ati binaries without X ?

[Nuvielle]

Hello =)

Several days ago i tried to install Gentoo and the System itself worked very very well, took a little bit but not much problems.

A very big Problem had been the X configuration. I did not get the system to work, first i startet x with startx, won't start. Then i tried the X configuration Programm, won't start too. I hate this Xorg- Config Programm, it has been a Pain several years ago and the Pain did not get less since this, its crap for this ati card ._. .

Atm i run Linux Linux and what i realy like is the the way the ATI Driver configures the xorg.conf there ( the driver itself isn't realy that good ._. ). Once i have installed the driver ( Binary from their HP ) and reboot, i just have to type in ati-config --inital --adapter=all and it generates a xorg.conf which works. I realy like that, its painless.

But when i install the driver under Linux mint a GUI is displayed in the middle of the installation ( have too klick a few times there ) so i wonder if this driver would work with gentoo and if i can it even install on a Linux without a running X ? Would be nice, cause then i just have to type in aticonfig --initial --adpater=all and i have my xorg.conf Problem solved ^^ Anyone experience with this ?

I make myself some Thoughts about this and i ask myself, maybe i forgot something to activate something in my kernel ( the system itself worked great ). In a fresh installed system, is there something which i have to activate from the defaults in my kernel to get just the free driver for my system to work. If ithe binary from amd wouldn't run without X this would be a great way ( if i had just a minimal "Desktop" it wouldn't be the problem to me to set up the driver, but without an X just with lynx thats a little horror ^^

My Card is a Radeon HD4650 =)

LG

[Nuvielle]

hmpf i read this Guide a few minutes ago ._.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/ati-faq.xml


when i install the package ati-drivers will aticonfig work then ? ( since ati is a part from the closed binaries )

[DONAHUE]

are you using genkernel or manual kernel?
do you want to use ati proprietery/ati-drivers/fglrx or the open source radeon driver?
what display manager/window manager/ desktop do you wish to use?
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[Ant P.]

If you've installed binaries manually then your system is now in a broken state - you need to reinstall any files that the 3rd-party installer decided to overwrite before GL will work reliably again.