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  • #11
    Originally posted by baskin View Post
    If i change to /lib/modules/fglrx and execute ./make_install.sh i get:

    FATAL:Error inserting fglrx(/lib/modules/2.6.27.23-0.1.default/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): Operation not permitted
    All executed as root.
    A few things to consider. First either with the newer kernels or all 64 bits (I'm not sure) the files are put at /lib/modules/.../drivers/gpu, so this might explain install error.

    Second, the autoinstaller needs 32 bit libraries to install, even on a 64 bit system. I haven't got fglrx working yet on a 64 bit system.

    Did you compile your own kernel and enable the msi options?

    Maybe PAT with your hardware might be issue.

    What is your hardware and linux distribution

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    • #12
      I have made a successful installation on an identical system (regarding the software)

      I'm running opensuse 11.1 64bit with the default kernel and my VGA is an HD4670.

      The successful install was made on a HD3200.

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      • #13
        Originally posted by forum1793 View Post
        A few things to consider. First either with the newer kernels or all 64 bits (I'm not sure) the files are put at /lib/modules/.../drivers/gpu, so this might explain install error.

        Second, the autoinstaller needs 32 bit libraries to install, even on a 64 bit system. I haven't got fglrx working yet on a 64 bit system.
        Update; I did just compile a 2.6.27.25 kernel for slackware64-current.
        The catalyst autoinstaller 9-6 worked fine, no patching required. This means 32 bit libs are not needed or slackware64-current now has them.

        For the 2.6.27.25 kernel the autoinstaller puts fgrlx in /lib.../drivers/char/drm and not /lib.../drivers/gpu, although it probably doesn't matter.

        My system is hd3200 (780g)

        edit: removed comment about sound over hdmi not working. I forgot to unmute it. alsamixer -c1. Too many versions running.

        You may wish to compare your kernel config files between the two machines.

        But, if all other things are equal to your two systems, I would think the problem must be due to the graphics card and the driver parts unique to it.
        Last edited by forum1793; 20 June 2009, 04:32 PM.

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        • #14
          I have made a successful install by generating distribution specific rpm from the installer.

          The produced rpm package is installed correctly without errors (at least as far i can see) but when i try to execute:

          Code:
          sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx
          i'm getting a black screen and the system freezes (needs hard reset).

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          • #15
            Did you run sax2 before or after aticonfig --initial ?

            My guess is that you don't need sax2 if you run aticonfig --initial (and you *should* run aticonfig --initial)
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            • #16
              Originally posted by bridgman View Post
              Did you run sax2 before or after aticonfig --initial ?

              My guess is that you don't need sax2 if you run aticonfig --initial (and you *should* run aticonfig --initial)
              I always run "aticonfig --initial" before trying to ran sax2.

              Also without running sax2 after "aticonfig --initial", i have the same result. Black screen and the system freezes.

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              • #17
                I have the exact same behavior (blank screen and system freeze) on a fresh installed Linux Mint 7 x86_64.

                It seems that something is broken in the fglrx driver regarding HD4670 hardware.

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                • #18
                  It's more likely to be specific to the distro or system than the hardware, FWIW.
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                  • #19
                    What is your hardware anyway?

                    For distribution, maybe consider: ubuntu, fedora, slackware. Seem to be more users of these.

                    What is sax2 anyway?

                    Bridgman: I never knowingly run aticonfig --initial. Maybe the catalyst autoinstaller runs it? After I install new catalyst, I review xorg.conf, see nothing new, and copy my old one back over. Why should this be run?

                    Bridgman: does his post #10 give any clue?

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                    • #20
                      Sax2 is a utility for configuring and managing graphics subsystems.

                      http://en.opensuse.org/SaX2

                      I don't know exactly what aticonfig --initial does but it seems to be the only "absolute must do" stop in our installation instructions, and whenver I talk to our devs one of the first questions they ask is "did they run aticonfig properly ?".

                      Post 10 goes to a level of detail I don't really know with fglrx; probably should get it into a bugzilla ticket so the devs can see it.
                      Last edited by bridgman; 25 June 2009, 10:44 PM.
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