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Debian wheezy user looking for some help getting my amd drivers to work correctly.

Downloaded the latest driver from amd (13.4) and did an automatic install of them. Everything seemed fine but when I try to run amdcccle or amdconfig I get the following:

Code:

amdcccle: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32

So I completely removed/purged amd drivers, xorg.conf & fglrx. Then tried to install with a distro specific package. Doing so gives me the following:

Code:

root@D3B1AN:/home/ac1d/Downloads# sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13-4-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Debian/stable

Created directory fglrx-install.Tw5CX0

Verifying archive integrity... All good.

Uncompressing AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver-12.104............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............................................

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AMD Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver Installer/Packager

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Generating package: Debian/stable

cp: cannot stat `/home/ac1d/Downloads/fglrx-install.Tw5CX0/x710_64a/*': No such file or directory

Package build failed!

Package build utility output:

dpkg-buildpackage: source package fglrx-installer

dpkg-buildpackage: source version 12.104-1

dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by AMD: Advanced Micro Devices. <http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html>

dpkg-source --before-build fglrx.JupB9b

dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64

debian/rules build

dh_testdir

# move licenses away from binary dir

if [ ! -d usr/share/doc/fglrx ]; then \

mkdir -p usr/share/doc/fglrx; \

mv usr/X11R6/bin/LICENSE.* usr/share/doc/fglrx; \

fi

# set executable on user apps

find usr/X11R6/bin -type f | xargs chmod a+x

# remove exec bit from files that don't deserve it

find usr/X11R6/include \

usr/X11R6/lib \

usr/X11R6/lib64 \

usr/share usr/src -type f | xargs chmod -x

find: `usr/X11R6/include': No such file or directory

find lib -not -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod -x

find lib -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod +x

# set proper permissions on /etc files

if [ -d etc/ati ]; then \

chmod 755 etc/ati ; \

chmod 644 etc/ati/* ; \

chmod a+x etc/ati/*.sh ; \

fi

if [ -f debian/fglrx.default ]; then \

mv -v debian/fglrx.default debian/fglrx; \

fi

`debian/fglrx.default' -> `debian/fglrx'

# remove exec bit from 64-bit libs too

find usr/X11R6/lib64 -type f | xargs chmod -x

debian/rules binary

dh_testdir

# move licenses away from binary dir

if [ ! -d usr/share/doc/fglrx ]; then \

mkdir -p usr/share/doc/fglrx; \

mv usr/X11R6/bin/LICENSE.* usr/share/doc/fglrx; \

fi

# set executable on user apps

find usr/X11R6/bin -type f | xargs chmod a+x

# remove exec bit from files that don't deserve it

find usr/X11R6/include \

usr/X11R6/lib \

usr/X11R6/lib64 \

usr/share usr/src -type f | xargs chmod -x

find: `usr/X11R6/include': No such file or directory

find lib -not -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod -x

find lib -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod +x

# set proper permissions on /etc files

if [ -d etc/ati ]; then \

chmod 755 etc/ati ; \

chmod 644 etc/ati/* ; \

chmod a+x etc/ati/*.sh ; \

fi

if [ -f debian/fglrx.default ]; then \

mv -v debian/fglrx.default debian/fglrx; \

fi

# remove exec bit from 64-bit libs too

find usr/X11R6/lib64 -type f | xargs chmod -x

dh_testdir

dh_testroot

dh_clean -k

dh_clean: dh_clean -k is deprecated; use dh_prep instead

dh_clean: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_installdirs

dh_installdirs: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

# Create the directories to install into

dh_installdirs -pfglrx-driver \

usr \

usr/lib/xorg \

usr/lib/xorg/modules \

usr/lib/dri \

usr/bin \

usr/sbin \

etc/acpi \

etc/acpi/events \

etc/default \

etc/X11/Xsession.d

dh_installdirs: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

# the amd64 package includes 32bit compatibility libraries

dh_installdirs -pfglrx-driver \

emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib \

emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib/xorg \

emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib/xorg/modules \

emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib/dri

dh_installdirs: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_installdirs -pfglrx-driver-dev \

usr \

usr/include \

usr/lib

dh_installdirs: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_installdirs -pfglrx-kernel-src \

usr/src/modules/fglrx \

usr/src/modules/fglrx/debian

dh_installdirs: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_installdirs -A -pfglrx-amdcccle \

usr \

usr/bin \

usr/share \

usr/share/applnk \

usr/share/applications \

usr/share/icons \

usr/share/pixmaps

dh_installdirs: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_installdirs -p \

usr/src

dh_installdirs: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_install

dh_install: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_install -pfglrx-driver "usr/X11R6/bin/fgl*" "usr/bin"

dh_install: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_install -pfglrx-driver "usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig" "usr/bin"

dh_install: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_install -pfglrx-driver "usr/sbin/atieventsd" "usr/sbin"

dh_install: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_installman -pfglrx-driver "usr/share/man/man8/atieventsd.8"

dh_installman: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

# amd64 needs some library redirection

dh_install -pfglrx-driver "usr/X11R6/lib64/*.so*" "usr/lib"

dh_install: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_install -pfglrx-driver "usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri" "usr/lib"

dh_install: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

dh_install -pfglrx-driver "usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/linux" "usr/lib/xorg/modules"

dh_install: Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level 4 in use)

cp: cannot stat `./usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/linux': No such file or directory

dh_install: cp -a ./usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/linux debian/fglrx-driver/usr/lib/xorg/modules/ returned exit code 1

make: *** [binary] Error 2

dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2

Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.Tw5CX0

why not add contrib and nonfree repositories and install Fglrx using synaptic

Not sure if fglrx comes with catalyst control center. Which I need due to having multiple monitors, or do I? That being said how would I go about adding those?

There is the debian 'how to install the AMD proprietary display driver (AMD Catalyst, aka fglrx) on Debian systems' page-

https://wiki.debian.org/ATIProprietary

I think that the control center is installed with that method, if its not its a simple 'apt-get install fglrx-control' away.

That link worked like a charm, guess that's what I get for trying to do something outside the repo's :D. Still running into issue having it recognize my 2nd video card and getting the black bar to move to the appropriate screen.

2nd video card, are you running crossfire?

Nope, one 5870 & one 5450. Three monitors hooked up to the first, two hooked up to the second. Only the three monitors on the 5870 are showing anything, the other two aren't displaying anything.

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What is in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. This here may help in setting up your xorg.conf file.
http://ubuntugeeknerd.blogspot.com/2...ics-cards.html

Well, catalyst seems to be opening up great. I now have 2 not 3 monitors working on a constant basis, the third comes and goes as it pleases. Every time I try and configure my monitors it throws out a random error, and when I say random, I mean random. Every time its different. Here's a copy of my xorg.conf

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"

        Identifier    "aticonfig Layout"

        Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0

EndSection



Section "Module"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier  "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"

        Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"

        Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"

        Option      "DPMS" "true"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier  "0-DFP1"

        Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"

        Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"

        Option      "DPMS" "true"

        Option      "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"

        Option      "TargetRefresh" "60"

        Option      "Position" "1920 0"

        Option      "Rotate" "left"

        Option      "Disable" "false"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier  "0-DFP2"

        Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"

        Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"

        Option      "DPMS" "true"

        Option      "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"

        Option      "TargetRefresh" "60"

        Option      "Position" "0 0"

        Option      "Rotate" "normal"

        Option      "Disable" "false"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier  "0-DFP4"

        Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"

        Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"

        Option      "DPMS" "true"

        Option      "TargetRefresh" "60"

        Option      "Position" "3000 20"

        Option      "Rotate" "left"

        Option      "Disable" "true"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"

        Driver      "fglrx"

        Option      "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1"

        Option      "Monitor-DFP2" "0-DFP2"

        Option      "Monitor-DFP4" "0-DFP4"

        BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier  "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"

        Driver      "fglrx"

        Option      "Monitor-DFP4" "0-DFP4"

        BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

        Screen      1

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier  "amdcccle-Device[1]-2"

        Driver      "fglrx"

        Option      "Monitor-DFP2" "0-DFP2"

        BusID      "PCI:1:0:0"

        Screen      2

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"

        Device    "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"

        DefaultDepth    24

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Virtual  4080 1940

                Depth    24

        EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-1"

        Device    "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"

        DefaultDepth    24

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    24

        EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-2"

        Device    "amdcccle-Device[1]-2"

        DefaultDepth    24

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    24

        EndSubSection

EndSection

that's a pretty common error I receive when trying to enable the third monitor.

Try-

aticonfig --adapter=all --initial

If that doesnt work, its going to be fun, fun, fun trying to find an example xorg.conf file.......

There isn't anything fun about this......

I absolutely hate saying this but in windows this would never happen. I understand Linux is 10x more work to get the same thing as windows. The outcome is fat greater or is it? I'm starting to wonder if converting was worth it.

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ac1d (Post 5039085)

I absolutely hate saying this but in windows this would never happen.

Then why say it? ATI writes full featured drivers for MS Windows, does a half arsed job writing drivers for Linux and doesn't release specs so that others can write better drivers. What exactly do you expect?

Evo2.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ac1d (Post 5039085)

There isn't anything fun about this......

I absolutely hate saying this but in windows this would never happen. I understand Linux is 10x more work to get the same thing as windows.

Its not really 10 times the work, in most cases.

Running 2 x video cards and 5 monitors is very non standard, which makes finding info and example xorg.conf files a lot harder.