2007 and ati driver

davidleroux1 · 09-30-2006, 11:47 PM

amd64
have ati x550 video card
and a winbook flatpanel 32 inch on dvi
and a acer 19 inch flatpanel on the vga port
all less than 1 year old

as root i typed

urpmi ati

answered 7 for kernal source

everything downloaded and then said

run fglrx(config someting) as root

which I did and it brought up the mandrake video config

I chose fglrx from the list

now it says I have to log out for the changes to take affect

ok.

now x wont start

and I get the no displays found
or none have workable configuration

GlennsPref · 10-01-2006, 12:38 AM

You just need to read the docs for xorg.conf and make sure you have the specs for the monitors and graphics card.

Try searching these posts to find similar threads.

davidleroux1 · 10-05-2006, 03:24 PM

You can reconfigure X either automatically:
1. Run XFdrake as root.
2. Go to the Graphics Card list.
3. Select the "Radeon (fglrx)" (it is usually already autoselected).
4. Answer any questions asked and then quit.

OR you can do it manually by editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
1. Change the Driver to "fglrx" in the Device section.
2. Run "update-alternatives --config gl_conf" and select ati.conf.

I get a blank screen either way
and where are the xorg docs?