new ati driver 8.40.3 (plz help) display not being detected

[zmanz]

i installed the new ati drivers 8.40.3 (cause i couldnt install 8.35.5 even with patch) so now when i run glxinfo i get this


name of display: :0.0
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe,
GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
client glx vendor string: ATI
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_ARB_multisample,
GLX_ATI_pixel_format_float, GLX_ATI_render_texture
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.4 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.2)
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x24 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x25 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x26 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x27 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x28 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x29 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2a 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None



PLZ i have no idea what to do...

[zmanz]

i heared it might fix it to reboot after driver install, but i dont wana risk not being able to get into kde (commandline scares me) especially when i have no idea what to do

[zmanz]

ok i heared wrong, i rebooted, it couldnt get into kde, no screen, so i deleted the xorg.conf i made and deleted the ati-drivers-8.40.3 and i haave no idea where to go from here

NONE

i couldnt get 8.35.5 to work with patch, then 8.40.3 installed but didnt work...... guess i'll play games on windows and learn linux in mean while

[zmanz]

there has to be a way to run the patch which i have that allows me to emerge sti-drivers on 6.22 kernel while i am emerging the drivers

[zmanz]

ok (I) figured out how to make the patch apply, but now when i run ati-drivers emerge i get fgl_glxgears build failed
what is glxgears?

[Gon667]

GLXGears is a tool to test 3D Graphical output.WHAT exactly goes wrong, when you try to emerge your drivers? (post error message as CODE)

I've had some problems getting MY system to work with ATI, but eventually solved my issues. ATI Problems with 3D

Your 3D is not working. Check in your kernel for DRM and compile it as Module '(but dont load it) or leave it unchecked. That actually solved my issues. Don't forget to update your bootloader.

what does lsmod show?