AMD 8.35.5 and Radeon 9550... details

[jacksmash]

Here are the steps I've done so far:

1) I updated the kernel to the latest: 2.6.20-1.2933.fc6

2) Rebooted the system.

3) Downloaded the ati-installer, ran it with --buildpkg Fedora/FC6, and it built the rpms no problem.

4) ran: 'rpm -ivh *.rpm', with no problems (no errors at all)

5) add the appropriate 'Composite' 'False' and 'AIGLX' 'False' to my xorg.conf.

(IGNORE step #6 if you're reading this)
6) ran 'aticonfig --initial', and got the following output:

"Found fglrx primary device section. Nothing to do, terminating."

This is the same message even if I supply the path to the xorg.conf file manually.

7) reboot the computer

[Michael]

When installing the RPMs it automatically runs aticonfig --initial.

What happens when you reboot?

[jacksmash]

After I rebooted, and ran fglrxinfo, I get the normal 'Mesa' information. So obviously it didn't work.


Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.5.1)

[jacksmash]

Here is my xorg.conf:


# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"

#Option "Xinerama" "on"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
Option "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1280x1024"
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
HorizSync 31.5 - 67.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "False"
Option "AIGLX" "False"
EndSection

[jacksmash]

and here is the output of Xorg.0.log:

(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable

[Michael]

Does it work if you turn off Xinerama?

[jacksmash]

Umm... YES. It does!!

Will I not be able to get it working with Xinerama? I really need the spanning desktops.

[jacksmash]

Hmm... maybe to answer my own question i'll fool around with that new AMD Display Manager.

[Michael]

check out Big Desktop in amdcccle or aticonfig. Big Desktop should work out.

[jacksmash]

Ok... just a note to whoever may read this. When it says to reboot in the amdcccle - make sure you do - because what you see when you change the settings isn't what you will actually get after rebooting.

In other words.. I tried the Big Desktop over and over - and it would never look right. But when I rebooted... it worked fine.

I'm so glad to have gotten this working! Many thanks to Michael for his time and patience!