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[Ben Halicki]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RaXeT" <maxer1 at xmission.com>
To: <fedora-test-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: ATI Radeon Drivers can't use FC2 RPM kernels


> 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
> 
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