Can't Get 3D acceleration with ATI Radeon X300 SE in slackware

binary1011100 · 06-16-2006, 08:12 AM

Can anybody help me get my PCI-E ATI X300 SE card working in 3D with X on slackware with kernel 2.6.16.18

Fluxx · 06-16-2006, 11:42 AM

Did you install the ATI-driver from ati homepage? Did you receive errors during the installation?

I ask, because I have running an ATI X600SE here on Slackware current with last Slackware kernel (2.6.16.20) without problems.

Fluxx.

P. S.: If you are not successful with Slackware standard kernel with ATI drivers I can help you to recompile your kernel so that there are no more errors with ATI drivers.

syvy · 06-16-2006, 06:36 PM

I had that adventure yesterday:

I installed kernel 2.6.16.20 (test26.s) from slackware current and the newest
ATI drivers fglrx_6_8_0-8.25.18-1.i386. I got error messages about the kernel modules.
They weren´t compiled with the same compiler version the kernel was made.
So I temporarily installed gcc 3.4.4, ran the ati-installer again and everything works fine now.
No recompiling of the kernel was nessesary. (BTW, it´s a Radeon X800 GTO here)

cwwilson721 · 06-18-2006, 03:40 PM

Check my thread in my sig about DRI (3D Acceleration).

It has an extensive ATI section.