Is this compatible?

cyblord · 09-23-2005, 10:58 PM

Yup, I added the bustype pci option under section devices (ati only), but it didn't seem to change anything. everything works fine after the "system is starting up screen". I think I might have to install some drivers for the kernel only?

Unmindfulawe · 09-24-2005, 12:23 AM

Unfortunately I'm not sure what you can do to fix that problem. Sorry.

Michael

triffo · 10-18-2005, 02:16 AM

So,

I too installed the proprietary ATI drivers and then ran fglrxconfig.

After rebooting, running fglrxinfo yields the following:

Quote:

Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0.0 screen: 0
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)

From a previous entry in this thread, it looks like I shouldn't be seeing any MESA references after the ATI install. Any suggestions?

More details: I just installed CentOS 4.1; my machine is an IBM T43p with an ATI FireGL v3200. glxgears as it stands now gives:

Quote:

Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
1906 frames in 5.0 seconds = 381.200 FPS
3503 frames in 5.0 seconds = 700.600 FPS
3503 frames in 5.0 seconds = 700.600 FPS
3503 frames in 5.0 seconds = 700.600 FPS
3541 frames in 5.0 seconds = 708.200 FPS

fgl_glxgears produces:

Quote:

Using GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Major opcode of failed request: 143 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 5 (X_GLXMakeCurrent)
Serial number of failed request: 30
Current serial number in output stream: 30

Unmindfulawe · 10-18-2005, 12:54 PM

Well, it looks like your installation went awry. With your system you should be seeing frame rates from 2000 - 4000 FPS. You shouldn't see Mesa at all. The only advice that I can give you is to make sure that you have the kernel source packages, rpm, and glibc installed before initiating your driver install. Unfortunately I'm unfamiliar with CentOS so I am unable to give you the specifics on how to determine whether or not you have those packages installed. But they must be present in order for the installation to go as you want it to.....smoothly. You can try using the command "rpm -qa" as root; this will show all rpm packages you have installed. Then you can search for glibc, and the kernel source. If you don't see them within the list then they have to be installed. I hope that helps a little bit.

triffo · 10-18-2005, 11:47 PM

Thanks for the reply,

I spent most of the day debugging random install issues with my T43p/CentOS, and at one point saw 'xorg.conf' in my home directory. I had made a backup of the copy in /etc/X11/, thinking that fglrxconfig would overwrite my old xorg.conf. (Didn't bother to check :0 ).

Sure enough, doing a diff on the backup versus the 'new' xorg.conf in /etc/X11 didn't show anything; the real 'new' configuration file was the one in my home directory. Not sure if that is how it is supposed to work - I thought it would place it in /etc/X11.

Anyway, I now get ATI specific information when running fglrxinfo, fgl_glxgears runs, and glxgears is producing a little over 2000fps (if I remember right).

(I am happy.)

Unmindfulawe · 10-19-2005, 01:06 AM

I'm glad that all is well. It's no problem for the reply. Have fun.