VIA KT400 chipset and agpgart

init · 02-18-2004, 07:55 AM

jpbarto, Yes I get the same error with my 2.4 kernel

Osis · 02-20-2004, 10:49 AM

This patch i mentioned before is for fglrx drivers fglrx-3.2.8-fix-amd-adv-spec.patch

how you can see that it;s for version 3.2.8 but funcion whitch body has to be commented out still are in dirvers 3.7.0 so when i comment out this stuff i can use built-in-kernel agpgart

I got sam error before, but whan i carefully made patch (by hand) this msg was gone.

and jpbarto

I dond't know about message becose i use killall gdm to shut-down x-windows

jpbarto · 02-20-2004, 01:52 PM

I haven't had a chance to really look at it yet. I put some comments into the generic_free_gatt_table (or something to that effect) but that doesn't seem to be the problem. As soon as I finish this midterm for class I should have some more time to give to it. I'll let you guys know what I find out.

jpbarto

katu · 02-29-2004, 03:17 AM

Hi, I've been reading this thread and I've tried almost everything here but I can't get 3d acceleration

.
I am running Debian unstable, kernel 2.4.24
Radeon 9200, MSI KT4AV motherboard, AMD 2500+
X version 4.3

right now I'm trying the Schneider drivers 3.2.8. But I tried also the Ati ones.

The situation is I can load fglrx module, but lsmod | grep fglrx lists:
fglrx 173928 0 (unused)
When the module is loaded X start much faster, but glxgears don't run at all

their output is:

Code:

Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual

my XFree86.0.log is here:
http://druid.if.uj.edu.pl/~tyler/logs/XFree86.0.log

but the most interesting parts seem to be:

Code:

(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): ********************************************* *

Code:

(II) fglrx(0): Direct rendering disabled

Code:

(EE) [GLX]: Failed to add GLX extension (NVIDIA XFree86 driver not found)

Ok, I recompied my kernel for the first time lately, but everything else seems to work. (note: I can't load the external agpgart module: the result from dmesg is:
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 439M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
)

Aniother thing is I used to have a Nvidia card before (I also never managed to get OpenGL

so maybe that's why it's looking for NVIDIA drivers... )
Please help...
Thanks,
Katu

jpbarto · 03-01-2004, 07:40 AM

Katu, are you using ATI's agpgart module? Also did you modify the fglrx source so that when it tries to setup the KT400 it uses via_kt400_setup instead of via_generic_setup?

katu · 03-01-2004, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jpbarto
Katu, are you using ATI's agpgart module? Also did you modify the fglrx source so that when it tries to setup the KT400 it uses via_kt400_setup instead of via_generic_setup?

Yes, if this means answering "yes" to the internal agpgart in the fglrxconfig questions.
And yes I changed agpgart_be.c. to via_kt400_setup for the 8377 chipset which I have (line 6073).

Code:

 grep AGPGART /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
 Option "UseInternalAGPGART"         "yes"

I don't know what's going on...
here's my XF86Config just in case:
http://druid.if.uj.edu.pl/~tyler/logs/XF86Config-4

Katu

UnTamed · 03-01-2004, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by katu
(EE) [GLX]: Failed to add GLX extension (NVIDIA XFree86 driver not found) ...
...Aniother thing is I used to have a Nvidia card before (I also never managed to get OpenGL so maybe that's why it's looking for NVIDIA drivers... )
Please help...
Thanks,
Katu

This is where your errors comes from, remove the libraries your nV driver installed before you can see if everything else you did, paid off.

...they install the libGL under /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.x.<version> ...IIANM

katu · 03-01-2004, 06:00 PM

Hah!

Code:

8527 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1705.400 FPS
8763 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1752.600 FPS
8791 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1758.200 FPS
8773 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1754.600 FPS
8791 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1758.200 FPS
8791 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1758.200 FPS
8791 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1758.200 FPS

I would bear your children if it were biologically possible

. I uninstalled the nvidia drivers reinstalled xlibmesa packages and used the procedure described above. Thank you very much UnTamed and jpbarto.

Katu (off to install Unreal Tournament, while playing tuxracer ;>)

jpbarto · 03-02-2004, 08:55 AM

Excellent. And if you mean UT2004 /demo be careful... that thing crashes like a drunk driver on prom night. It even brought down my Windows box three times. Its great fun when it works but it sucks having to reboot the machine after a crash.

Valgar · 03-07-2004, 12:20 PM

Hallo to all.
Sorry for hasking but i have the same message of the "disable 4 meg" ecc ecc...
Where i have to put the line "mem:nopentium" in?
And...when i test the lilo.conf (with the tool of kde)i have some strange errors that tell me that the config don't work...and if i use "probe" then come with some other kernel in lilo startup.....
I have updated the kernel source using mandrake-update but don't recompile them...is for that?

frandalla · 03-11-2004, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sambartle
I have the Via KT400 on my Abit KD7 board with 8xAGP and i run an 8x Abit Siluro Ti4200 in linux fine.

I just had to add:

"options nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1 NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1 NVreg_ReqAGPRATE=8"

underneath the "alias char_major_195 nvidia"

in /etc/modules.conf

and restart X

(oh and use "option" "NVAgp" "3" in XF86Config as agpgart doesnt support 8x)

Its not the best solution but is a walkaround for nvidia owners at least

Where Should I put the NVAgp Option? In which section it goes????? or it doesn't matter?
where did you put it?

320mb · 03-11-2004, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by frandalla
Where Should I put the NVAgp Option? In which section it goes????? or it doesn't matter?
where did you put it?

it goes on a seperate line right under the "Driver" "nvidia"

chronom1 · 03-19-2004, 02:52 PM

Alright!. I got 3d acceleration working on my ati radeon 9800 SE.
The only problem is that I get some screwy stuff on the screen when rendering opengl. It looks like the color green gets distorted. I have a soyo kt333 but it also has some letters at the end of that. Its half-way between a kt400 and kt333. It has all kt400 specs except the agp slot is 4x rather than 8x. Linux I think is trying to run it at 8x and so It is getting distorted. Is there an option I can put in the XF86Config-4 file to set the agp speed. Thanks. I hope this works. Otherwise Ill switch over to kernel 2.6

deimos_cz · 01-09-2005, 06:27 PM

hi there,
I'm trying to run 3D acceleration on this HW. All questions and answers before are about better Ati cards, so I do not know if applying this would work for me.
I have no AGP/DRI/etc. in dmesg. I have kernel 2.4.28 and don't know if I should use external or internal agpgart, because I couldn't find any driver for Ati 7500. Yes, there is support for Ati 7500 in kernel but it seems not working with my A7V600.
it would be nice having my graphic card working with my new MB.

tricky_linux · 01-09-2005, 07:13 PM

let's not waste another million post for something that's bee discussed *infinitive* times
just read this whole thread and u should be fine
and before u post, search for ur subject plz