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  • Radeon HD 4870 1GB w/ Catalyst 8.11 Install Fails on Sidux 2008.03, kernel 2.6.27

    Just built a new PC. I am having a terrible time getting the proprietary ATI drivers installed. Here's my setup:

    OS
    Sidux (Debian Sid) release 2008.03, updated to latest kernel (2.6.27)

    Power Supply
    Coolermaster Real Power Pro 650W (ATX12V v2.3, SSI EPS 12V v2.91)

    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q SE, Socket 775, DDR2, PCIe 2.0, HD Audio, Gigabit LAN

    Processor
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 1333 MHz FSB, 12MB L2 Cache

    Internal Memory
    Crucial 4x PC8500 2Gb (8Gb total)

    Video Card
    Diamond ATI Radeon HD 4870, 1024 Mb DDR5, 256 bit memory interface

    Monitor
    Samsung Syncmaster T220 22 inch Widescreen, 20000:1 contrast, 2ms refresh, 0.3W SoftPowerOff

    I am getting an error which looks like this:

    Code:
    ... skipped beginning (let me know if you need more) ...
    
    (--) fglrx(0): Chipset:"ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series" (Chipset = 0x9440)
    
    ... skipped more..
    
    (II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
            compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.1.0
            ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 2.0
    (II) fglrx(0): VESA BIOS detected
    (II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
    (II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 16384 kB
    (II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATIATOMBIOS
    (II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 11.10
    (II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: (C) 1988-2005, ATI Technologies Inc.
    (II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: RV770
    (II) fglrx(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00
    (II) fglrx(0): ATI Video BIOS revision 9 or later detected
    (II) fglrx(0): MultiAsic found: Check whether two adapters have the same configuration
    (II) fglrx(0): ATI Video BIOS revision 9 or later detected
    (II) fglrx(0): MultiAsic found: Check whether two adapters have the same configuration
    (II) fglrx(0): ATI Video BIOS revision 9 or later detected
    (II) fglrx(0): MultiAsic found: Check whether two adapters have the same configuration
    (II) fglrx(0): ATI Video BIOS revision 9 or later detected
    (II) fglrx(0): MultiAsic found: Check whether two adapters have the same configuration
    (EE) fglrx(0): Can't downgrade to required crossfire configuration, disable CF
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: Open failed
    drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:0:0
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: Open failed
    drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card1
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: Open failed
    drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card2
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: Open failed
    drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card3
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: Open failed
    
    ... and similar to the end ...
    
    drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
    drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card14
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
    drmOpenDevice: Open failed
    drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
    (WW) fglrx(0): Failed to open DRM connection
    lspci | grep 'ATI' reports:
    Code:
    01:00:0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeonn HD 4870]
    01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc HD48x0 audio
    fglrxinfo reports:
    Code:
    Error: unable to open display (null)
    I have tried installing several times using several different methods (uninstalling between each attempt). I have used kano's script for one install: http://kanotix.com/files/install-fglrx-debian.sh which was the latest and which resulted in the errors above. All of the attempts resulted in almost if not entirely identical errors. I have tried hacking up the xorg.conf file myself, and that did not improve the situation.

    It looks to me like it thinks there are two cards, and wants to use crossfire. There is in fact only on Radeon HD 4870 installed.

    How to I disable CrossFire (if that is indeed my issue)? Otherwise any ideas on getting this to work? Sidux default window manager is KDE btw, and right now it will not start. I am fairly experienced with both Debian and Ubuntu.

    /var/log/syslog has this at the end:
    Code:
    kdm[6442]: X server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly
    kdm[6442]: unable to fire up local display :0; disabling.
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