Unusual Problems with XFree and ati-drivers

[Xiphas]

My X server was working perfectly fine until I decided to try out the FireGL ATI driver. I can't start an X server for any other user other than root. But, even as root when I use the "startxfce4" script, it crashes out on me too...

Sometimes it gives no error, and other times it outputs (I also get this error when it successfully starts as root...):

[secondshadow]

First thing I'd do is try building the kernel agp drivers as modules. I remember having some sort of issue or another when I had them compiled in.

[Xiphas]

I tried that, but it didn't make a difference.

Thanks for the idea, though.

[secondshadow]

if you use the agp as a module, make absolutely sure you modprobe it BEFORE loading the fglrx. Furthermore make sure that you modprobe the appropriate driver for your specific agp chipset (eg sis_agp). I've read about fglrx not loading these properly on its own. Also, just for giggles, have you tried using the internal agp? That actually works fine for me, and so does external. ATi, last I checked, actually recommends using internal whenever possible. Something else to try...Also, do you have SMP enabled in your kernel? I had problems with fglrx when I had SMP enabled. I had just forgotten to remove it (don't need it as I have a uni-proc machine).