28 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 1 0 None
0x29 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 1 0 None
0x2a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 1 0 None

Help me please!

Tommy

Hendronicus · 04-20-2006, 03:36 PM

Hi,
I have one of these cards and although I don't run the "official" ATI drivers, maybe I can help. Did you enable ATI DRM in the kernel and did you remember to include I2 "bit banging interfaces" in there as well?
It worked for me.

gettone · 04-21-2006, 02:50 AM

Thanks guy, but I've already tryed to put DRM such a module, but It didn't work.
I also know that DRM can get you direct rendering only for video cards < or = 9200 radeon.
For the cards bigger than 9200 you need the ati drivers.