QUOTE,.."n that directory... sh make_install.sh
next what i had to do was... mv /etc/x11/XF86Config-4 xorg.conf... but i already had xorg.conf so i skipped this step..."
If you haven't had ati drivers before, you must reconfigure XF86Config or xorg.conf.
Otherwise your system is just going to load the old drivers agian.
Use fglrxconfig fron a console and answer the questions there. the defults answers are highlighted and generally work.
Disable "lock agp locked user pages" (see mine below), too. When you get to "internal agp-gart" chose external. You need to have your motherboard drivers available for this, but it speeds things up a bit if you do use external. Check with this, in a konsole,
"lspci | grep AGP" (without quotes.)
some other tools,
"fglrxinfo" lists properties of the driver
"glxinfo | grep rendering" tells you what driver is being used. (might be mesa)
"lsmod | grep fglrx" shows if modules are loaded or not.
"glxgears" shows frame rate of a simple app as it runs. should be in the thousands if working. 5 second intervals.
"fgl_glxgears" more complex test, look for over 500 , 5 second intervals too. Just for fun, Try using the arrow keys while it's running to turn the cogs within the cube.
The last one won't work if at all if the drivers are not loaded.
PS. you still need to have kernel-sources or headers installed corresponding to the kernel you're using. check with this, "rpm -qa | grep kernel" (for rpm based distros.)
EDIT..The tain kernel warning is normal. The rest is probably because xorg.conf is not done.
OH Yeah, don't forget to restart the system. xorg.conf is run before the GUI starts. ....end of edit
here is a copy of my config. xorg.conf
Section "dri"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection
# This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
# This loads the GLX module
Load "glx" # libglx.a
Load "dri" # libdri.a
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Chipset "4168" # ati 9800 pro
Driver "vga"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "no_accel" "no"
Option "no_dri" "no"
Option "mtrr" "off"
Option "DesktopSetup" "(null)"
Option "ScreenOverlap" "0"
Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x00000000"
Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x00000000"
Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000"
Option "CapabilitiesEx" "0x00000000"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "CenterMode" "off"
Option "PseudoColorVisuals" "off"
Option "Stereo" "off"
Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1"
Option "FSAAEnable" "no"
Option "FSAAScale" "4"
Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no"
Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no"
Option "FSAAMSPosX0" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY0" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX1" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY1" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX2" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY2" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX3" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY3" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX4" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY4" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX5" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY5" "0.000000"
Option "UseFastTLS" "0"
Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "ForceGenericCPU" "no"
Option "KernelModuleParm" "agplock=0" # AGP locked user pages: disabled
BusID "PCI:2:0:0" # vendor=1002, device=4e48 ati 9800 pro 128Mb
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "ATI Graphics Adapter"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
#Option "backingstore"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0 # initial origin if mode is smaller than desktop
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Server Layout"
Screen "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
### EOF ###
Good luck, Glenn
You do need to reconfigure XF86Conf.....
