Hi,
I want to configure X on a NEC PC with an ATI graphic card. Usually, I do that by hand, e. g.:
# init 3 # X -configure --> first draft # mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11
Then I edit this with Vi, step by step. Usually, this works, but not for ATI cards. Here, the first draft only gives me a "vesa" driver... though xorg-x11-drv-ati is installed. But then, when I replace
Driver "vesa"
by:
Driver "ati"
I get a "No screens found" error.
Until now, I've successfully configured dozens of different video cards, mostly Intel and NVidia (old and new), and also a few ATI cards (with the opensource driver). But this is the first ATI card that gives me trouble.
Any suggestions?
Niki
IMO I think you would be better off get the drivers from ATI and use them. I have had better results with getting the propriatery drivers for those cards. Nvidia drivers come with a graphical X configuration utility after you build the kernel module driver.
Optionaly you can run "system-config-display" with the deafault configured X config and select the ati card. Also if this is a duel monitor output card, that could be where your ((NO Screens Are Found)) Error. Post your Xorg.config file.
Niki Kovacs wrote:
Then I edit this with Vi, step by step. Usually, this works, but not for ATI cards. Here, the first draft only gives me a "vesa" driver... though xorg-x11-drv-ati is installed. But then, when I replace
not so long ago I had an X1300, and it was not supported in the centos 5 xorg-x11-drv-ati. THe only solutions were vesa or fglrx (closed source ATI driver). This was with centos 5.0 and probably also 5.1. Unless things changed in 5.2, or X1200 is very different from X1300, I suggest you try fglrx if vesa doesn't suit you.
Nicolas Thierry-Mieg a écrit :
This was with centos 5.0 and probably also 5.1. Unless things changed in 5.2, or X1200 is very different from X1300, I suggest you try fglrx if vesa doesn't suit you.
I opted for fglrx, with excellent results. Strangely enough, the X1200 card is not listed on ATI's site, but the driver works nonetheless.
cheers,
Niki
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