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01-24-2009, 04:46 PM
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Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Here - Where else?
Distribution: Fedora 12, Arch Linux (updated daily =D)
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Problem configuring ATI Radeon 3870 with ATI CCC on Fedora 10
I just installed the propretary driver for my graphics card, in the hope that I could excellerate my gfx.
I tried working with the ATI CCC, and it can't run because of my graphics configuration. It says to run aticonfig. I do, and I don't get anything helpful. It needs an argument. I tried --initial, but it can't find my Xorg config in the standard path.
Does anyone know where it is?
Even more useful, what do I need to do?
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01-24-2009, 04:53 PM
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Registered: May 2008
Location: Glendale, CA
Distribution: ubuntu 12.04
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The "xorg.conf" file is no longer available in newer X versions.
To restore it you need to install the "system-config-display" package.
Code:
sudo yum install system-config-display
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01-24-2009, 10:14 PM
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Distribution: Fedora 12, Arch Linux (updated daily =D)
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Do I need to restart to have the file loaded into /etc/X11?
I'll run aticonfig and then try to manage the driver in the morning...
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01-25-2009, 02:41 AM
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Registered: May 2008
Location: Glendale, CA
Distribution: ubuntu 12.04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chickenlinux
Do I need to restart to have the file loaded into /etc/X11?
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Not the whole OS, just restart the X. |
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01-25-2009, 02:48 PM
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Ok. I rebooted, cuz I needed to shut the comp down anyway.
the configuration file cannot be found /etc/X11!
What should I do next? I'm fairly new to gfx acceleration without YAST2!
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01-25-2009, 03:06 PM
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it will make a "xorg.conf.new" file, rename it to "xorg.conf". |
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01-25-2009, 05:42 PM
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I don't think it's normal to get
Code:
X.Org X Server 1.5.3
Release Date: 5 November 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-92.1.18.el5 x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux Exodus 2.6.27.9-159.fc10.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 16 14:47:52 EST 2008 x86_64
Build Date: 11 December 2008 05:27:30PM
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.5.3-6.fc10
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Sun Jan 25 17:28:43 2009
List of video drivers:
apm
savage
nouveau
mach64
i128
radeon
voodoo
s3virge
glint
mga
tdfx
r128
nv
i810
siliconmotion
trident
openchrome
i740
rendition
fglrx
intel
vmware
sisusb
dummy
sis
v4l
cirrus
ati
ast
fbdev
vesa
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:0:0) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:0:1) found
Backtrace:
0: Xorg(xorg_backtrace+0x26) [0x4e7a26]
1: Xorg(xf86SigHandler+0x39) [0x47a679]
2: /lib64/libc.so.6 [0x3432632f90]
3: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers//fglrx_drv.so(atiddxProbeMain+0x87c) [0x7f032076789c]
4: Xorg(xf86CallDriverProbe+0x1fc) [0x461b9c]
5: Xorg(DoConfigure+0x1dc) [0x46caec]
6: Xorg(InitOutput+0xa2f) [0x46358f]
7: Xorg(main+0x286) [0x42cb46]
8: /lib64/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0x343261e576]
9: Xorg [0x42c0f9]
Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11. Server aborting
Aborted
And I have no xorg.conf.new file... What on earth does this mean, and what should I do?
I see a radeon driver on this list... I think the fglrx driver it tried is somehow associated with my graphics card somewhere in my head, but why isn't the "radeon" used?
Do I need to run this command from TUI to configure display :0, since that's the one that's used?
Last edited by chickenlinux; 01-25-2009 at 05:46 PM.
Reason: An idea to check out
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01-25-2009, 06:17 PM
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Location: Glendale, CA
Distribution: ubuntu 12.04
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Yep, it seems X cannot reconfigure your graphics driver!
I dont have an ATI card so i cannot try it myself.
This is the X11 configuration documentation from the FreeBSD website, have a look at it. |
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01-25-2009, 07:32 PM
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Ok, thanks - I'll try this. I send another post if my comp doesn't die as a result of making initrd.
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01-25-2009, 08:46 PM
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Yep- Works even better than on Window$.
Thanks for all the help!
I can get outrageous graphics when my OS is not excessively resource consuming!
Thanks for looking around for me, I never would have been able to find that on my own!
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01-25-2009, 11:49 PM
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Glad to be fo help  |
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