ATI Radeon x300 Driver Problems
 

hi, i just installed Linux Mandrake 10.1 and noticed it has issues with my X300 PCIxpress 16x card. when installing and trying to config it, it kept telling me that it wasn't responding, and now that it has rebooted, it goes to the black and white mode. it asks me to log in but i dunno how do log in like that either! :( i noticed on the ATI site that they had the Xfree86 thing, i have no idea how to use it or install it via a console.

please give me a link to a place to download the right driver, then tell me how to tell mandrake in console to install the file from a CD drive.

Thanks in Advance :)

Don't bother with ATI just use XFree86 drivers cause they're are a piece of shit on both Linux and Windows. I went back to Windows to use my 9600 AIW and after installing the ATI drivers for XP SP2 the computer turned off twice on its own, after reading the error logs it was the ATI drivers. They cater mostly to Apple, and Microsoft. For Linux/Unix they have some company that sells drivers for certain cards and kernels, I just wouldn't bother. The best solution is to purchase and Nvidia Card next time, Nvidia works pretty well with opensource.

I regret that my Nvidia GForce4 Mx 440 SE busted, I should have just bought another one it was only $40.00, but this 9600 AIW was only $99.00 on sale so I bit into the bait and now I'm regreting it.

Further more, if you are using PCI Express you should use Kernel 2.6.15 and above, as PCI Express is supported; though still experimental.

Yeah i kno, im buyin a new system in a few months, im using Nvidia GFX + AGP, no pcixpress till it's solid in linux, i shall never buy ATI's again (cuz i plan to use Linux from now on) here are my qestions:

1. Where can i get that kernel version, i'll take the experemental kernel.

2. How do i install it via a CD drive which i don't know the letter for (i have 2 cd drives, i bet it's either like D, or E, cuz i'll burn it onto a CD-RW (to save a disk) then i gotta log in with the console (which i learned how to do :) ) then i need the command to tell it to install and ne other instructions, cuz it has never loaded the KDE desktop yet cus its saying my pciXpress card isn't responding prob cuz it's talking to the wrong hub.

Thanks,
The :newbie: Kavon

Kernel Versions
 

You can download a variety of kernels @ http://www.kernel.org.

I am using 2.6.15.1

how should i install it via a CD? whould the command (while in root) be:

if so i will do that now and then see if it works after a reboot. thanks for the link :)