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==Installation Option #2 Livna repository== | ==Installation Option #2 Livna repository== | ||
rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm | rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm | ||
* [http://www.fedorafaq.org/#radeon These instructions] on the Unoffical Fedora FAQ work. (In order not to duplicate the the instructions, we provide the link rather than the instructions themselves). | |||
==Installation Option #3 via ATI Installer== | ==Installation Option #3 via ATI Installer== | ||
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* Restart your X Server (by logging in/out or rebooting) | * Restart your X Server (by logging in/out or rebooting) | ||
== | ==Issues== | ||
* AMD/ATI Catalist Control Center fails to start, see [http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672 this bugzilla entry]. | * AMD/ATI Catalist Control Center (amdcccle) fails to start, see [http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672 this bugzilla entry]. | ||
FYI: this patch (and others like it) is incomplete. It fails miserably with the drm module loaded. It will not work without drm either, and what would be the point? | FYI: this patch (and others like it) is incomplete. It fails miserably with the drm module loaded. It will not work without drm either, and what would be the point? | ||
As seen by dmesg: | As seen by dmesg: | ||
[drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 | [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 | ||
[fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 1898 MBytes. | [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 1898 MBytes. | ||
[fglrx] ASYNCIO init succeed! | [fglrx] ASYNCIO init succeed! | ||
[fglrx:KCL_enable_pat] *ERROR* Pat entry 2 is already configured | [fglrx:KCL_enable_pat] *ERROR* Pat entry 2 is already configured | ||
[fglrx] PAT is disabled! | [fglrx] PAT is disabled! | ||
[fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_stub_register failed | [fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_stub_register failed | ||
The livna rpm incurs the same failure. Stick with F7 and kernel 2.6.22, or use the radeon driver instead. | The livna rpm incurs the same failure. Stick with F7 and kernel 2.6.22, or use the radeon driver instead. | ||
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Updated by yangyud:<br> | |||
You need to remove the loaded "drm" module from kernel before install the fglrx module.<br> | |||
'''rmmod radeon; rmmod drm''' <br> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 15 November 2007
General Status
- Fedora 8 is included as a generatable package since version 8.42.3 of the AMD Proprietary Linux driver. "sh ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run --listpkg | grep -i fedora" shows "Fedora/F8" in the output.
- Unfortunately the driver kernel module currently fails to compile since Linux kernel version 2.6.23 is not yet supported. See this bugzilla report for kernel 2.6.23 for more information.
Installation Option #1 Freshrpms.net repository
rpm -ihv http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/8/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm yum install -y ati-x11-drv
and restart your system.
Installation Option #2 Livna repository
rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
- These instructions on the Unoffical Fedora FAQ work. (In order not to duplicate the the instructions, we provide the link rather than the instructions themselves).
Installation Option #3 via ATI Installer
The above bugzilla contains a patch to the firegl module source code. Here is an annotated walk-through for those not familiar with using the patch utility:
- Install the driver interactively
sh ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run
- Backup the existing module, download the patch
cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/ cp firegl_public.c firegl_public.c.orig wget -qO- http://ati.cchtml.com/attachment.cgi?id=466 > firegl.patch
- Apply the patch
patch -p0 < firegl.patch
- Now build and install the kernel module
./make.sh cd .. ; ./make_install.sh
- Create an initial X Server configuration file
aticonfig --initial
- Restart your X Server (by logging in/out or rebooting)
Issues
- AMD/ATI Catalist Control Center (amdcccle) fails to start, see this bugzilla entry.
FYI: this patch (and others like it) is incomplete. It fails miserably with the drm module loaded. It will not work without drm either, and what would be the point? As seen by dmesg:
[drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 1898 MBytes. [fglrx] ASYNCIO init succeed! [fglrx:KCL_enable_pat] *ERROR* Pat entry 2 is already configured [fglrx] PAT is disabled! [fglrx:firegl_init_module] *ERROR* firegl_stub_register failed
The livna rpm incurs the same failure. Stick with F7 and kernel 2.6.22, or use the radeon driver instead.
Updated by yangyud:
You need to remove the loaded "drm" module from kernel before install the fglrx module.
rmmod radeon; rmmod drm
