A7V8X + ATI 9800 Pro and Mandrake9.2
 

I am a newbie
I can't seem to get 3d hardware acceleration to turn on.
I did dwnld the kernel-source as well as the latest driver from ATI but the config can't seem to init the agp port.

My system is:
Motherboard:Asus A7V8X
Ram: 1 gig PC2700
HD Drive:Maxtor 80 gig udma 133
VideoCard:ATI 9800 Pro 128 meg
SoundCard:SoundBlaster Audigy2 Platinum Ex

Everything else works but the 3d hardware accelleration.
It is running the Mesa drivers according to fglrxinfo.

here is my
XF86Config-4 file:

# File: XF86Config-4
# File generated by fglrxconfig (C) ATI Research, a substitute for xf86config.

# Note by ATI: the below copyright notice is there for servicing possibly
# pending third party rights on the file format and the instance of this file.
#
# Copyright (c) 1999 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the
# XFree86 Project.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# DRI Section
# **********************************************************************

Section "dri"
# Access to OpenGL ICD is allowed for all users:
Mode 0666
# Access to OpenGL ICD is restricted to a specific user group:
# Group 100 # users
# Mode 0660
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this section is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#

Section "Module"
# This loads the DBE extension module.

Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension

# 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

# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.

Subsection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubsection
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
#
# If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or
other
# programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo
directory
# to the end of this list (or comment them out).
#

# 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/"

# The module search path. The default path is shown here.

# ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

# Option "NoTrapSignals"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.

# Option "DontZap"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.

# Option "Dont Zoom"

# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
# receive a protocol error.

# Option "DisableVidModeExtension"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client.

# Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"

# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
# (mouse and keyboard) settings.

# Option "DisableModInDev"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).

# Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"

# For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard").
# When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris),
# uncomment the following line.

# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"

# Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
# Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"

# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"

# These are the default XKB settings for XFree86
# Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
# Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
# Option "XkbLayout" "us"
# Option "XkbVariant" ""
# Option "XkbOptions" ""

# Option "XkbDisable"

Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.

# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)

# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

# Option "ChordMiddle"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Other input device sections
# this is optional and is required only if you
# are using extended input devices. This is for example only. Refer
# to the XF86Config man page for a description of the options.
# **********************************************************************
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Mouse2"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "MouseMan"
# Option "Device" "/dev/mouse2"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "spaceball"
# Driver "magellan"
# Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "spaceball2"
# Driver "spaceorb"
# Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "touchscreen0"
# Driver "microtouch"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "MinX" "1412"
# Option "MaxX" "15184"
# Option "MinY" "15372"
# Option "MaxY" "1230"
# Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
# Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
# Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
# Option "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "touchscreen1"
# Driver "elo2300"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "MinX" "231"
# Option "MaxX" "3868"
# Option "MinY" "3858"
# Option "MaxY" "272"
# Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
# Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
# Option "ButtonThreshold" "17"
# Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
# Option "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
HorizSync 31.5 - 91.1
VertRefresh 60 - 100
Option "DPMS"
# === mode lines based on GTF ===
# VGA @ 100Hz
# Modeline "640x480@100" 43.163 640 680 744 848 480 481 484 509 +hsync
+vsync
# SVGA @ 100Hz
# Modeline "800x600@100" 68.179 800 848 936 1072 600 601 604 636 +hsync
+vsync
# XVGA @ 100Hz
# Modeline "1024x768@100" 113.309 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 814
+hsync +vsync
# 1152x864 @ 60Hz
# Modeline "1152x864@60" 81.642 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895 +hsync
+vsync
# 1152x864 @ 85Hz
# Modeline "1152x864@85" 119.651 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907
+hsync +vsync
# 1152x864 @ 100Hz
# Modeline "1152x864@100" 143.472 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 915
+hsync +vsync
# 1280x960 @ 75Hz
# Modeline "1280x960@75" 129.859 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002
+hsync +vsync
# 1280x960 @ 100Hz
# Modeline "1280x960@100" 178.992 1280 1376 1520 1760 960 961 964 1017
+hsync +vsync
# SXGA @ 100Hz
# Modeline "1280x1024@100" 190.960 1280 1376 1520 1760 1024 1025 1028 1085
+hsync +vsync
# SPEA GDM-1950 (60Hz,64kHz,110MHz,-,-): 1280x1024 @ V-freq: 60.00 Hz,
H-freq: 63.73 KHz
# Modeline "GDM-1950" 109.62 1280 1336 1472 1720 1024 1024 1026 1062
-hsync -vsync
# 1600x1000 @ 60Hz
# Modeline "1600x1000" 133.142 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035
+hsync +vsync
# 1600x1000 @ 75Hz
# Modeline "1600x1000" 169.128 1600 1704 1880 2160 1000 1001 1004 1044
+hsync +vsync
# 1600x1000 @ 85Hz
# Modeline "1600x1000" 194.202 1600 1712 1888 2176 1000 1001 1004 1050
+hsync +vsync
# 1600x1000 @ 100Hz
# Modeline "1600x1000" 232.133 1600 1720 1896 2192 1000 1001 1004 1059
+hsync +vsync
# 1600x1024 @ 60Hz
# Modeline "1600x1024" 136.385 1600 1704 1872 2144 1024 1027 1030 1060
+hsync +vsync
# 1600x1024 @ 75Hz
# Modeline "1600x1024" 174.416 1600 1712 1888 2176 1024 1025 1028 1069
+hsync +vsync
# 1600x1024 @ 76Hz
# Modeline "1600x1024" 170.450 1600 1632 1792 2096 1024 1027 1030 1070
+hsync +vsync
# 1600x1024 @ 85Hz
# Modeline "1600x1024" 198.832 1600 1712 1888 2176 1024 1027 1030 1075
+hsync +vsync
# 1920x1080 @ 60Hz
# Modeline "1920x1080" 172.798 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118
-hsync -vsync
# 1920x1080 @ 75Hz
# Modeline "1920x1080" 211.436 1920 2056 2264 2608 1080 1081 1084 1126
+hsync +vsync
# 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
# Modeline "1920x1200" 193.156 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201 1203 1242
+hsync +vsync
# 1920x1200 @ 75Hz
# Modeline "1920x1200" 246.590 1920 2064 2272 2624 1200 1201 1203 1253
+hsync +vsync
# 2048x1536 @ 60
# Modeline "2048x1536" 266.952 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589
+hsync +vsync
# 2048x1536 @ 60
# Modeline "2048x1536" 266.952 2048 2200 2424 2800 1536 1537 1540 1589
+hsync +vsync
# 1400x1050 @ 60Hz M9 Laptop mode
# ModeLine "1400x1050" 122.000 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1052 1064 1082
+hsync +vsync
# 1920x2400 @ 25Hz for IBM T221, VS VP2290 and compatible display devices
# Modeline "1920x2400@25" 124.620 1920 1928 1980 2048 2400 2401 2403 2434
+hsync +vsync
# 1920x2400 @ 30Hz for IBM T221, VS VP2290 and compatible display devices
# Modeline "1920x2400@30" 149.250 1920 1928 1982 2044 2400 2402 2404 2434
+hsync +vsync
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of graphics device sections may be present

# Standard VGA Device:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"

# The chipset line is optional in most cases. It can be used to override
# the driver's chipset detection, and should not normally be specified.

# Chipset "generic"

# The Driver line must be present. When using run-time loadable driver
# modules, this line instructs the server to load the specified driver
# module. Even when not using loadable driver modules, this line
# indicates which driver should interpret the information in this section.

Driver "vga"
# The BusID line is used to specify which of possibly multiple devices
# this section is intended for. When this line isn't present, a device
# section can only match up with the primary video device. For PCI
# devices a line like the following could be used. This line should not
# normally be included unless there is more than one video device
# installed.

# BusID "PCI:0:10:0"

# VideoRam 256

# Clocks 25.2 28.3
EndSection
# === ATI device section ===

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Graphics Adapter"
Driver "fglrx"
Screen 0
BusID "PCI:1:0:0" # vendor=1002, device=4e48
Option "agp_try_unsupported=1"
Option "FSAAMSPosY3" "0.000000"
Option "ForceGenericCPU" "no"
Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x00000000"
Option "VRefresh2" "unspecified"
Option "FSAAMSPosY2" "0.000000"
Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x00000000"
Option "IgnoreEDID" "off"
Option "FSAAMSPosY1" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX4" "0.000000"
Option "TVVSizeAdj" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosX5" "0.000000"

# === Video Overlay for the Xv extension ===
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTO, AUTO"
Option "TVVPosAdj" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosX3" "0.000000"
Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1"
Option "no_dri" "no"
Option "FSAAMSPosX1" "0.000000"
Option "TVColorAdj" "0"
Option "TVHPosAdj" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosY5" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX0" "0.000000"
Option "HSync2" "unspecified"
Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no"
Option "TVHStartAdj" "0"

# === disable/enable XAA/DRI ===
Option "no_accel" "no"
Option "FSAAMSPosX2" "0.000000"

# === OpenGL specific profiles/settings ===
Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000"
Option "ScreenOverlap" "0"

# === disable PnP Monitor ===
#Option "NoDDC"

# === Pseudo Color Visuals (8-bit visuals) ===
Option "PseudoColorVisuals" "off"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "yes"
Option "FSAAMSPosY4" "0.000000"

# === Center Mode (Laptops only) ===
Option "CenterMode" "off"
Option "TVHSizeAdj" "0"

# === FireGL DDX driver module specific settings ===
# === Screen Management ===
Option "DesktopSetup" "0x00000000"

# === Misc Options ===
Option "UseFastTLS" "0"

# === TV-out Management ===
Option "NoTV" "yes"
Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on"

# === OpenGL Overlay ===
# Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay
# will be disabled automatically
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "FSAAMSPosY0" "0.000000"

# === FSAA Management ===
Option "FSAAScale" "1"

# === QBS Management ===
Option "Stereo" "off"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "ATI Graphics Adapter"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultColorDepth 16

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Virtual 1152 864
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 1152 864
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Virtual 1152 864
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1152 864
EndSubsection
#Option "backingstore"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present. Each describes
# the way multiple screens are organised. A specific ServerLayout
# section may be specified from the X server command line with the
# "-layout" option. In the absence of this, the first section is used.
# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section
# is used alone.

Section "ServerLayout"
# The Identifier line must be present
Identifier "Server Layout"

# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and
# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
# used. Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and
# "SendCoreEvents".

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally
# the relative position of other screens. The four names after
# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right
# of the primary screen.

Screen "Screen0"
EndSection


Can someone please help me?:Pengy:

check the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log

scroll about 3/4 of the way down, and see if you have any errors related to agp or fglrx.

also post the output of - dmesg | grep agpgart & dmesg | grep fglrx

XConfig.log
 

Hi,
Here are the contents of my log file:

(II) fglrx(0): [drm] loaded kernel module for "fglrx" driver
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] created "fglrx" driver at busid "PCI:1:0:0"
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0xf8afa000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] mapped SAREA 0xf8afa000 to 0x40015000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0xe8000000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel
(II) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit done
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Version Information:
(II) fglrx(0): Name: fglrx
(II) fglrx(0): Version: 3.2.8
(II) fglrx(0): Date: Sep 21 2003
(II) fglrx(0): Desc: ATI Fire GL DRM kernel module
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module version matches driver.
(II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Build Time Information:
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel UTS_RELEASE: 2.4.22-10mdk
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel MODVERSIONS: yes
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel __SMP__: no
(II) fglrx(0): Build-Kernel PAGE_SIZE: 0x1000
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] register handle = 0xd7000000
(EE) fglrx(0): [agp] unable to acquire AGP, error "xf86_ENODEV"
(EE) fglrx(0): cannot init AGP
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] removed 1 reserved context for kernel
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] unmapping 8192 bytes of SAREA 0xf8afa000 at
0x40015000
(WW) fglrx(0): ***********************************************
(WW) fglrx(0): * DRI initialization failed! *
(WW) fglrx(0): * (maybe driver kernel module missing or bad) *
(WW) fglrx(0): * 2D acceleraton available (MMIO) *
(WW) fglrx(0): * no 3D acceleration available *
(WW) fglrx(0): ********************************************* *
(II) fglrx(0): FBADPhys: 0xe8000000 FBMappedSize: 0x08000000
(==) fglrx(0): Write-combining range (0xe8000000,0x8000000)
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM initialized for area (0,0)-(1152,8191)
(II) fglrx(0): FBMM auto alloc for area (0,0)-(1152,864) (front color
buffer - assumption)
(==) fglrx(0): Backing store disabled
(==) fglrx(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) fglrx(0): Using hardware cursor (scanline 864)
(II) fglrx(0): Largest offscreen area available: 1152 x 7323
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) fglrx(0): DPMS enabled
(WW) fglrx(0): Option "agp_try_unsupported=1" is not used


I added the last line on a reconmendation of another forum post.
I will post the results of dmseg in a seperate post.

grep output
 

Here are the outputs from grep.

dmesg | grep agpgart :

Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo Pro KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.
Based on agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 816M
agpgart: Detected a Via Apollo KT400 chipset in AGP v2 compat mode at
00:00.0
agpgart: Detected Via Apollo KT400 chipset
agpgart: unable to determine aperture size.


demsg | fglrx:

dmesg | grep fglrx
[fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 802 MBytes.
[fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 3.2.8 [Sep 21 2003] on minor 0
[fglrx:firegl_unlock] *ERROR* Process 2064 using kernel context 0
[fglrx:drm_ioremapfree] *ERROR* [mappings] Attempt to free NULL pointer
[root@localhost root]#

Thanx for any help you can give.
Why does the result of demsg | agpgart say that my agp port is at 00:00.0
when the XConfig says something different?

Sincerely,
Paul

:Pengy:

ok, you need to try adding the following to your /etc/rc.local file

/sbin/modprobe agpgart agp_try_unsupported=1
/sbin/modprobe fglrx

add those, reboot and see if you have 3d acell, if not... run telinit 3, as root to go to command line, then run

modprobe fglrx

then run

telinit 5 (to get abck into the GUI)

you should now have 3d accell...


but, you will have to modprobe fglrx from the CL everytime you reboot, to get accell... I have the same problem with my setup usuing an P4X400 board.

good luck... Post back up if you have any problems.. I have been through all of them so far regarding Radeon drivers.

Hi, I'm back again.
I am still having problems getting this card to work with Mandrake 9.2.
The card is being recognized under Linux but when I run glxgears I get about 340 fps although everthing is turned on.
The ATI pannel has all of the correct settings listed except Display Driver which is blank.
Any ideas ?
Sincerely Paul

fglrxinfo

does it still show mesa drivers? if so,

open terminal,

su
password
telinit 3 (it will take you to command line)
login as you
su
password
modprobe fglrx
(if no errors are givin.... do the following)
exit (to log out of su)
startx
open terminal, run fglrxinfo (is it still mesa or now ATI?)

if errors are given on modprobe fglrx... post em up.

thanks:trey

In answer to your question it shows ATI drivers with 3D Now technology.
However, I am still getting only 340 fps in GLXGears.
When I log out of the X session there is an error message.
Error Message:

(ww) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/fonts/Speedo/, removing from list!

GetModeLine-scrn:0 clock: 108000
GetModeLine-hdsp: 1152 hbeg: 1216 hend: 1344: 1600
vdsp: 864 vbeg: 865 vend: 868 vttl 900 Flags: 5

In non-gui mode as su I typed in modprobe fglrx and pressed return it went to the next line with no output.

I then typed in modprobe agpgart and got the following output

Output:

/lib/modules/2.4.22-10mdk/kernel/drivers/char/agp/agpgart.o.gz: init_module: Invalid argument
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
modprobe: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.22-10mdk/kernel/drivers/char/agp/agpgart.o.gz failed
modprobe: insmod agpgart failed.

I think that I sould be getting a lot more fps with glxgears than 340 after all my card is an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro AGP 8x card. The highest fps I was able to achieve was about 1400 fps.

Thanx for ay help you can give!
Sincerely,
Paul

in your /ect/X11/XF86Config-4

make a change to this section as shown (if not already done)

note the # sign infront of busid

also try loading agp first...

modprobe agpgart agp_try_unsupported=1
modprobe fglrx

I got it fixed finally. My problem was during the install of madrake 9.2 I was not able to get the fglrx driver to work so I chose the development driver (fbdev) and that was causing the problems. I went into the configuration for hardware and chose the Xserver configurer and selected the fglrx driver under devices, then I saved it and went and rebooted without
going into an X session and re-ran fglrxconfig in non gui mode. Once this was done I again rebooted the system, once it had rebooted I started an X session and ran glxgears
I get about 4400 fps and after about 12 to 15 minutes it goes up to about 7400.
I did modify the file /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be.c
I had to modify the via line that is below the 8377 chip identifier it says via_generic_setup}, // AGP 2
I modified it to read as follows
via_kt400_setup}, // AGP 2.

What does putting the " # " before the line
BusID "PCI:1:0:0" # vendor=1002, device=4e48
do, is it a comment character of some sort?

Thank-you all for the help and I will keep browsing these forums as they are very useful and informative.

Sincerely,
Paul

yes i believe it is a comment... it removes the line from being executed basically, glad you got it working :)