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Slackware64-current and ATi Proprietary Driver

Hello,

Yesterday I update my Slackware64-current installation to the latest update, kernel is working fine and the system is able to boot normally, but my ATi driver (version 10.2) refuse to install, even the installer option to generate Slackware package does not work anymore.

Is this because of the update to bash 4.1.2 in current tree? Here's the error message:

Code:

# sudo ./ati-driver-installer-10-2-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Slackware/All

Created directory fglrx-install.bDeiTR

Verifying archive integrity... All good.

Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.702

==================================================

 ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager

==================================================

Generating package: Slackware/All

./packages/Slackware/ati-packager.sh: line 56: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `]'

./packages/Slackware/ati-packager.sh: line 406: syntax error: unexpected end of file

./packages/Slackware/ati-packager.sh: line 56: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `]'

./packages/Slackware/ati-packager.sh: line 406: syntax error: unexpected end of file

Error: Distro Version entered incorrectly or not supported, use --listpkg to identify valid distro versions

Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.bDeiTR

My Graphic adapter (Radeon HD 5750) cannot use the radeonhd opensource driver at the moment, as it is not supported yet. Anybody has the same problem as me? Please share your experience in using -current and ATi driver.

What error do you get when you type startx?

Even if you get it to install, it will not work. Neither kernel 2.6.33 nor X server 1.7.* are supported. There are patches for 2.6.33 mentioned here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ml#post3884129

That that still doesn't solve the X server 1.7.* problem. Hopefully a new version of catalyst will be released this month or next month with the necessary support.

'radeon' from git does support 2D modesetting in UMS and KMS, but there is no 2D or 3D acceleration.

Adam

I just got the driver package build on kernel 2.6.33 (using the patch), I need to extract the driver package and edit the Slackware build script manually (remove a '[' in line 56), but X will not start even the fglrx module is loaded. I will try to downgrade xorg-server to version 1.7.4, I just that hope that works.

Here's the error message when starting X using fglrx driver:

Code:

Current version of pixman: 0.16.6

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org

        to make sure that you have the latest version.

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Mar  6 21:54:34 2010

(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

dlopen: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so: undefined symbol: UpdateSpriteForScreen

(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so

(EE) Failed to load module "fglrx" (loader failed, 7)

(EE) No drivers available.

And here's the error message when starting X using radeonhd driver:

Code:

Current version of pixman: 0.16.6

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org

        to make sure that you have the latest version.

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Mar  6 21:55:44 2010

(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

dlopen: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/radeonhd_drv.so: undefined symbol: resVgaShared

(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/radeonhd_drv.so

(EE) Failed to load module "radeonhd" (loader failed, 7)

(EE) No drivers available.

The strange things is on the previous radeonhd version I did not get the undefined symbol error, is this means that my card is still unsupported by the open source radeonhd driver?

I'm using vesa driver at the moment, will the radeonhd driver from git works with my Radeon HD 5750 on xorg-server 1.7.5?

Thanks.

Version-6.12.99 says

radeon is an Xorg driver for ATI RADEON based video cards with the following features:

· Full support for 8, 15, 16 and 24 bit pixel depths;
· RandR 1.2 and RandR 1.3 support;
· TV-out support (only on R/RV/RS1xx, R/RV/RS2xx, R/RV/RS3xx. Experimental support on R/RV5xx, R/RV6xx, and
R/RV7xx through the ATOMTvOut option);
· Full EXA 2D acceleration;
· Full XAA 2D acceleration (only on R/RV/RS1xx, R/RV/RS2xx, R/RV/RS3xx, R/RV/RS4xx, R/RV5xx, RS6xx. XAA Render
acceleration supported only on R/RV100, R/RV/RS2xx and RS3xx);
· Textured XVideo acceleration including anti-tearing support (Bicubic filtering only available on R/RV3xx,
R/RV/RS4xx, R/RV5xx, and RS6xx);
· Overlay XVideo acceleration (only on R/RV/RS1xx, R/RV/RS2xx, R/RV/RS3xx, R/RV/RS4xx);
· 3D acceleration (not supported on R/RV6xx and R/RV/RS7xx);

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ack_iix (Post 3888272)

I'm using vesa driver at the moment, will the radeonhd driver from git works with my Radeon HD 5750 on xorg-server 1.7.5?

Thanks.

radeonhd from git will not work with the HD5750. radeon from git will, however.

Adam