ATI Radeon 9000, fglrx, ... ARRRGGGHHH!!!

zZeta · 09-20-2004, 05:33 AM

Hi to everyone!
I'm having lots of problem trying to configure ATI Radeon 9000 with Slackware 10 (full cd installation/no upgrades).
I read most of the posts on this subject, but everything i found seemed not to work properly. Well... nothing ever worked at all!!
Going with order:

1. tried installing ati fglrx.4.3.11.1 for XFree86 (someone said it would work with xorg), checked all suggestions in the forum, configured fglrx and started X:

glxinfo said Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0
Direct Rendering: NO

so tried renaming XFree86Config-4 to xorg.conf, as suggested, but everything got messed up and X failed to load (it fails to read symbols somewhere i can't remember/if useful i will post it exactly later on).
even i tried to link XFree86Config-4 to xorg.conf but got same problem.

2. Tried installing XFree "DRI" from dri.souceforge.org, Snapshot for ati r200 chip based and common Snapshot. In this case i managed to install common drivers but failed to install r200 (error: Can't compile image kernel / something like this).

I'm sorry all this seems a little confused (probably i am too).
If helpful, i will post all error messages later on (i don't have them now....)
Can anyone help me?

thanks
zZ

ratzoid · 10-17-2004, 06:59 AM

I have the same card, here is my only tip, it worked for me and it was not in the list of things you say you have tried. As root do:
xf86cfg
set the horz. syn and ver syn rates for me this was
31-48 and 50-60 so if your display is the same this may work for you
as a driver pick from the dropdown list fbdv
and if it looks better save it.

RHLinuxGUY · 10-17-2004, 03:47 PM

Pick radeon as your driver from your drop down list. fbdv isnt that just frame buffer? Well anyways, the DRI that comes with XFree works, and if you put back xorg it should still work.

SlackerLX · 12-13-2004, 11:19 AM

What he means, guys, he want 3D Acceleration which is impossible subject
I've been trying to set 3D on my ATI 9000 Pro for weeks now and nothing!
all comes after setting it and trying is that 3d rendering does not work:

Code:

$ glxinfo
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_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample
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_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_EXT_import_context
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.4 Mesa 5.0.2)
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

kcox920 · 01-03-2005, 10:27 PM

Bump!

Hey any update on this? I have a Radeon 9000 in my Toshiba A75. I would really like Acceleration on........