ATI 8.42.3 with Fedora7 x86_64

[hoenny]

hello all.

I download the new ATI driver for linux.
But, I can't build package.
Please, somebody help me.
Thanks.

./ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Fedora/F7 | grep error
Created directory fglrx-install.x21726
mv: cannot stat `/tmp/ATI-fglrx-8.42.3-1-21801-hoenny/BUILD/ATI-fglrx-8.42.3/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/*': No such file or directory
mv: cannot stat `/tmp/ATI-fglrx-8.42.3-1-21801-hoenny/BUILD/ATI-fglrx-8.42.3/usr/X11R6/lib/*.so.*': No such file or directory
error: File not found by glob: /tmp/ATI-fglrx-8.42.3-1-21801-hoenny/tmp/ATI-fglrx-8.42.3-1.f7-root-hoenny/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/*
RPM build errors:

[Scias]

I guess you should install rpmbuild and the kernel source to build packages.

[hoenny]

I guess you should install rpmbuild and the kernel source to build packages.

I already installed all software in my machine.

rpm -qa | grep rpm
rpm-4.4.2.1-1.fc7
rpm-build-4.4.2.1-1.fc7
freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc
rpm-python-4.4.2.1-1.fc7
rpm-libs-4.4.2.1-1.fc7

rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-module-ATI-fglrx-2.6.22.7-85.fc7-8.41.7-1.f7
kernel-devel-2.6.22.7-85.fc7
kernel-headers-2.6.22.9-91.fc7
kernel-module-ATI-fglrx-2.6.22.9-91.fc7-8.41.7-1.f7
kernel-2.6.22.7-85.fc7
kernel-devel-2.6.22.9-91.fc7
kernel-2.6.22.9-91.fc7

plz, someguy help me under 64bits.

[fhuberts]

know what you mean!
tried for 2 hours to get it to install and then almost threw out my laptop!

Michael said something about '64 bit issues', well you can say that again!!! the packaging scripts for 64 bit suck! both for Fedora and Ubuntu appearently

[hoenny]

This problem is maybe not copy library of 32bits.
Michael fixed under Ubuntu and Debin, not included Fedora.
So, I edited ati-packger.sh file.

# Merge files from different source directories
  TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR=${TMP_DRV_FILES_DIR}/BUILD/ATI-fglrx-${drv_version}

  mkdir -p ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}
  cp -pR ${INSTALLER_ROOT_DIR}/common/* ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}
  cp -pR ${INSTALLER_ROOT_DIR}/arch/${ARCH_DIR}/* ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}
  cp -pR ${INSTALLER_ROOT_DIR}/${X11_RELEASE}/* ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}

  if [ "${release_arch}" = 'x86_64' ]; then
    cp -pR ${INSTALLER_ROOT_DIR}/arch/x86/usr/X11R6/lib \
           ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/
    rm -fr ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/lib/libfglrx_dm.a
    rm -fr ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/lib/libfglrx_gamma.a
    rm -fr ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/lib/libfglrx_pp.a
    rm -fr ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/lib/libfglrx_tvout.a
  fi

  # Move files as required for X11R7-based distribution releases
  if echo "${X11_RELEASE}"|grep "x7.0" &> /dev/null ; then
    mv ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/include/X11 \
       ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/include
    mkdir -p ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/${ARCH_LIB}/dri
    mv ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/${ARCH_LIB}/modules/dri/* \
       ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/${ARCH_LIB}/dri
    mkdir -p ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/${ARCH_LIB}/xorg/modules
    mv ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/${ARCH_LIB}/modules/{drivers,linux} \
       ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/${ARCH_LIB}/xorg/modules
    mv ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/${ARCH_LIB}/modules/esut.a \
       ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/${ARCH_LIB}/xorg/modules
    mv ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/${ARCH_LIB}/modules/glesx.so \
       ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/${ARCH_LIB}/xorg/modules
      ln -fs ../../../../${ARCH_LIB}/dri/fglrx_dri.so
    # Same work around for 32-on-64
    if [ "${release_arch}" = 'x86_64' ]; then
      mkdir -p ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/lib/dri
      #mv ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/* \
      # ${TMP_RPM_BUILD_DIR}/usr/lib/dri
      ln -fs ../../../../lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so
      popd &> /dev/null
    fi
  fi

You can view whole of the fixed script.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddbph2tz_16hfmq4q

Now, I correctly build package and install new driver.
I'm so happpy.

display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI RADEON 9600 Series
OpenGL version string: 2.0.6958 Release

[louisvd]

I stumbled upon this thread when I had the problem. I didn't know how to apply the patch to the script, so I posted a new thread where mikeuw helped me.

Refer to
http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?p=17662
if you too are stuck. It DOES work!!

[hoenny]

1st, you extracted ATI driver for linux.

./ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run --extract fglrx_8_42

2nd, you download new script file (ati-packager.sh).

3th, you copy new script file to old script.

cp new_script_file.sh fglrx_8_42/packages/Fedora/ati-packager.sh

4th, you build package.

cd fglrx_8_42
./ati-installer.sh 8.42.3 --buildpkg Fedora/F7

5th, you install package.

cd ..
rpm -ivh ATI-fglrx-8.42.3-1.f7.x86_64 ATI-fglrx-IA32-libs-8.42.3-1.f7.x86_64 ATI-fglrx-control-center-8.42.3-1.f7.x86_64 kernel-module-ATI-fglrx-*

last, you just reboot.