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ATI drivers freak problem

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Hey all... I am trying to help a buddy of mine install ATI drivers, but it's not really working out... we used Envy to install it... xorg.conf checks out okay, but fglrxinfo still reports mesa is being used... :/// whaaaat to doooo?

here's the xorg.conf:

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# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
       FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
       FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
       FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
       FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
       FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
       FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
       FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
       # path to defoma fonts
       FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
       Load    "i2c"
       Load    "bitmap"
       Load    "ddc"
       Load    "dri"
       Load    "extmod"
       Load    "freetype"
       Load    "glx"
       Load    "int10"
       Load    "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
       Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
       Driver          "kbd"
       Option          "CoreKeyboard"
       Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
       Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
       Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
       Option          "XkbOptions"    "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
       Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
       Driver          "mouse"
       Option          "CorePointer"
       Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
       Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
       Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
       Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
       Driver          "wacom"
       Identifier      "stylus"
       Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
       Option          "Type"          "stylus"
       Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
       Driver          "wacom"
       Identifier      "eraser"
       Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
       Option          "Type"          "eraser"
       Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
       Driver          "wacom"
       Identifier      "cursor"
       Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/wacom"
       Option          "Type"          "cursor"
       Option          "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"         # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
       Identifier      "ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AS [Radeon 9550]"
       Driver  "fglrx"
       Option  "VideoOverlay" "on"
       Option  "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
       BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
       Identifier      "C994"
       Option          "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
       Identifier      "Default Screen"
       Device          "ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AS [Radeon 9550]"
       Monitor         "C994"
       DefaultDepth    24
       SubSection "Display"
               Depth           1
               Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
       EndSubSection
       SubSection "Display"
               Depth           4
               Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
       EndSubSection
       SubSection "Display"
               Depth           8
               Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
       EndSubSection
       SubSection "Display"
               Depth           15
               Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
       EndSubSection
       SubSection "Display"
               Depth           16
               Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
       EndSubSection
       SubSection "Display"
               Depth           24
               Modes           "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
       EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
       Identifier      "Default Layout"
       Screen          "Default Screen"
       InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
       InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
       InputDevice     "stylus"        "SendCoreEvents"
       InputDevice     "cursor"        "SendCoreEvents"
       InputDevice     "eraser"        "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
       Mode    0666
EndSection





Section "Extensions"
       Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection
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Post by Lolo Uila »

That is odd. Your xorg file seems to be configured correctly?

You could try something like:

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sudo apt-get remove libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri; sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx
to have only the fglrx driver installed. Or you could use synaptic to do the same thing, and do a complete removal of mesa to purge any other configuration files. From what I can see of your xorg.conf you should be running fglrx.

Don't forget to restart X after any changes.
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Post by NiksaVel »

yes... everything SHOULD be working properly :D


btw... it's ATI 9550 card... if that means anything to any1...
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Which version of Mint are you trying to install the ATI driver on?
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Post by Lolo Uila »

oedenfield,

mesa is the name of the default Linux driver system. Look in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and see what the "device" section says. If it identifies your card correctly and says the driver is "ati" or "radeon" then you are okay. If it says "vesa" then look at the link below for info on getting it running right.

http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_feisty ... ati_radeon

NiksaVel,

The 9550 should work well with the default open-source driver. See the link above for info on getting dri working under the open-source driver.

I have run both the open-source driver and the ATI binary driver with various ATI cards up to the X800 XT PE and both worked well, but the ATI driver was always more trouble to get working properly (usually a LOT more trouble). I have been trying to get it working on my X1950 for over a week and I'm getting nowhere. I've tried every trick I know, and every trick I can find on various forums and guides and it just won't work. I either get the mesa driver, or a hard locked computer with a black screen. Unfortunately the X1k series cards are not supported by the open-source driver so I'm kind of stuck at this point. EDIT: I did get it working. The newer drivers from ATI wouldn't work, but the one in the Ubuntu repository did.

Anyway, good luck with your ATI adventures. Hope you get it working.

Aloha, Tim
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Post by nuno_nunes »

Tank you...

I a very problems for configure this a ATI Radeon 9250 with 256 Mb
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