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Versable
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 Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:11 am Post subject: [SOLVED] radeon driver kernel module |
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drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: minor is 11
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card11
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: minor is 12
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card12
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: minor is 13
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card13
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: minor is 14
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card14
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
(II) fglrx(0): [drm] drmOpen failed
(EE) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit failed!
(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): ********************************************* * |
Don't know what to do, running a 2.4.26-gentoo-r9 kernel, I haven't added any modules, I followed the forum ATI howto..
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erikm
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| What is your question? The open radeon driver included with the kernel sources doesn't support 3D acceleration. It provides a better colour depth than the standard vga though... |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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I'd like to get 3d acceleration going, I am running Xorg and want to break the 200 fps barrier in gkxgears  .
Anyone have any Idea? |
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erikm
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, assuming you are running a later version xorg (>= 6.8.0):
Step 1:
2: If you haven't started Xorg before, do and make sure everything works with the open radeon drivers first. The resulting xorg.conf can be used as a template
for coming ones, which helps troubleshooting tremendously. I would also save this working xorg.conf somewhere.
3: | Code: | | /opt/ati/bin/fglrxconfig |
Write the resulting xorg.conf to a non-default location, like /root or your home dir or whatever.
4: Copy the section concerning RGB and fonts from your old xorg.conf to the one generated by fglrxconfig. Move this modified xorg.conf to /etc/X11.
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6: Restart Xorg, and do | Code: | | glxinfo | grep rendering |
Assuming you followed the ATI howto correctly and have x11-drm installed (and dri disabled in the kernel), you should see
something like
| Code: | | Direct Rendering: Yes |
(I don't remember the exact string).
Finally, your glxgears should show way more than 200 fps .... Good Luck!!! |
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erikm
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Oh btw...
I suppose you have checked that your graphics card really is a radeon, using lspci for instance? |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I couldn't find where to uncheck the DRI in the kernel so that might have been the problem too? Under what menu pint is it i went through all of em but still couldn't find it |
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erikm
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Ok, here is a nice guide... |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Just what I needed, thanks |
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Versable
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:38 am Post subject: |
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I reinstalled, followed everything correctly, now it's still not working. In the Xorg.0.log config it now says that "Direct rendering is not yet supported on Radeon 9500/9700 and newer cards"
crap!
Also when I use glxgears it tells me:
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
I think it might be because I am using an old portage snapshot, so it might be using the old ati-drivers (If I recall correctly, the new Xorg drivers from ATi were released somewhat recently, so I might have problems because I use the old Xfree support drivers without Xorg support?)... I'll reinstall gentoo tommorow with the newest 2005 portage snapshot and a emerge --sync |
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erikm
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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I wouldn't go as far as reinstalling Gentoo... Upgrading portage to the latest version and syncing is at worst a ten minute process. On the other hand, if I were you I would consider installing the latest Xorg available... I use 6.8.2, and i'm very happy with it. My gfx cards are a 9800 Pro @ XT and a 9700 M, so your card is definitely supported.
EDIT: I never read the dri guide myself... it seems a little outdated. I use 2.6 kernels and have not checked the kernel dri tickbox, since I use the dri provided in the x11-drm package. |
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Versable
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| How would I update Xorg... I mean I have gnome and everything set up, but they are probably all old versions, how do I uninstall or update them? |
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erikm
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Well, most people seem to use | Code: | | emerge -Udav packagename |
where "packagename" would be gnome or xorg in this case. Unfortunately, I think you could almost count on a major update like that breaking other packages you have.... at least if you run unstable branch ("~x86", for instance). You could just try | Code: | | AUTOCLEAN="yes" emerge xorg |
I suppose...
Anyway, should anything break, you can also be certain there are plenty of people around these forums who are willing and able to help you. 
EDIT: Assuming an updated xorg doesn't require you to update Gnome, I think a xorg update only is the safest bet. |
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Versable
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for all the help, I'll let you know if I get it running  |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Didn't work.....
I get this error when running glxgears though:
| Code: | | Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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GOT IT WORKING!
I had to change my arpenture size from 64 to 128 mb ram in the bios.... |
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