Fglrx 10.2 fails to install on 2.6.33

[rherbert57]

I managed to apply the patch thanks to paproch, it installed ok, but X failed to start. Switching to radeonhd I can fire up X, properly.

I'm wondering how can I completely remove this driver so i can perform a clean installation. I'll edit this post to paste the link for my /var/log/Xorg.0.log in a little while.

I've always used /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh

Works for me.

Richard

[gtludwig]

I managed to uninstall the old driver, but failed to install the new one - even though patch install ok.

[Kano]

If you use Debian or Ubuntu or of couse Kanotix with 2.6.33 but not Xserver 1.7:

prepare:

sudo -i
rm -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf*
dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

use then my script:

http://kanotix.com/files/install-fglrx-debian.sh

[gtludwig]

err, it doesn't works on Xorg 1.7.x??
dang!

X.Org X Server 1.7.5
Release Date: 2010-02-16
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Slackware 13.1 Slackware Linux Project
Current Operating System: Linux cpc-5564 2.6.33 #3 SMP Sat Feb 27 19:42:32 CST 2010 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=Slackware64 ro root=802 vt.default_utf8=0
Build Date: 23 February 2010  12:09:32PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.16.6
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
gtl@cpc-5564:~$

[Kano]

You have to wait a bit - most likely to the U 10.04 release. Or just a card from a competitor

[paproch]

err, it doesn't works on Xorg 1.7.x??
dang!

I use xorg-x11 7.4-r1 and xorg-server 1.6.5-r1 .Gentoo repository had ver. 7.5 marked as a unstable but i don`t see any reason to install that.
Did you remove it from kernel section :
Device drivers--->Graphic support---> < > /device/AGP
Device drivers--->Graphic support---> < > Direct Rendering Manager ?

@Seebs

So if I don't see "smp_processor preemptible", I don't have to rebuild my kernel, right? (I ask because I'm getting annoying hangs sporadically with the driver.)

..just check these options.I had exactly the same problems with 10.1 drivers.

[gtludwig]

both AGP and DRM built as kernel modules

[paproch]

both AGP and DRM built as kernel modules

Upgrade xorg to 7.5 and ati drivers 10.2 compiled fine but X didn`t start corectly.I got errors : Failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so.
So,I suppose ati 10.2 doesn`t support xorg 7.5.For now, try to downgrade X`s ver.

[SnakePlisken]

fglrx: module license 'Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel.
Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
fglrx: Unknown symbol __cmpxchg_wrong_size

Hi @all
it's from dmesg.
in fglrx-install.log i found that the fglrx.ko is building, but however it ends with an error.
any ideas?

[SnakePlisken]

Sorry
Distro is Mandriva 2010.0 32 bit.