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Installing latest Open Source ATI drivers under Ubuntu 8.04
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Originally posted by oibaf View PostYou should run the module installer after the reboot with the new kernel and then reboot another time.
UPDATE: When I disabled the AccelMethod EXA then the extreme slowness went away:
Code:Section "Device" Identifier "FireGL" Driver "ati" # Option "AccelMethod" "EXA" Option "DVI-0" "External" Option "VGA-0" "External" Option "LVDS" "Panel" EndSection
I'm sure I'm missing something obvious. Was there anything in my Xorg.0.log file that indicated what might be the problem?
What can I check to make sure all the modules are getting installed correctly and that xorg is using the correct parts? Tough part of debugging this is not knowing how all the parts work together and how to check that they are all in use.
Thanks,
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.0.90, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "ati"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//ati_drv.so
(II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.0.90, module version = 6.8.191
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 2.0
(II) LoadModule: "radeon"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so
(II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.4.0.90, module version = 4.3.0
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 2.0Last edited by freetime; 21 June 2008, 09:58 AM.
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Thanks so much Tormod! Now I have 3D for my X1250 using radeon (ati)! Woooh. Seems stable enough.
You may want to add something like this to your script:
Code:SS=/etc/apt/sources.list #cp -a $SS $SS.bak NUM=0 BAK=$SS.bak while [ -e $BAK ]; do BAK=$SS.bak BAK=$BAK.$NUM NUM=$((NUM+1)) done cp -a $SS $BAK
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With the latest libgl1-mesa-dri 7.1.0~git20080704.e187627, I get the following error in Xorg.0.log and Xserver fails to start:
Code:(EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/r200_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/r200_dri.so: undefined symbol: _glapi_tls_Context) (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so: undefined symbol: _glapi_tls_Context) Fatal server error: GLX: could not load software renderer
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Originally posted by the_olo View PostWith the latest libgl1-mesa-dri 7.1.0~git20080704.e187627, I get the following error in Xorg.0.log and Xserver fails to start:
It has now been fixed in new packages.
BTW, testing this, I discovered an issue with a new input policy in the xserver: mouse and keyboard doesn't work unless I add this to xorg.conf:
Code:Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" EndSection
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Originally posted by tormod View PostThanks for reporting this and the hint to the solution. Seems like I *cough* forgot to test this build.
It has now been fixed in new packages.
BTW, testing this, I discovered an issue with a new input policy in the xserver: mouse and keyboard doesn't work unless I add this to xorg.conf:
Code:Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowEmptyInput" "false" EndSection
AIGLX flies with smoother line scrolling with Firefox. F-Spot Screensaver offers better OpenGL transitions. Xv seems to be working on the Video playback side. All this with a lower reported FPS from GLXGEARS 1100 FPS compared to 1800 FPS with AMD Binary. Enabling EXA makes a big difference.
Cheers
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I decided to take a shot with ati-radeon.
I'm really glad to see video playback actually working, no flickering.
I can even playback some 720p movies without a/v sync problems. (Sapphire AGP X1600 pro)
But some others do. Especially those with open scenes eg. like nature shots...
glxgears hangs my system. Always.
I noticed when using multiple windows, compiz effects seems to lag.
Some random freezes while watching movies.
here is my Xorg.0.log:
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I really want to keep this driver from now on.
PS: I just noticed that my AGP X1600 Pro is running at 4x.
[ 24.023286] Linux agpgart interface v0.102
[ 32.327080] agpgart: Detected VIA PT880 Ultra chipset
[ 32.353007] agpgart: AGP aperture is 512M @ 0x80000000
[ 49.502635] agpgart: Found an AGP 3.5 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
[ 49.502851] agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 4x mode
[ 49.503086] agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 4x mode
[ 69.288550] agpgart: Found an AGP 3.5 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
[ 69.288584] agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 4x mode
[ 69.288693] agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 4x mode
Anyone?
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