Thank you! I did (almost) exactly what you said, and everything is working well, now. Before using Flavio's deb-src repository, I was trying to install drivers by using ATI's official installer, but it was probably outdated (or buggy).
Thank you again, bye Andrea On Saturday 20 May 2006 23:08, Meshach Mitchell wrote: > Hi > > On 5/19/06, Andrea Bertagna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > I have the same problem with an Acer Aspire 5024WLMi (Radeon > > X700). After upgrading to xorg 7 my old fglrx stopped working, > > as expected, but I'm not even able to let xserver-xorg-video-ati > > driver work: X starts regularly (all processes are running as they > > should) but the screen is blank. > > It's not quite an X700, but I got a 9800Pro SE working with xorg 7.0, > maybe you can give it a try (you'll need some debian developer packages, > and kernel headers and the 'kernel-package' package if you want 3d accel) > as root, do: > > # echo "deb-src http://www.stanchina.net/~flavio/debian-official/ /" >> > /etc/apt/sources.list > # apt-get source fglrx-driver > # apt-get build-dep fglrx-driver > # cd fglrx-driver-8.24.8 (this is the version at the time of writing, > substite with whatever > version you find yourself with) > # debian/rules binary > # cd .. > # dpkg -i fglrx-driver_8.24.8-2_amd64.deb > # dpkg -i fglrx-control_8.24.8-2_amd64.deb (don't really need this) > # dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-src_8.24.8-2_amd64.deb (if you want 3d accel) > # dpkg -i fglrx-driver-dev_8.24.8-2_amd64.deb (don't really need this > either) > > this should get you at least in X, for 3d accel, do the rest: > > # cd /usr/src/ > # tar -xvjf fglrx.tar.bz2 > # cd linux-headers-2.6.x-x-... (whatever) > # make-kpkg modules > # cd.. > # dpkg -i <newly created deb> > > then in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, in the 'Device' section > change the driver line to: > > driver "fglrx" > > then restart X, and you should be good to go (there is an ugly > hack advertised where you install the driver package using > --force-overwrite and then dpkg-divert libGL.so. This worked > for 32-bit but it won't for 64. > > How long should we wait for an Ati serious support? > > > Don't hold your breath, my next video card in an NVidia for > sure, for this reason entirely. I've seen _TONS_ more linux > support from NVidia that I've ever seen from ATI, in fact, more > recently, I get the feeling ATI is withdrawing the little suppport > they /did/ give, for instance fglrxconfig, which helps to customize > your xorg.conf for an ATI card, is no longer packaged along with > their driver binaries. > > Bye > > > Andrea > > > > On Tuesday 16 May 2006 21:33, Fielder George Dowding wrote: > > > Greetings Hans and everybody, > > > > > > I have an HP Presario zv6000 series (zv6201cl to be exact) which has an > > > ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) video chip. I was able to use the > > > proprietary ATI driver (fglrx) up through the 6.9 version of xorg. I > > > never could get the ATI Control feature to work although it installed > > > without complaint. I don't know about 3D effects having no applications > > > (games?) that required such. I was satisfied with the screen resolution > > > of 1280x800 that is native to the "widescreen" LCD monitor (13 inch; > > > 333mm). The only other xorg (<=6.9) driver that would work was the VESA > > > driver which produced 1024x768 resolution - horrible! > > > > > > I am running sid/unstable as I assume you are also. So, when the update > > > to xorg 7.0 arrived, I found the old proprietary driver did not work. > > > Actually, many things did not work. I had to do a completely new > > > installation (separate /home partition so I lost nothing there). The > > > move to the official Debian mirrors took place about that time, so I > > > don't blame the disaster on the xorg upgrade alone. Never the less, > > > when I got the new installation running, I found the ATI stuff (binary > > > and source) would not work. So I was without a GUI for a week or so > > > until the xserver-xorg-video-ati (6.5.8.0-1) module became available. > > > > > > xorg 7.x is apparently excuciatingly modular. Actually, I think this is > > > the greatest thing since sliced bread. Unfortunately, the transition > > > left me hanging out to dry for a week or ten days. > > > > > > The xserver-xorg-video-ati does not do 3D effects, so if that is what > > > your are seeking, you will have to pursue the fglxr proprietary driver, > > > at least for now. I do hope the xorg people (and the rest of us) can > > > convince the ATI leadership that FOSS/GPL is the way to go. > > > > > > Grüße, fgd > > > > > > Hans wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > does anyone got Xorg7.0 and ATI Card X700 (or similar) with ATI´s > > > > "fglrx" > > > > > > driver running ? I do, but without acceleration. Does anyone have > > > > acceleration got working on a pure 64-bit-system ? > > > > > > > > If yes, I would like to see his entries in xorg.conf. > > > > > > > > For me the driver works only without the kernel-module. If I start > > > > with > > > > > > the kernel-module (this one starts fine), my screen becomes blank. > > > > > > > > I suppose, the proprietrary driver part is 32-bit, the built one > > > > kernel-module is 64-bit. So tehey will not play together. Could that > > > > be ? > > > > > > (My ATI-driver version is 8.24.8) > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > > > Hans > > > > > > -- > > > Fielder George Dowding, Chief Iceworm .^. Debian/GNU Linux > > > dba Iceworm Enterprises, Anchorage, Alaska /v\ "etch" Testing > > > Since 1976 - Over 30 Years of Service. /( )\ User Number 269482 > > > ^^-^^ "irad" 301256 > > hope I helped
