Hello everyone,
I have been having a vexing problem for a year, and I cannot solve it. Hopefully, someone has a tip to get me over the hump to fix this once and for all.
When I type "startx" from root, I get:
(EE) fglrx(0): atiddxDriScreenInit failed, GPS not been initialized. (WW) fglrx(0): *********************************************** (WW) fglrx(0): * DRI initialization failed! * (WW) fglrx(0): * (maybe driver kernel module missing or bad) * (WW) fglrx(0): * 2D acceleraton available (MMIO) * (WW) fglrx(0): * no 3D acceleration available * (WW) fglrx(0): ********************************************* * (II) fglrx(0): FBADPhys: 0xf00000000 FBMappedSize: 0x10000000 (WW) fglrx(0): Failed to set up write-combining range (0xd0000000,0x10000000)
I get a ton of stuff before this, but just info messages. Where should I start looking to fix this problem? I use the Redhat experimental kernels at http://epople.redhat.com/jwilson/el5/. Running CentOS 5.6, fully patched as of this morning with the gdb/OO updates.
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Gilbert Sebenste wrote on 05/07/2011 11:57 AM: ...
I get a ton of stuff before this, but just info messages. Where should I start looking to fix this problem? I use the Redhat experimental kernels at http://epople.redhat.com/jwilson/el5/. Running CentOS 5.6, fully patched as of this morning with the gdb/OO updates.
Not sure what the experimental kernels have to do with it, but you might try a standard kernel.
See if this helps: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/ConfigureNewVideoCard
If still having problems then see FAQ #23 at http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General
Phil
On Sat, 7 May 2011, Phil Schaffner wrote:
Gilbert Sebenste wrote on 05/07/2011 11:57 AM: ...
I get a ton of stuff before this, but just info messages. Where should I start looking to fix this problem? I use the Redhat experimental kernels at http://epople.redhat.com/jwilson/el5/. Running CentOS 5.6, fully patched as of this morning with the gdb/OO updates.
Not sure what the experimental kernels have to do with it, but you might try a standard kernel.
See if this helps: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/ConfigureNewVideoCard
If still having problems then see FAQ #23 at http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General
I'll do that tomorrow and see how it goes. Thanks, Phil! I much appreciate the Wiki pointer, that's my first step.
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On Sat, 7 May 2011, Phil Schaffner wrote:
See if this helps: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/ConfigureNewVideoCard
System-config-display --reconfig fixed up a seriously messed up configuration. It works! Thanks to all who gave me feedback, this did the trick.
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