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jani80k · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 40

@Wedge_:

That is exactly my problem: The FireGL Drivers do´nt show up in the XFREE logfile!! I only have the standard driver listing of the drivers that come with Xfree.

I´m desperate!!
Like I already mentioned: Everything compiles/emerges ok. I even took a closer look at the stdout of the compiler... no problems at all...
Even "modprobe fglrx" works without any problems!

Only the X-Server doesn´t seem to find/recognize the compiled driver.

What could not be ok?
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Wedge_ · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 9:16 pm Post subject:

Can you post your XF86Config?
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Sohryu Asuka Langley · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 9:17 pm Post subject:

TV Out is running now on my 9500PRO !!!

The only problem is with xine,mplayer,totem the Desktop is shown but the videos are black...

I switched the primary monitor with fireglcontrol... nothing happened...

Any help makes me happy...
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bushwakko · Guru Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Posts: 495

I tried adding the patch as said earlier, but It didn't work.

if [ "`echo ${KV}|grep 2.6`" ] ; then

cd ${WORKDIR}/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod
einfo "creating Makefile for kernel 2.6"
patch -p1 < ${FILESDIR}/fglrx-2.6-makefile.patch
einfo "applying fglrx-2.6-amd-adv-spec-fix.patch"
patch -p1 < ${FILESDIR}/fglrx-2.6-amd-adv-spec-fix.patch
einfo "applying fglrx-2.6-vmalloc-vmaddr.patch"
patch -p1 < ${FILESDIR}/fglrx-2.6-vmalloc-vmaddr.patch
# einfo "applying fglrx-2.6-iminor.patch"
# patch -p1 < ${FILESDIR}/fglrx-2.6-iminor.patch
einfo "applying 2.6.0-test5 fix"
patch -p1 < /root/fglrx-2.6-test5.patch
fi

I also treid commenting out that iminor patch, since that wasn't mentioned earlier, and then it compiled with this message:

* applying 2.6.0-test5 fix
missing header for unified diff at line 3 of patch
patching file firegl_public.c

however I get this while trying to modprobe the driver:

lapwakko root # insmod /lib/modules/2.6.0-test5-mm1/video/fglrx.ko
Error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.0-test5-mm1/video/fglrx.ko': -1 Invalid module format
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jani80k · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 40

Here you go, Wedge_:

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 8:24 am Post subject:

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 8:27 am Post subject:

bushwakko: the iminor patch actually fixes the same problem as the test5 patch, but it does it in a better way. Forget the patch I posted, just uncomment the iminor patch again and the emerge should run OK.
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carpman · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:30 am Post subject:

Hello, trying to install gentoo and get my radeon 7500 128mb card working as well.

i have read this thread and the drm guide and configured my kernel, i emerged xfree drm which after emerging dependances took all of couple of minutes to compile. This can't be right xfree usually takes ages to compile, check xfree config files and they are empty.

Do i need to emerge xfree before xfree drm?

Do the kernel option have to be modules or can they be compiled in???

cheers

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:43 am Post subject:

Did you have xfree emerged already before you emerged xfree-drm? If you did then there wouldn't have been any need to compile it again, although I don't know why the config files would be empty. Even if xfree wasn't already merged it should have been one of the dependencies of xfree-drm. You could just do "emerge xfree" if you want to emerge it explicitly.

carpman · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:58 am Post subject:

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:15 am Post subject:

carpman · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:20 am Post subject:

Ok just re read the guide a bit more carefully, should have done xfree first.

Should i down grade or run with the version i have ?

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:29 am Post subject:

Which version have you got? Look for the version inside the [ ] when you do "emerge -p xfree". If it's 4.3.0-r3, you should be fine with that.
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carpman · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:44 am Post subject:

bushwakko · Guru Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Posts: 495

however I still get that :

lapwakko root # insmod /lib/modules/2.6.0-test5-mm1/video/fglrx.ko
Error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.0-test5-mm1/video/fglrx.ko': -1 Invalid module format

when compiled with the iminor patch too :(
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Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 11:47 am Post subject:

I don't know why that's happening...do you get any warnings/errors while emerging? Is /usr/src/linux pointing to another kernel? Try removing the drivers and emerging them again:

jani80k · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 40

Here you go^2, Wedge_:

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 8:35 pm Post subject:

jani80k: that's really weird. The only thing I can suggest just now is that you should try uncommenting the following line in your XF86Config:

schoett · n00b Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 63

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 8:44 pm Post subject:

jani80k · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 40

@Wedge_: You are right! That´s the problem. Even if I uncomment the "ModulePath"-line, it´s being ignored. I can out in there whatever I want. No Error Message, even if the directory doesn´t even exist:

schoett · n00b Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 63

Wedge_ · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:43 pm Post subject:

jani80k: it's worth a try, I can't think of much else that might help. Are the two files I mentioned in the correct place?

schoett: Unfortunately, that's normal behaviour for the 3.2 drivers

I lose around 1000fps in glxgears going from 2.9.x -> 3.2.x, and your scores show a similar drop. Nothing much to do about it at the moment, we just have to rely on ATI to optimise the drivers. Remember that these drivers are version 3.2, while the previous releases go up to 2.9. Hopefully there's room for improvement.
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jani80k · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 40

@Wedge_: yes, they are.
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