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Hi I have just installed kernel 2.6.3 in SuSe 9.0, now I want to install the ATI radeon drivers for my video card. The thing is when I install them they seem to run fine - but I have no 3D acceleration. Do you guys have any hints on how to get 3D working in SuSe 9.0? Here is my XF86Config-4 file in case anyone can spot anything.
I'm struggling with this one myself atm.
I think I didn't help things by allowing Suse to do all the updates after install.. probably would have been best to have left it as stock
After muddling my way through the ATI driver installs, and discovering I needed to install the kernel sources (then download the updated sources to match my system kernel), I've managed to run the make bits, and compiled it.
The thing I'm wondering about is where should that XF86Config-4 file be put? I'm not certain the fglrxconfig program is putting it in the right place, my system seems to be ignoring it completely.
There seems to be on in etc/X11 ; which was created by the ATI program, it just doesn't seem to be using it to load.
Yup, it does have the load "dri" part too.
Should I completely replace XF86Config with it? (surely not?), how do I make sure XF86 is actually reading in config scripts from that locale?
Originally posted by Garp Should I completely replace XF86Config with it? (surely not?)
Oh yes. Of course, standard practice is to make a backup of the original first: XF86Config-4.old (or XF86Config-4.backup if .old already exists).
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how do I make sure XF86 is actually reading in config scripts from that locale?
You could always shut X Window down and then move or rename your XF86Config-4 flie, then try to restart X. That ought to show whether it's using it or not!
/etc/X11 is the normal place for the config file to live.
Originally posted by Garp Should I completely replace XF86Config with it? (surely not?)
Oh yes. Of course, standard practice is to make a backup of the original first: XF86Config-4.old (or XF86Config-4.backup if .old already exists).
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how do I make sure XF86 is actually reading in config scripts from that locale?
You could always shut X Window down and then move or rename your XF86Config-4 file, then try to restart X. That ought to show whether it's using it or not!
/etc/X11 is the normal place for the config file to live.
Well.. I managed to completely trash my Suse 9.0 install by compiling the nForce2 drivers into it :-)
But what I did find out because of that was that it was reading that XF86Config4 file in. But it just doesn't seem to be using it.
Suse has some nice touches (mounts all my Windows drives, both NTFS and FAT32), but I think I'll give RedHat 9 another shot.
Hope you actually solve this one, because I've almost given up trying to load these ATI drivers. If you do, please post.
But if you're curious to know what is actually being loaded by XFree, try examining the contents of /var/log/XFree86.0.log at the beginning it lists the time/date it accessed the configuration file and whether it loaded XF86Config or XF86Config-4. Generally, though if you use YaST or SaX2 then XFree will look for XF86Config, fglrxconfig =XF86Config-4.
Guys, I'm not sure if it is the same with an ATI card, but with my Nvidia card, in SuSE 9.0 pro, there is a utility called "Sax2" that you can type in console as root and it will bring up your video options and you don't touch xf86config file, sax2 takes care of it for you.
Actually, I'm certain that's your problem. With SuSE 9.0 you have to use sax2 or it will fsck everything up.
If you've changed it (xf86config), reinstall it via Yast2 and then reinstall the driver. After it is installed, type "sax2" as root and you can config your card without messing with xf86config which is a pain in the ass.
I think the problem is that after performing update, the agpgart module can not load any longer. without that there is no 3d support. Does anyone has idea how the agpgart can be loaded. Recompiling the Ati driver manually does not help.
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