fireglcontrolpanel + FC6

[Michael]

run as root:

rpm -ivh *.rpm

in that directory.

[c0le]

Okay ran your script...no errors...it built 3 rpm packages:

ATI-fglrx-8.33.6-1..i386.rpm
ATI-fglrx-devel-8.33.6-1..i386.rpm
kernel-module-ATI-fglrx-2.6.19-1.2895.fc6-8.33.6-1..i386.rpm

Then i did rpm -ivh *.rpm

It said kernel-module-ATI-fglrx-2.6.19-1.2895.fc6-8.33.6-1..i386.rpm was already installed and did nothing else after...So i put that one rpm in a new folder and did rpm -ivh *.rpm again i got:

[root@localhost new]# rpm -ivh *.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
        package kernel-module-ATI-fglrx-2.6.19-1.2895.fc6-8.33.6-1. is already installed
[root@localhost new]# rpm -ivh *.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:ATI-fglrx              ########################################### [ 50%]
   2:ATI-fglrx-devel        ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost new]# aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Found fglrx primary device section
Nothing to do, terminating.
[root@localhost new]# aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Found fglrx primary device section

[c0le]

now i can run aticonfig

i got this:

[root@localhost home]# aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Uninitialised file found, configuring.
Using /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Saved back-up to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original-2
[root@localhost home]# aticonfig
Usage: aticonfig [OPTION] ...
Parses an existing X-Server configuration file and modifies it to operate with
ATI products.

The following command-line options can be invoked as parameters:

ATI Initial Configuration:

<----------Snip - got rid of the help explanation, nothing else

Please report bugs to http://support.ati.com
[root@localhost home]#

Is there anything i need to change or configure? I also noticed by running gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf that there is multiple entries of each category...is this a bad thing?

[c0le]

This is what my xorg.conf now looks like:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "single head configuration"
	Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "dri"
	Load  "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
	Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	ModelName    "LCD Panel 1280x1024"
	HorizSync    31.5 - 67.0
	VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0
	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Driver      "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
	Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1280x1024" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
	Option	    "Composite" "False"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
       Option "AIGLX" "False"
EndSection

I just want to make sure everything is setup and configured right before i reboot cause i'm gettin tired of rebooting and getting that black screen and having to reconfigure xorg.conf and run system-display-config to get my comp running again.


*edit*

i just rebooted....it appears nothing has changed though, i still dont have 3D acceleration...did my drivers actually install or is there something else i need to do?

[c0le]

help me Michael plz, im getting so close to having them working =P

[Michael]

Oops, hadn't seen your edit.

Can you post:

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

[c0le]

[root@localhost home]# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.


[root@localhost home]# fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Radeon X1600 Series Generic
OpenGL version string: 2.0.6286 (8.33.6)

figured that might help show something possibly?

[Michael]

If fglrxinfo is showing ATI Technologies, that means its working.

[c0le]

But i have no 3D acceleration, i can't open anything that uses OpenGL...any thoughts on why that would be?

[glussier]

Try this:

glxinfo | grep direct and post the result.

What 3d app can't you run and what error do you get trying to run it?