Ati Drivers for Ubuntu

Ferret_Style

Ok so i took the plung and started to learn linux. I have installed ubuntu 5.04 on my laptop with a radeon 9000 mobility. The problem i fast is that i installed the driver using the .run file on ait site. Now i got the entire thing installed and am doing the gls..config program (forgot the exact syntax).

When i boot into gnome it give me a keyboard error that there is coflict to the configuration. Any ideas?

The second issue is that i am using Point2play (wine mod) for games. It does a video check and gives me an error on the 3d acceloration.. states my drivers are not configured correctly ... Any ideas there?

Thanks for the help for a newb

BTW this is a dell m600 1.3 centrino with 512 mb ram and the radeon 9000 mobility with 32mb ram.

md5

I'm not 100% sure about your keyboard error (since you haven't pasted the exact error). Here's what I think that might help:

Go to system->preferences->keyboard and check your keyboard configuration there

Also, a program might be requiring the old xorg to function, which is no longer available, hence it's throwing that error. Open a console and put the following commands:
This might fix the problem you're having

As for Cedega and Point2Play.. have a look at the Point2Play readme here:
http://downloads.transgaming.com/fil...wto-2.0-en.htm

Also, read this thread in the ubuntu forums:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=5191

And have a look at the ubuntu wiki here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/

Ferret_Style

This is the error i get:


Error activating XKB configuration.
It can happen under various circumstances:
- a bug in libxklavier library
- a bug in X server (xkbcomp, xmodmap utilities)
- X server with incompatible libxkbfile implementation

X server version data:
The X.Org Foundation
60802000

If you report this situation as a bug, please include:
- The result of <b>xprop -root | grep XKB</b>
- The result of <b>gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd</b

RIV@NVX

I had that before. I think it could be a bug in fglrxconfig, that XKB configuration it generates isn't accepted by X.org.

Do you have old (non-fglrx) xorg.conf? Perhaps you could copy relevant stuff from there?

Ferret_Style

hheeh ... Umm i am so new at this not sure i do. I just installed ubuntu for the first time 3 days ago. THe major issue i notice is that my 3 acceloration is not working since i tried to instll the ati driver from ati's site. I tried what wiki had on the ati driver https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BinaryDriver...C%28drivers%29

When i do the frist line i get that it could not find the xorg-driver-fglrx.
Any ideas?

md5

Try the commands I gave you (regarding the keyboard error) - they will probably fix it

Here is a thread about installing the ATI drivers:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=24557
and another one:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=32495
and you might want to have a look at the Ubuntu forums, especially the subforums dedicated to the current release:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=49

Have a look at the "hardware support", "customization" (a lot of HOWTOs in this one) and "gaming" forums

Ferret_Style

Ok i started over and reinstalled since i wanted to see if i could get it clean. So i found i did not have the respoitories right and was now able to download the older drivers. Now the issue is that the OGL is working fine. I see it replaced the mesa drivers, but when i run Point2play i get error that my 3d acceleration is not working.

So i figured i would now try the new ati drivers. I do the .run file in console and get an error with the log stating i need to create a Kernel module build environment first.

Since i am MAJOR newb .. what the heck is a Kernel module build environment?

RIV@NVX

You need to get into terminal and install it:
But note that this might also be a bug in point2play; I can't say since I don't use it.

Ferret_Style

The issue is now getting the new ATI installed. I am trying a native to linux game such as UT2004 to see if i get 3d outside of point2play. I have the previous driver installed and the ATI CP. I see that the ATI's are definatly installed but point2play is giving no 3d acceloration.... and both gears work.

As for the guild enviroment... that is just the new ATI drivers requiring that and i am major newb but learning !

RIV@NVX

Glad to see someone willing to learn
So, you got build-essentials installed or not? If you didn't understand, I can explain it a litlle bit better.
If you got it installed, follow these instructions to get kernel module to compile.

If you are brave, try Ubuntu 5.10 Preview... it has 8.14 driver in the repositories. That's what I use, and it works awesome.

Ferret_Style

Is there any issues i should know about with the 5.10 preview? I jsut do not want to add beta issues along with regular issues

Also .. the RPM install... does that work with ubuntu?

Last question... the file i ahve been using is the .run file the 54 mb one... is that the wrong one? I always get the mesa driver back.

Ferret_Style

ok got the file to be a deb... but not sure how to do a force install with a .deb

Ferret_Style

ok after doing the patch i go this errors....

nikijosh@dagonpup:/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod$ sudo patch -p0 < p2.patch

patching file firegl_public.c

Hunk #1 FAILED at 1664.

Hunk #2 succeeded at 2271 with fuzz 2 (offset 162 lines).

Hunk #3 FAILED at 2374.

Hunk #4 FAILED at 2743.

Hunk #5 FAILED at 2906.

Hunk #6 FAILED at 2973.

Hunk #7 FAILED at 3010.

Hunk #8 succeeded at 3143 with fuzz 2 (offset 245 lines).

6 out of 8 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file firegl_public.c.rej

nikijosh@dagonpup:/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod$ sudo sh make.sh

ATI module generator V 2.0

==========================

initializing...

kernel includes at /usr/src/linux/include not found or incomplete

file: /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h

nikijosh@dagonpup:/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod$

RIV@NVX

RPM - you can install it if you convert it with alien. You can install alien from Ubuntu repositories.

Issues in 5.10 - I use it and I don't know of any important.

Let's first get the default "should work without problems" driver to work. So, I suggest you to use 8.14 drivers that Ubuntu provides, since they are easy to install (you just need to install xorg-driver-fglrx and modify xorg.conf to have Driver "fglrx" instead of Driver "ati" (you can find that setting under Graphics Card Device))

Hope it helps a little.

Ferret_Style

I got the RPM thing fixed. I even got it installed. I even have 3D acceloration!

I had to do some manuel copies. I am back to the problem with the keybaord but have not tried the above.

This is what my control panel looks like for my radeon 9000. Does this look right?

md5

looks ok to me good job

Ferret_Style

ok still getting the keyboard error though .... any ideas .. I tried what you posted but got file exists

Kombatant

Why don't you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file; I think that this is where the problem lies.

Ferret_Style

here it is thanks for all the help.... i am having a blast learning this!

http://purpledragonwear.com/josh/xorg.conf

If there are any other tweaks please let me know.

Ferret_Style

md5

Nice didn't know about this one, thanks

Ferret_Style

yah did a few hours on google... lol lots of miss information on that error and it is due to the ati config utility!

Kombatant

Glad you found it; I had the same problem when I upgraded to Breezy, and I found it indirectly (meaning I generated an xorg.conf and I noticed the difference from my old xorg.conf)

Ferret_Style

This is the guide that helped ... just worked on my desktop too!

The unnoficial ATI ubuntu howto:

1)If you have installed the drivers through synaptic or apt-get, uninstall them using apt-get or synaptic(or kynaptic).
2) Download the 50MB(!) installer from ATI (http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/a....16.20-i386.run)
3) check that you have your kernel headers in /usr/src/linux-headers-<version> and that /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link to that directory. This is needed to compile the fglrx kernel module.
3.1)If you don't have the headers get them by finding the package in synaptic called "linux-headers-(the name you got from uname -r)". Then "ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers<version> /usr/src/linux".
4) change to single user mode via "sudo telinit 1", this will drop you to the console.
5) start the installer as root: "sudo sh ./ati-driver-installer-xxxxx"
6) most people can just accept the defaults in the installer (just hit enter at each screen) until the driver starts installation.
7) wait for installation to finish (shouldn't take too long, 30sec at most maybe).
run "sudo fglrxconfig" to generate your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file or simply change "radeon" to "fglrx" in your Device section if it exists already. It might be a good idea to generate one even if you have one already just to see how they are different. Make sure you don't copy over the original!
9.)reboot (I recommend a reboot, even though it is technically not necessary, as I've hit problems before when not rebooting).

Troubleshooting:
Direct Rendering doesn't work:
Try "ls -l /lib/modules/(kernel version)/kernel/drivers/video/fglrx.ko". It should say the same date as the date you ran the ati driver installer. If not you will have to copy the fglrx driver from /lib/modules/fglrx/. First rename or delete /lib/modules/(kernel version)/kernel/drivers/video/fglrx.ko and then "sudo cp /lib/modules/fglrx/fglrx.(kernel version).ko /lib/modules/(kernel version)/kernel/drivers/video/fglrx.ko". Then, make sure you REBOOT.

Direct Rendering still doesn't work: Yeah...that happens. Check http://rage3d.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=88 and search the rage3d forum and google for the ati linux howto and search this forum. Someone may have had one of your problems already. If you find a solution feel free to tell everybody.

RIV@NVX