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2012-09-28T07:35:58Z

85.178.67.209:

Did anyone _ever_ tried successfully to build a debian packet since about 2009???
I've used the --keep keyword of the installer and watched the code. This is ridiculous:

#Detect x* dir name corresponding to X_NAME
case ${X_NAME} in
woody|3.0) echo "Error: ${X_NAME} is no longer supported by this installer" ; exit 1 ;;
etch|stable|4.0) X_DIR=x710; X_NAME=etch;;
lenny|testing) X_DIR=x710; X_NAME=lenny;;
sid|unstable) X_DIR=x710; X_NAME=sid;;
experimental) X_DIR=x710; X_NAME=experimental;;
*) echo "Error: invalid package name passed to --buildpkg" ; exit 1 ;;
esac

Besides the fact that lenny hasn't been testing for a long time now, there isn't a X_DIR "x710" in this whole packet thus you don't need to wonder about it is failing all the time with the error:
"cp: cannot stat `/tmp/fglrx-install.1GJKvS/x710_64a/*': No such file or directory"

== xserver 1.12.3-1 ==

This was rumored to address the segfaults. Does anyone have experience with this version?

Jasmine Hassan: xserver-xorg-core 1.12.3.902-1 with fglrx-driver 12-6+point-1 works for me. Using Radeon HD 7670M, on Inspiron 15R 5520.

== 12.8 / 8.982 ==

The build instructions for 12.8 are what would have worked in earlier versions. But 12.8 unzips to amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run so the build command should be reflecting this.

Fedora 10 Installation Guide

2008-12-25T19:04:26Z

85.178.102.72: /* Tom Walker's method */

==Tom Walker's method==
Okay, well F10's been out for three days at the time of posting this, so I guess it's about time someone wrote something here.

I'm no one by the way. I just found this wiki linked on ati.amd.com and so thought it best not to leave it blank.

A rather clever chap going by the name of leigh123@linux has written a guide to installing the ATI driver on Fedora 10 here:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=155503&pp=10

Have fun.

Sincerely,

Tom Walker,
IT Technician at a school you've never heard of.

'''''Additional important information:''''' (author Robert Schumann)

The procedure above worked for me for the original release kernel 2.6.27-5 and according drivers. After updating to 2.6.27-7, 2.6.27-9 and
an update of akmod-fglrx in the fc9 repo compiz didn't start anymore and e.g. awn quit although fglrxinfo showed normal ATI, even glxinfo reported
direct rendering and glxgears worked.

If you experience the same problem, first check your Xorg.0.log:
$ grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log

If the output is like
(EE) AIGLX error: fglrx exports no extensions (/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: undefined symbol: __driDriverExtensions)
then you have to relink libglx.so and libdri.so to the ATI versions (not the original ones from xorg). Thanks to the gentoo hackers
for this hint ;-)

$ sudo -i

$ mv /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.xorg

$ mv /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so.xorg

And link the ATI ones:

$ ln -s /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx/libglx.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so

$ ln -s /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx/libdri.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so

==Another Way for X86_64 (maluyao#gmail.com)==

* 1. Download 2.6.27.8 kernel from www.kernel.org and compile it.

* 2.downgrade libdrm form Fedora9

rpm -Uvh --nodeps --oldpackage ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/Fedora/releases/9/Fedora/x86_64/os/Packages/libdrm-2.4.0-0.11.fc9.x86_64.rpm

* 3. run ati driver

./ati-driver-installer-8-12-x86.x86_64.run

* 4. ln -fs /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so

* 5. aticonfig --initial -f

* 6. reboot

== One more way for i386 ==

Download and install libdrm package from Fedora 9, as described above. You have to prevent yum from updating these packages:

# perl -i -pe "s/(\[.*\])/\1\nexclude=libdrm/" /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo
# perl -i -pe "s/(\[.*\])/\1\nexclude=libdrm/" /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo

Install ati driver from amd's binary package.

Install system-config-display package:

# yum install system-config-display

After the successful install start system-config-display to create an xorg.conf template in /etc/X11.
Install ati driver from downloaded binary, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Add these lines:

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

and add to 'Device section':

Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"

(From leigh123@linux's howto: [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=155503&pp=10 Howto for fglrx-Ati driver) and Compiz-fusion])

Edit /etc/grub.conf and add 'nopat' to the kernel line, and change the timeout to 10 seconds (timeout=10).

Reboot into single user mode, by pressing 'e' at grub's selection screen, select kernel line, press 'e', add 's' to the end of the line, press enter to finish editing and press 'b' to boot.

Log in as root. Add 'alias radeon off' to /etc/modprobe.conf, and add 'blacklist radeon' to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist. If loaded, remove drm and radeon modules:

# rmmod radeon
# rmmod drm

Load flgrx module:

# modprobe fglrx

Back up your current initrd image and create a new one:

# mv /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img.backup
# mkinitrd /boot/initrd-`uanme -r`.img

After rebooting yor machine, fglrx should work. This method worked on a 'HP DC5750 microtower' with integrated Radeon X200.

Fedora 10 Installation Guide

2008-12-25T19:02:37Z

85.178.102.72: /* Tom Walker's method */

==Tom Walker's method==
Okay, well F10's been out for three days at the time of posting this, so I guess it's about time someone wrote something here.

I'm no one by the way. I just found this wiki linked on ati.amd.com and so thought it best not to leave it blank.

A rather clever chap going by the name of leigh123@linux has written a guide to installing the ATI driver on Fedora 10 here:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=155503&pp=10

Have fun.

Sincerely,

Tom Walker,
IT Technician at a school you've never heard of.

'''''Additional important information:''''' (author Robert Schumann)

The procedure above worked for me for the original release kernel 2.6.27-5 and according drivers. After updating to 2.6.27-7, 2.6.27-9 and
an update of akmod-fglrx in the fc9 repo compiz didn't start anymore and e.g. awn quit although fglrxinfo showed normal ATI, even glxinfo reported
direct rendering and glxgears worked.

If you experience the same problem, first check your Xorg.0.log:
$ grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log

If the output is like
(EE) AIGLX error: fglrx exports no extensions (/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: undefined symbol: __driDriverExtensions)
then you have to relink libglx.so and libdri.so to the ATI versions (not the original ones from xorg). Thanks to the gentoo hackers
for this hint ;-)

$ sudo -i
# mv /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.xorg
# mv /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so.xorg

And link the ATI ones:
# ln -s /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx/libglx.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
# ln -s /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx/libdri.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so

==Another Way for X86_64 (maluyao#gmail.com)==

* 1. Download 2.6.27.8 kernel from www.kernel.org and compile it.

* 2.downgrade libdrm form Fedora9

rpm -Uvh --nodeps --oldpackage ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/Fedora/releases/9/Fedora/x86_64/os/Packages/libdrm-2.4.0-0.11.fc9.x86_64.rpm

* 3. run ati driver

./ati-driver-installer-8-12-x86.x86_64.run

* 4. ln -fs /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so

* 5. aticonfig --initial -f

* 6. reboot

== One more way for i386 ==

Download and install libdrm package from Fedora 9, as described above. You have to prevent yum from updating these packages:

# perl -i -pe "s/(\[.*\])/\1\nexclude=libdrm/" /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo
# perl -i -pe "s/(\[.*\])/\1\nexclude=libdrm/" /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo

Install ati driver from amd's binary package.

Install system-config-display package:

# yum install system-config-display

After the successful install start system-config-display to create an xorg.conf template in /etc/X11.
Install ati driver from downloaded binary, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Add these lines:

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

and add to 'Device section':

Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"

(From leigh123@linux's howto: [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=155503&pp=10 Howto for fglrx-Ati driver) and Compiz-fusion])

Edit /etc/grub.conf and add 'nopat' to the kernel line, and change the timeout to 10 seconds (timeout=10).

Reboot into single user mode, by pressing 'e' at grub's selection screen, select kernel line, press 'e', add 's' to the end of the line, press enter to finish editing and press 'b' to boot.

Log in as root. Add 'alias radeon off' to /etc/modprobe.conf, and add 'blacklist radeon' to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist. If loaded, remove drm and radeon modules:

# rmmod radeon
# rmmod drm

Load flgrx module:

# modprobe fglrx

Back up your current initrd image and create a new one:

# mv /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img.backup
# mkinitrd /boot/initrd-`uanme -r`.img

After rebooting yor machine, fglrx should work. This method worked on a 'HP DC5750 microtower' with integrated Radeon X200.

SUSE/openSUSE

2007-10-28T12:29:26Z

85.178.163.87: /* YET ANOTHER Installation Guide: */ Tippo

== General Status ==
* Native Installer Support contributed by Stefan Dirsch
* Repackaged by [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html Flavio Stanchina]

== Installation ==

===Method 1===
* Install 'kernel-source' and C++ compiler ('gcc') and tools selection in yast.
* Get the rpm that matches the SuSE X server on your system (XFree86 4.3 or X.Org 6.8) instead of the ATI driver installer from [http://www.ati.com]
* init 3
* install the driver package (e.g. rpm -Uvh fglrx64_6_8_0-8.24.8-1.x86_64.rpm)
* configure your X server using fglrxconfig

note: this is not the way described in the READMEs, but it's the way that worked best for me and others. Especially if sax and/or your X server crash when using the ATI driver installer's package (due to missing symbols in fglrx_drv.o)

===GUIDE: ATI Installer HOWTO for SUSE/Novell users===
http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html

===ANOTHER Installation Guide (3D Acceleration) ===

"3D Acceleration for ATI cards (works for SuSE, Mandriva and Debian)" at

linuxhelp.150m.com/ati/ati.htm 
http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/ati/ati.htm (mirror)

===YET ANOTHER Installation Guide:===

Generally following this guide should help most of you:
http://linux.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/suse-101-ati-drivers-installation/

What follows is a slightly simplified version that I've used numerous times without fail.

1. BACKUP your current <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> file, preferably to your home directory. Now change to a command shell by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1.

2. Remove any previous versions of the ATI driver by either

If you have installed a previous ATI driver version without using RPM packages (or if you don't know if you have or not), type the following:

cd /usr/share/ati
sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh

Otherwise, and even if you've done the above type the following,

rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx)

3. Change the directory containing the downloaded ati-driver...run file.

4. Change the permissions of the driver file to executable by typing the following:

chmod +x ./ati-driver...

Use the tab button to complete the rest of the ati-driver... file name.

5. Create a SuSE RPM (info is for 32 bit version) from the file by typing

./ati-driver.(fillintheblanks).run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE101-IA32

6. Install the created fglrx... file by typing

rpm -ivh fglrx_...(hit tab again to get full name)...

7. The following command will update your library cache, you're recommended to run it:

ldconfig

8. Now run the ati config commands:

aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

9. Now run the Sax2 setup.

sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx

You may wish to alter the refresh rates and DPI info with this, otherwise just hit save. DO NOT hit the test button, it regually crashes my machine when i do...

10. Reboot you machine. Do not use the reboot command, again this messes my machine up on the next boot for whatever reason... try

shutdown -h now

11. Boot up again, and check the new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, compare it to your old one, and make any changes if you know what you're doing.

== Resources ==
* [http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html Novell HOWTO]
* [http://www.opensuse.org/ATI_Driver_HOWTO OpenSuSE ATI Driver HOWTO]

{{VCT}}

[[Category:Distributions]]

Lenovo

2007-04-21T14:13:38Z

85.178.57.166: t43

Lenovo purchased the PC business unit of IBM.

===Laptops===

{|border="1" cellpadding="4"
!Model
!Graphics
!Status
|-
|Thinkpad T43
|Radeon Mobility X300
|Working
|-
|Thinkpad T43p
|MOBILITY FireGL V3200
|Working
|-
|Thinkpad T60
|align="center" | ?
|Working
|-
|Thinkpad R60
|Radeon Mobility X1400
|Working
|-
|Thinkpad Z60m
|Radeon Mobility X600
|Working
|}

===Resources===

[http://thinkwiki.org/ ThinkWiki Community Page]

[[Category:OEMs]]

Ubuntu Edgy Installation Guide

2006-09-09T16:34:16Z

85.178.54.103: /* Read this before doing anything else! */

== Big Fat Warning ==

=== Read this before doing anything else! ===
This is '''NOT''' a tested guide for Ubuntu Edgy. It is just a modified copy of the Dapper-Guide. Maybe it works for you, maybe it will make your system unusable. If you are using Edgy and you really ''know'' that some parts of this guide have to be modified to make the install work in Edgy, please change them accordingly.

On the other side, if you can confirm that this guide (this means both methods) works on an a default Edgy installation without causing any trouble, you may remove this warning.

== Method 1: Installing Edgy's Included Driver ==

=== Disable Composite Extension ===

In Ubuntu Edgy the Composite extension is enabled by default. However, ''fglrx'' does not yet support Composite with DRI. Therefore you have to disable Composite. To do so edit the ''xorg.conf'' file:
<pre>sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf</pre>
and add these lines at the end of the file:
{{Box File|/etc/X11/xorg.conf|
<pre>Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "0"
EndSection</pre>
}}

=== Installing the driver ===

Make sure the ''restricted'' repository is enabled in ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' or this guide will not work!

<pre>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) #Okay if it is already installed
sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx
sudo depmod -a
sudo aticonfig --initial
sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv
</pre>

Now Reboot your system:

<pre>
sudo shutdown -r now
</pre>

An '''alternative''' to the '''aticonfig --initial''' command is to edit ''/etc/X11/xorg.conf'' and replace the string "ati" with "fglrx" in the "Device" section. This way you won't lose your old "Screen" and "Monitor" settings. Afterwards you can use aticonfig for setting overlay etc.

=== Confirm that it works ===
<pre>
fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9600 Generic
OpenGL version string: 2.0.5814 (8.25.18)
</pre>

=== Troubleshooting for Method 1 ===

*The output of '''dmesg | grep fglrx''' and /var/log/Xorg.0.log are most useful when looking for errors. You should really include this when you are asking for help somewhere.

*If you used Method 2 before, you have to unblacklist fglrx again by editing ''/etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common''

*See [[#Troubleshooting for both Methods|Troubleshooting for both Methods]]

 

== Method 2: Generating/Installing Ubuntu packages for the 8.28.8 drivers in Ubuntu Edgy Manually ==

=== Blacklist old fglrx module from linux-restricted-modules ===
We have to blacklist the fglrx module from ''linux-restricted-modules'' to make sure the new kernel module (which will be created during install) will be used instead.

<pre>sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common</pre>
Edit ''DISABLED_MODULES'' to include fglrx
{{Box File|/etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common|
<pre>DISABLED_MODULES="fglrx"</pre>
}}

=== Disable Composite Extension ===

In Ubuntu Edgy the Composite extension is enabled by default. However, ''fglrx'' does not yet support Composite with DRI. Therefore you have to disable Composite. To do so edit the ''xorg.conf'' file:
<pre>sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf</pre>
and add these lines at the end of the file:
{{Box File|/etc/X11/xorg.conf|
<pre>Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "0"
EndSection</pre>
}}

=== Installing the new driver ===

Download the ATI driver installer: [http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.28.8.run ati-driver-installer-8.28.8.run] (this installer is for 32bit '''and''' 64bit systems)

This guide refers to the 32bit version of the driver. The installation procedure for 64bit should be the same as for 32bit, except some filenames will differ slightly.

Change to the download directory. Make sure that you have the ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' repositories enabled in ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' before doing these steps.

''Install necessary tools:''

<pre>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential
sudo apt-get install fakeroot dh-make debconf libstdc++5 linux-headers-$(uname -r)
</pre>

''Create .deb packages:''

<pre>
bash ati-driver-installer-8.28.8.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/edgy
</pre>

''Install .deb packages:''

<pre>
sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.28.8-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.28.8-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-control_8.28.8-1_i386.deb
</pre>

''Remove any old fglrx debs from /usr/src/:''

<pre>
sudo rm /usr/src/fglrx-kernel*.deb
</pre>

''Compile the kernel module:''

<pre>
sudo module-assistant prepare
sudo module-assistant update
sudo module-assistant build fglrx
sudo module-assistant install fglrx
sudo depmod -a
</pre>

'''Note''': You have to recompile the kernel module after each kernel update!

''Update the xorg.conf file:''

<pre>
sudo aticonfig --initial
sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv
</pre>

''Reboot:''

<pre>
sudo shutdown -r now
</pre>

=== Confirm that it worked ===

<pre>
$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9700 Generic
OpenGL version string: 2.0.6011 (8.28.8)
</pre>

=== Troubleshooting for Method 2===

==== xorg.conf ====

The '''aticonfig --initial''' command will not update the xorg.conf file if it already has a "fglrx" Device section.
However, you may force aticonfig to generate default Monitor, Device, and Screen sections with the following command:

<pre>
sudo aticonfig --force --initial
</pre>

 

== Troubleshooting for both Methods ==

=== General ===

The output of '''dmesg | grep fglrx''' and /var/log/Xorg.0.log are most useful when looking for errors.

=== 2D speed ===

If you suffer from slow 2D speed it might help to set
Option "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps"
in the fglrx section of ''/etc/X11/xorg.conf''

=== Is the rebooting really necessary? ===

No.

However, rebooting is the easiest method to ensure that the kernel module(s) from the old driver are unloaded and the fglrx module is loaded instead. If you don't want to reboot for some reason, you may manually shut down Xorg, unload any old "drm", "radeon" or "fglrx" modules and then start Xorg again.

=== Revert to Xorg driver ===

If (for any reason) the fglrx install fails, you can revert to the Xorg driver by executing
<pre>sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg</pre>
and selecting the "ati" driver, or simply restoring the previous /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, if you made a backup.

You also need to remove the xorg-driver-fglrx or your manually installed drivers to get the 3D acceleration back, since it is provided by file /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 which belongs to libgl1-mesa package and which is moved to backup and replaced at the installation of xorg-driver-fglrx (or the manually built) package. In case the removal of the fglrx drivers fails to restore the file from libgl1-mesa, you have to reinstall the package by running:

<pre>sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa</pre>