how do i install a ati 9200SE on my fedora core 7?? please help me!

gundumfx · 09-29-2007, 12:31 PM

how do i install a ati 9200SE on my fedora core 7?? please help me!
well i have a ati 9200SE card an i need to know or have to install that card to my fedora core 7. because if it is not installed then if i use beryl then my cpu can burn out.
so please help me

Simon Bridge · 10-01-2007, 12:00 AM

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if i use beryl then my cpu can burn out

Your CPU won't burn out - beryl will just be unusably slow. But that's what you mean, right?

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i have a ati 9200SE card an i need to know or have to install that card

Well first you have to physically insert and secure the card to an AGP or PCI-Express slot on your motherboard. You've done this right? What happened?

Many people find it helps to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf so the driver in the graphic card section reads "radeon" or "vesa" first. This makes sure that you can see something when you boot with the new card.

To use the 3D acceleration, get online and:

yum install kmod-fglrx
init 3
ati-fglrx-config-display enable
init 5

Reference:
http://www.fedorafaq.org/#radeon (yes, I know it is for FC6, but it is the same stuff.)
http://www.mjmwired.net (also read to understand f7 better)

To get beryl working with this card is more problematical.

[edit: just checking - it seems you may have some HW 3D acceleration with the Free "radeon" driver... try and see. (man radeon)]

gundumfx · 10-01-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon Bridge

Your CPU won't burn out - beryl will just be unusably slow. But that's what you mean, right?
Well first you have to physically insert and secure the card to an AGP or PCI-Express slot on your motherboard. You've done this right? What happened?

Many people find it helps to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf so the driver in the graphic card section reads "radeon" or "vesa" first. This makes sure that you can see something when you boot with the new card.

To use the 3D acceleration, get online and:

yum install kmod-fglrx
init 3
ati-fglrx-config-display enable
init 5

Reference:
http://www.fedorafaq.org/#radeon (yes, I know it is for FC6, but it is the same stuff.)
http://www.mjmwired.net (also read to understand f7 better)

To get beryl working with this card is more problematical.

[edit: just checking - it seems you may have some HW 3D acceleration with the Free "radeon" driver... try and see. (man radeon)]

well thanks for all the info but thing is i have everything set an gfx card been inserted in my motherboard but i do not have the cd that came with my gfx card an that way you can install it to the computer so what i need is a way i can istall my gfx card instead of the cd because i lost it. soo i need help there

Simon Bridge · 10-03-2007, 03:33 AM

You don't need the CD - that's for windows users.
I gave you instructions to install the card in my last post - did you try them?

gundumfx · 10-04-2007, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Simon Bridge

You don't need the CD - that's for windows users.
I gave you instructions to install the card in my last post - did you try them?

ok so i will just have to follow what you wrote in your last post for my gfx card to be installed?? in my fc7

Simon Bridge · 10-04-2007, 05:13 PM

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ok so i will just have to follow what you wrote in your last post

yes

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for my gfx card

yep

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to be installed??

yup

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in my fc7

yes already... go for it.

Without the card: su -c gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
... change whatever driver is in there to "radeon",
... enable DRI,

... by example: when you look through xorg.conf make sure:

Section "Module" includes Load "dri" and Load "glx"

... one of your Section "Device" entries is for your graphics card, make sure it says Driver "radeon". (There are special switches to the radeon driver that can be included as options later. Read the man page for details.)

... and right at the bottom you have:

Code:

Section "DRI"
        Mode    0666
EndSection

... save and shut down.

Plug the card in - make sure it is properly seated, make sure BIOS accepts your AGP or PCI-express card before the onboard (normally default) - switch on.

You are now using the new graphics card - well done.

... from the "radeon" man page:

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radeon is an Xorg driver for ATI RADEON based video cards. It contains full support for 8, 15, 16 and 24 bit pixel depths, dual-head setup, flat panel, hardware 2D acceleration, hardware 3D acceleration (experimental on R300 and R400 series cards), hardware cursor, XV extension, and the Xinerama extension.
[snip]
The radeon driver supports PCI and AGP video cards based on the following ATI chips
[snip]
RV280 Radeon 9200PRO/9200/9200SE, M9+
[snip]

This all is saying that 3D acceleration for your RV280 chipset is provided out-of-the-box by the Linux kernel, enjoy.