Hi

Had my ATI driver all installed nicely and NOT showing Mesa but ATI when run fglrxinfo

so now i tried to install 3ddesktop and it required something called Imlib2, so i installed that package.
After this my 3D was gone and i see Mesa again running fglrxinfo.

I thought that this Imlib2 had screwed up things with modules so i reinstalled my DRI pkg and
reinstalled drivers successfully. Still no go - Mesa!

What should i do? what could have gone wrong?

Thanks
Alex

here are some more details:

below is my XFree log, which gives an error very similar to the one i was getting when i did not install DRI package.

- So i rebuilt kernel (same configuration that 3d was working with)

- rebuilt DRIpackage (one i used initially)

- reinstalled ATI drivers

= still no luck


when i was installing 3ddesktop i had to change the env variable: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib

and exported it. Could it be my problem? I dont even know what to try now...

please help


(II) fglrx(0): driver needs XFree86 version: 4.3.x
(II) fglrx(0): detected XFree86 version: 4.3.0
(II) Loading extension ATIFGLRXDRI
(II) fglrx(0): doing DRIScreenInit
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:2:0:0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card1
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card2
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card3
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card4
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card5
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card6
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card7
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card8
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card9
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card10
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card11
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card12
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card13
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card14
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -1000
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card1
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card2
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card3
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card4
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card5
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card6
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card7
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card8
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card9
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card10
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card11
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card12
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card13
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card14
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] drmOpen failed
(EE) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit failed!
(WW) fglrx(0): ***********************************************
(WW) fglrx(0): * DRI initialization failed! *
(WW) fglrx(0): * (maybe driver kernel module missing or bad) *
(WW) fglrx(0): * 2D acceleraton available (MMIO) *
(WW) fglrx(0): * no 3D acceleration available *
(WW) fglrx(0): ********************************************* *
(II) fglrx(0): FBADPhys: 0xd0000000 FBMappedSize: 0x08000000
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM initialized for area (0,0)-(1152,8191)
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM auto alloc for area (0,0)-(1152,864) (front color buffer - assumption)
(==) fglrx(0): Backing store disabled
(==) fglrx(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) fglrx(0): Using hardware cursor (scanline 864)
(II) fglrx(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1152 x 7323
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) fglrx(0): DPMS enabled
(II) fglrx(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
Screen to screen bit blits
Solid filled rectangles
Solid Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Offscreen Pixmaps
Setting up tile and stipple cache:
32 128x128 slots
32 256x256 slots
16 512x512 slots
(II) fglrx(0): Acceleration enabled
(II) fglrx(0): Direct rendering disabled
(II) Loading extension FGLRXEXTENSION
(II) Loading extension ATITVOUT
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM

Can anyone help me?
Sorry for the lengthy post.

just to give a clearer picture:

- I had 3d working i.e fglrxinfo showed ATI drivers (not MESA)
- I even tried to play UT2K4 to make sure there is 3d acceleration

- I wanted to install 3ddesktop application. It failed to install because of some header file missing.
- I looked up and found the package that contained the missing .h (name: Imlib2)
- downloaded rpm version of the package -> installed it , then 3ddesktop couldn't find some module
- I adjusted LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable (LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib and EXPORTed it, since that helped me once before) and tried to compile 3ddesk again -> that did not work
- I downloaded the source for Imlib2 and installed -> that went smooth
- I finally was able to install the 3ddesk
- tried to run it -> said that there is no 3d (dont exactly remember the exact message - like there is no drm or something)
but i knew that my 3d was working fine already
so i checked fglrxinfo right after all that and was shocked: it displayed MESA drivers


the XFree log error messages i posted in my previous posts of this thread
then i tried to recompile kernel, driver, dri - but nothing seems to help at all.

one more thing:
I tried to launch /sbin/generate_modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf
and it returned:
modprobe: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented

Warning: not translating path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/2.6

(depmod -V returns: module-init-tools 3.0 and modprobe -V returns the same thing) but that command was working fine before. I launched it because i saw that dripkg install.sh updated the modules.conf file and i know that the file is used by earlier kernels. But to translate this file into modprobe.conf i should launch the generate-modperobe.conf script.
So i did. Strange thing it says: =/lib/modules/2.6
there is no folder 2.6 in my lib/modules , but there is 2.6.5 - same as the kernel version i am running.

I really dont want to reformat and reinstall the whole linux now. But this is getting very frustrating.

Thanks
Alex

ok it seems like i am talking to myself here

anyway i sort of made a progress and found out how to get the 3d back!

that involved:
exiting the X: # init 3
then manually load:
# modprobe fglrx
and
# modprobe nvidia_agp

and after i relaunch X
# startx
i get the 3d enabled!


Now , next question - how do i make those two modules load automatically before X launches?

Thanks
Alex

Load them at boot by adding them to the module loading script that your distro uses, in slackware it's /etc/rc.d/rc.modules - I'd like to tell you what it is in your distro but as you havn't bothered to fill tell us what distro you use in your member info section,
(<-----below your user name),
I can't.

i had figured it

/etc/rc.d/ld.sysinit (or something)


it worked


Alex