On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:28:56 -0700 (PDT) John Doe jdmls@yahoo.com wrote:
From: sync jiannma@gmail.com
I try to use that version but it does not work ... Fatal : Module fglrx not found ..
Did you check if the module is present somewhere?
Hi,
I installed ATI in Debian dozens of times. Just tried the same process on SL 5.5 here few minutes before.
1) linux-cat107-install.pdf from ATI download website says what files you have to have installed prior to ATI instalation/kernel compilation
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_cat1...
2) Radeon HD 5xxxx is included in the 10.7 list of ATI drivers
3) Installation went smoothly without a problem
4) ATI driver is named fglrx*
5) search for its mutations ;-) there: lib/modules/fglrx lib-/modules/"kernel-sig"/kernel/drivers/char/drm
kernel-sig = your kernel's signature
6) Alas there is not such thing like Debian's modconf to conveniently check/manage installed kernel modules; there is no such file like Debian's /etc/modules with a list of additionally installed kernel modules.
(Perhaps someone hints us how to peep into SL kernel modules?)
7) ATI installs aticccle manager + fgl_glxgears (with 3D rotating cube)
8) You __have to change__ "manually" monitor's VertRefresh and HorizSync data in /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, e.g.:
Section "Monitor" Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0" HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0 Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver" Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor" Option "DPMS" "true" EndSection
and add "Modes" line in Screen section:
Section "Screen" Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0" Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection
9) WARNING :-(
ATI worked good but I had impression that Xorg's latest radeon driver (found in SL 5.5) worked better, especially during MC window resizing - radeon was making less flickering than ATI proprietary driver.
The warning relates to system fonts- ATI changed my system fonts to "something ugly" and in 6 pt size! I use IceWM, but every apps got the same fonts and nothing could be done via IceWM settings, of course. Thank God, I had a magnifying glass at hand...
So said I changed X11 settings to previous ones, namely to SL radeon driver.
BTW. How to change system font in SL? I tried to find out thru google search but to no avail. And there is no such script like system-config-fonts, why?
I hope I were able to help.
Regards