ATI Radeon Drivers can't use FC2 RPM kernels

[RaXeT]

Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote:

> Mark Fonnemann wrote:
>
>>    what doesn't work exactly? i doubt the talented people here (which
>> certainly doesn't include myself) will be able to help you unless you 
>> are more
>> specific. thanks....
>>
>> mark. :-)
>
Here is my experience after successfully getting 2.4 kernels to work, 
I've never successfully seen ANY 2.6 kernel work.

Step 1. Use the latest kernel. In my case kernel-2.6.3-2.1.242
Step 2. Download the latest - fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.1.i386.rpm
Step 3. Remove the XFree86-Mesa-libGL - otherwise you won't get this 
driver to work.
Step 4. rpm -ivh --nodeps fglrx-4.3.0-3.7.1.i386.rpm
Step 5. Watch as the install fails to load 3D and tells you 2D is 
operational.
Step 6. cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/
Step 7. Make sure your kernel source tree is available!
          a.)  cd /lib/modules/2.6.3-2.1.242
          b.) mv build build-old
          c.) ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.3-2.1.242 build
Step 8. cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/
Step 9. export CC=gcc32
Step 10. make
Step 11. Run fglrxconfig
Step 12. Reboot

Then watch as 2D driver loads and your XFree86.0.log reports the 
following:drmOpenDevice: Open failed
[drm] failed to load kernel module "agpgart"
[drm] failed to load kernel module "fglrx"
(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)             *

Have fun! Stick with 2.4 kernels they work 2.6 sucks with this driver.

RaXeT