Multimedia problems in -current
Hi
I have installed -current on my PC, not trying to setup it. So have 2 problems: 1. Cannot install AMD driver for video. ./amd-driver-install*run --buildpkg finishes with error of unfounded version.h Tryied to do instructions from here - that instruction is fake I think because it is already broken on 3rd step(not such /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod directory left after installer breaks). 2. There are no sound in any browser I run: opera, firefox, chrome. But Amarok plays nicely. mp3blaster to. Installed pulseaudio from SBo - no result Is there any workable solutions for such problems? EDIT: part1 not more necessary now, since driver causes segfault of X. |
Have you installed the kernel-source package. Typically most driver requires kernel source in order to compile a module linked to the kernel
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Full installation of course. I have managed to trick it.
1. Run installer, select wanted action to do(to build package for instance), but not confirm it. 2. Switch to other terminal, navigate to temporary directory created by installer, and apply patch there. 3. Confirm action. Now it works. Installed, rebooted, configured, running X. But soon enough happened bad think: X segfaulted in fglrx code(google chrome in stack trace present also). So for now I reverted back. But second problem not solved yet. |
that's not how to properly build the driver
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willysr, that how it builds. And since there is no alternative it is properly build river by definition.
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You can create the lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod directory using root
I think Henry has created that directory before as he continuously following Catalyst driver development |
So I did it. It is empty now, but exists! Then, as instruction advices, I did "patch -p0 <3.8.patch" there, and? surprise, surprise, it fails, because patch cannot patch non-existing files.
Nothing changed! Installer does not uses that path. And Henry's algorithm as much useless as our conversation here. |
did you run the installer first? It's said that when you encounter any error, exit the installer and start patching it
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Nobody here is on Slackware Call Center Support! That guy spent his time, trying to help you, out of generosity. You should respect that. |
willysr, I DID it. I am mature enough to follow instructions without errors.
1. change directory to the path where the installer is DONE. In my case it is /usr/src 2. run the installer as root (superuser): # ./amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run DONE. 3. follow the instructions, at the end of installation process you will get notice that there are some errors. DONE. Yes, there was errors. 4. exit the installer DONE. 5. at console, copy the patch file (fglrx-3.8.patch) to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/ NOT DONE. There is not any /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/ directory. OK, created it(it is empty now), on copied given patch file. DONE. 6. (optional, if you don't find version.h in /lib/modules/3.8.2/build/include/linux) Make symlink of version.h: # ln -s /lib/modules/3.8.2/build/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /lib/modules/3.8.2/build/include/linux/version.h DONE. In my case it was 3.8.4-smp 7. change directory to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/ DONE. 8. patch the fglrx source: # patch -p0 < fglrx-3.8.patch NOT DONE. patch asks me for file name to patch to. What I should answer here? 9. compile the fglrx modules: # ./make.sh # cd .. # ./make_install.sh NOT CAN DO. There is no such files make.sh and make_install.sh 10. reboot NOT DONE. No reason. Quote:
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./amd-driver-installer-13.1-x86.x86_64.run --extract catalyst_files |
If you run slackware-current it will probably not work anyway.
Xorg is too new for catalyst driver (unless there was a new catalyst update). (I am still running the old xorg here...) |
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And YES, I did tried that too. Failed and failed again. So forget that. Now I interested in second issue more(no sound in browsers). |
Forget that instructions. Here is how you can make a properly installation of your fglrx in Slackware:
1. Be sure that that the symlink /usr/src/linux-3.8.4/include/linux/version.h exists. 2. mkdir -p /etc/ati/patch 3. copy the provided fglrx-3.8.patch patch (which is correct) as /etc/ati/patch/patch-9.012-3.8.4-smp 4. run ./amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg 5. Install the new generated fglrx-9.012-x86-1.tgz package. 6. run aticonfig --initial |
Are you running Slackware64-Current or Slackware-Current?
Just to be sure since the driver mentioned is for x86_64 |
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