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Old 07-14-2006, 10:35 AM   #1
n00bie1
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yet another ATI installation issue (radeon 9250)

Distro: Fedora Core 5
Kernel: 2.6.17-1.2145_FC5

I think the ATI driver (version 8.24.8, as the later versions won't work with my card, and even this one has to have a file replaced) is incompatible with my kernel (other people posted problems with the 2.6.17 kernel and the ATI drivers), but I want to make sure before downgrading. Here is the log from the install:

Code:
[Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
[Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched.
[Message] Kernel Module : Found kernel module build environment, generating kernel module now.
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
cleaning...
patching 'highmem.h'...
assuming new VMA API since we do have kernel 2.6.x...
doing Makefile based build for kernel 2.6.x and higher
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-1.2145_FC5/build SUBDIRS=/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2145_FC5-i686'
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agp3.o
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/nvidia-agp.o
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.o
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c: In function ‘__fgl_agp_init’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c:8175: warning: ‘pm_register’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm_legacy.h:16)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c: In function ‘__fgl_agp_cleanup’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c:8185: warning: ‘pm_unregister_all’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm_legacy.h:21)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c: At top level:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/agpgart_be.c:6079: warning: ‘ati_gart_base’ defined but not used
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/i7505-agp.o
  CC [M]  /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o
In file included from /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:162:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.h:274:5: warning: "FIREGL_VMA_INFO" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:228: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
In file included from /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/drm_proc.h:41,
                 from /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:333:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/drmP.h:561:5: warning: "__HAVE_VBL_IRQ" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/drmP.h:664:5: warning: "__HAVE_VBL_IRQ" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/drmP.h:936:5: warning: "__HAVE_SG" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:407:5: warning: "FIREGL_VMA_INFO" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:426:5: warning: "FIREGL_VMA_INFO" is not defined
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘firegl_stub_open’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:532: warning: assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘firegl_stub_putminor’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:581: warning: ‘inter_module_put’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:570)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:583: warning: ‘inter_module_unregister’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:567)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘firegl_stub_register’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:603: warning: ‘inter_module_register’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:566)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:634: warning: ‘inter_module_put’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:570)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: At top level:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3592: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3593: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3594: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3595: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3596: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3597: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3598: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3599: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3601: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3611: warning: function declaration isn’t a prototype
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘test_inter_module_interface’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3677: warning: ‘inter_module_put’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:570)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3683: warning: ‘inter_module_put’ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:570)
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘__ke_agp_allocate_memory_phys_list’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3941: warning: passing argument 3 of ‘im_fglrx_agp_stub->allocate_memory_phys_list’ makes integer from pointer without a cast
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘__ke_agp_bind_memory’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3980: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘im_fglrx_agp_stub->bind_memory’ from incompatible pointer type
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function ‘__ke_agp_unbind_memory’:
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:3993: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘im_fglrx_agp_stub->unbind_memory’ from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2145_FC5-i686'
make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2
build failed with return value 2
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to compile kernel module - please consult readme.
As you can see, there are a lot of errors in there, and I can't make heads or tails of it. Also, here is the output from modprobe fglrx

Code:
FATAL: Module fglrx not found.
Regardless of how this turns out, I am never getting another ATI card.
 
Old 07-15-2006, 04:35 PM   #2
n00bie1
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Well, I get impatient, so I went ahead and uninstalled the 2.6.17 kernel, then installed 2.6.16-1.2133_FC5.i686 and the corresponding kernel-devel package by downloading the rpms from the updates repo. It installed great, but when I started
Code:
#/usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig --initial
It complained about libfglrx_pp.so.1. So, after a quick google, I typed these commands, and then ran aticonfig again.

Code:
#ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libfglrx_pp.so.1.0 /usr/X11R6/lib/libfglrx_pp.so.1

#ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so

#ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/libfglrxdrm.so

---------------------
#ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o

#ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.a /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/libfglrxdrm.a
---------------------
##### The above two commands were what I was supposed to do, and I did, but the two above them linked the only files that showed up with ls, so I did both to be on the safe side
Then I tweaked my xorg.conf to the following

Code:
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
#Section "Monitor"
#	Identifier   "aticonfig Monitor 0"
#EndSection
#Section "Screen"
#	Identifier "aticonfig Screen 0"
#	Device     "ATI Graphics Adapter 0"
#	Monitor    "aticonfig Monitor 0"
#	DefaultDepth     24
#	SubSection "Display"
#		Viewport   0 0
#		Depth     24
#	EndSubSection
#EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "single head configuration"
	Screen      0  "aticonfig Screen 0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, a font server independent of the X server is
# used to render fonts.
	FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "fbdevhw"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#	Option	"Xleds"		"1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
#	Option	"XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
# or:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
#	Option	"XkbVariant"	"nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:nocaps"
#
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
	Identifier   "aticonfig Monitor 0"
	VendorName   "Nokia"
	ModelName    "447L"
	HorizSync    30.0 - 64.0
	VertRefresh  50.0 - 100.0
	Option	    "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "ATI Graphics Adapter 0"
	Driver      "fglrx"
	VendorName  "Jetway"
	BoardName   "ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9250]"
	Option	    "no_accel" "no"
	Option	    "no_dri" "no"
	Option	    "MonitorLayout" "CRT, AUTO"
	Option	    "IgnoreEDID" "off"
	Option	    "HSync1" "30.0-64.0"
	Option	    "VRefresh1" "50.0-100.0"
	Option	    "ScreenOverlap" "0"
	Option	    "NoTV" "yes"
	Option	    "OpenGLOverlay" "on"
	Option	    "VideoOverlay" "off"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "aticonfig Screen 0"
	Device     "ATI Graphics Adapter 0"
	Monitor    "aticonfig Monitor 0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
		Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Group        0
	Mode         0666
EndSection
Finally, I removed "rhgb quiet" from grub.conf, rebooted, and everything worked!
 
  


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