ATI drivers on SuSE

easuter · 03-18-2006, 04:27 PM

hey,

i'm trying to install the ati proprietary drivers, but i need to compile the kernel sources to be able to build the fglrx module.

i'm not sure which kernel suse 10.0 runs and where i can get the sources.

anyone help me out here?

easuter · 03-18-2006, 05:26 PM

anyone?

slantoflight · 03-18-2006, 05:39 PM

goto yast. If you can't find it in the menu just open up a terminal.
su root
type in you root password
yast2

Then goto software management,click on where it says filter, select search. In the search text box type kernel-source. Click the check box to install and then push Accept. There you go. If you're lucky you won't have any problems with pci-express cards like I did. Which I actually still don't have working.

Tells me it can't find my chipset. wtf? Screw ATI. They can take all their video cards back to canada and then resell them as woodchips because thats all their good for.
But I'm not bitter at all, really.

easuter · 03-19-2006, 05:24 AM

lol, thanx for the repply.

well,i'm not sure how to compile the sources on suse properly.

on slackware, you just enter the folder that has the sources and type 'make' in the console. it then compiles the sources.

now when i do that suse, it starts to compile, but then i get this error:

Quote:

newpc:/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15.8 # make
Makefile:494: .config: No such file or directory
CHK /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15.8/include/linux/version.h
UPD /usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15.8/include/linux/version.h
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-include
HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.h
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c:228:6: warning: "YYSTACK_USE_ALLOCA" is not defined
scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c:852:5: warning: "YYMAXDEPTH" is not defined
HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/i386/Kconfig
***
*** You have not yet configured your kernel!
***
*** Please run some configurator (e.g. "make oldconfig" or
*** "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig").
***
make[2]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
make[1]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 2
make: *** [/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15.8/include/linux/autoconf.h] Error 2
newpc:/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15.8 #

seelenbild28 · 03-19-2006, 02:37 PM

which card do you have and did you try to install the latest driver 8.23.7 from ati's webpage or better the ati-driver-installer? I have a x600 radeon mobility and it works quite well, installation went smooth, no problems...

easuter · 03-20-2006, 01:15 PM

well, i have finaly got it working, but my fps rate sucks: 2053 fps

out of a 9250 agp 8x with 256mb-ram, these drivers are doing a piss-port job at hardware acceleration.

anyway, thanx for the help guys.

ps: anyone reading this and is considering a new video card, do yourself a favour and buy nvidia.

shaunw · 03-27-2006, 07:53 PM

The 9250 isn't a great 3D card. For comparison I get 7000 fps
with a 6600GT and 250 fps with a notebook with no 3D
acceleration.

easuter · 03-28-2006, 10:06 AM

yeah, i know its not very good, but come on! i know its better than that...

seelenbild28 · 03-28-2006, 04:14 PM

just went through this thread again... stupid

why to COMPILE the kernel-SOURCE? you simply install it with yast that's all, but we all didn't see that really noob mistake...

easuter · 03-29-2006, 02:04 PM

yeah i know

but i'm normaly used to working with slackware based systems, and i always had to compile the sources in the past.

anyway, it is working...