Re: ATI Livna driver package (Something has changed)
On Mon August 29 2005 1:57 pm, Claude Jones wrote:
On Monday 29 August 2005 11:46 am, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> Am Montag, den 29.08.2005, 01:14 -0400 schrieb Claude Jones:
> > I just downloaded and installed the new kernel, and rebooted. No
> > problem. During reboot, I got the expected message that my NTFS driver
> > failed to load because of the missing kernel-module. I was expecting a
> > similar message from ati-fglrx but no, no message. When I go to system
> > settings/more system settings and click on the ATI-fglrx settings, the
> > GUI opens right up - in times past, I would get the missing
> > kernel-module message on reboot for ATI-fglrx
>
> This should still be the case. If not check if /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx is
> still enabled. If yes, then please post the output of
>
> /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx start
> /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx stop
[root@viewridgeproductions cj]# chkconfig --list ati-fglrx
ati-fglrx 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
[root@viewridgeproductions cj]# /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx start
Checking for ati-fglrx kernel module [FAILED]
fglrx.ko module for 2.6.12-1.1447_FC4 kernel not found
DRI will not work within X with the ati-fglrx driver. Get
an updated/suitable 'kernel-module-fglrx-<kernelver>' rpm
from rpm.livna.org
[root@viewridgeproductions cj]# /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx stop
> > and the settings GUI wouldn't open or would open with errors.
>
> Maybe ATI changed something and it works now without the kernel-module?
[root@viewridgeproductions cj]# service ati-fglrx status
Init-Script is not running.
fglrx driver is enabled.
I opened the GUI and manipulated the color sliders, and they definitely
adjusted the screen???
> > What
> > gives - did I miss something? Is an updated kernel module no longer
> > necessary for the ATI driver from Livna?
>
> The X-Server will work fine without the kernel-module (a updated modules
> hopefully are pushed soon), but 3D-Support won't work.
This I knew. I was puzzled by the lack of messages on boot-up. I still
am... Could the ATI GUI be adjusting the video even if the fglrx driver is
not running?
Just to follow this up: I just did a confirm boot or whatever it's called,
pressing 'i' at the point where the kernel is being unpacked. The ntfs file
system mount was rejected due to the lack of a current module. When it got to
the ati-fglrx driver, it loaded with no error message. It used to return a
message after it checked for the current module - it's not doing that, even
though I have the latest kernel, and the previous kernel module. This is
going on on two separate machines. The driver seems to be loaded, and the ATI
GUI control window comes up and the various functions work. I'm running the
Radeon 9200SE card on both machines - both machines seem to be running 3D.
Strange... The messages above were for my machine at the office. Below are
the same commands run on this machine, in my home:
[root@viewridgeproductions2 cj]# service ati-fglrx status
Init-Script is running.
[root@viewridgeproductions2 cj]# chkconfig --list ati-fglrx
ati-fglrx 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
[root@viewridgeproductions2 cj]# /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx start
[root@viewridgeproductions2 cj]# /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx stop
[root@viewridgeproductions2 cj]#
As you can see, there appears to be no response to the start/stop commands on
this machine. The one at the office returned a [Failed] message when I tried
to start the driver after checking for the module, so the behavior isn't
identical.
--
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA