LinuxQuestions.org - ati radeon 9700 pro drivers || slackware 9

- Linux - Newbie (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/)

- - ati radeon 9700 pro drivers || slackware 9 (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/ati-radeon-9700-pro-drivers-%7C%7C-slackware-9-a-55064/)

ati radeon 9700 pro drivers || slackware 9

hi. i downloaded drivers from the ati site. ive never had a problem with these drivers on redhat. i just installed slackware not too long ago and decided to install the ati drivers to fix the refresh rate. i get this error:

Code:

# rpm -Uhv fglrx-glc22-4\[1\].2.0-2.5.1.i586.rpm

error: failed dependencies:

        /bin/sh  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        /bin/sh  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        /bin/sh  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        /bin/sh  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        ld-linux.so.2  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libc.so.6  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libdl.so.2  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libm.so.6  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libpthread.so.0  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libX11.so.6  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libXext.so.6  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        /bin/bash  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0)  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1)  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3)  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.0)  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.1)  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0)  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

        libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.0)  is needed by fglrx-glc22-4.2.0-2.5.1

my eyes are hurting! please help!

Try using rpm2tgz to convert it to a slackware package.

Using rpm's on Slack is a bit of
an odd thing to do ... I'd recommend
you manually verify that all requirements
are actually met, and if they are,
run

Code:

rpm -i --nodeps fglrx-glc22-4\[1\].2.0-2.5.1.i586.rpm

You might want to verify that all files in the rpm
live in the same directories that the Slackware ones
are in ...

Good luck :}

Cheers,
Tink

P.S.: Or do what Bern said ;)

Quote:

Originally posted by Aussie
Try using rpm2tgz to convert it to a slackware package.

i tried that and it gave me 3 dirs. i read this on another post it said replace the contents of these dir. but when i did i got an error in kde. not sure. im fairly new so i wouldnt know how to read errors.

ill try what tinkster said right now.

Quote:

Originally posted by Tinkster

rpm -i --nodeps fglrx-glc22-4\[1\].2.0-2.5.1.i586.rpm

i have my kernel source 2.4.20 and extracted it.
its in /usr/src/linux-2.4.20 with a symlink to linux

i went to the /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod and ran the make.sh script and it gave me:

/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod# ./make.sh
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
kernel includes at /lib/modules/2.4.20/build/include not found or incomplete
file: /lib/modules/2.4.20/build/include/linux/version.h

one more thing i just noticed. i remember seeing that i have xfree86-4.3.0 and the driver is for 4.2. Ugh. this complicates things right? can i still use these drivers? if so, how? if not, then what? my eyes are killing me! thanks in advance for your help.

First, as you just noticed , 2.5.1 _is_not_compatible_ with XFree-4.3.0, ...don't even think about it.

Second, kernel sources are not enough, the driver requires a kernel built for i586 or better, compiling and installing your own kernel will also create the required header files and will solve both problems.

So, get this new, XFree-4.3.0 compatible driver , unzip it, you'll find the driver in rpm format inside.

Then you can use this procedure to install.

HTH

Quote:

[i]
Second, kernel sources are not enough, the driver requires a kernel built for i586 or better, compiling and installing your own kernel will also create the required header files and will solve both problems.

So, get this new, XFree-4.3.0 compatible driver , unzip it, you'll find the driver in rpm format inside.

Then you can use this procedure to install.

HTH [/B]

so youre saying i need to compile i new kernel just to fix my refresh rate?

i got the driver from the URL specified which seems to be the same driver i got from ati website. and followed the instructions verbatim. i got as far as extracting the tar.gz file. this is what it extracted.

lib/ opt/ usr/

the things in the lib already exist. the script there gives me the same error.

help. feeling frustrated and thinking i should switch to another distro =[