Cannot install xf86-video-ati on x1400 (K)ubuntu

[Gottxxc]

Hi,

i've got a problem with the xf86-video-ati driver for my x1400 mobile card in my thinkpad t60.

I've tried the usual steps for installing a program from source code.

$ ./autogen.sh
$ make
$ make install

But if X starts there is an error message that there is no kernel module found:

(EE) Failed to load module "radeon" (module does not exist, 0)

Does someone have advise?

Thanks for your help.

Edit: Tried both, "ati" and "radeon" in device section for driver.


Here is my xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen 0 "ati screen[0]" 0 0
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

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

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
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" "false"
Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ati x1400[0]"
Boardname "ati"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Driver "radeon"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "ati generic monitor[0]"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "ati screen[0]"
Device "ati x1400[0]"
Monitor "ati generic monitor[0]"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[NaterGator]

Since you seem to have lost your driver anyways, try:

./configure --prefix=/usr
make clean
make
make install

[d2kx]

./autogen.sh

->

./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr

[Gottxxc]

Thank you, my X server starts :-)

But everything seems very slow. The desktop icons are flickering.


When I start a video with xv playback my computer halts... :-(

[NaterGator]

What does your Xorg log say?

[bridgman]

xf86-video-ati (aka "radeon") is just the X driver, which is entirely userspace. What you're missing is mesa/mesa (the 3D driver) and mesa/drm (the kernel driver and interface library).

Going forward, radeonhd will use the same mesa and drm code, so it's a good time to get familiar with it

[Gottxxc]

What does your Xorg log say?

http://de.pastebin.ca/929542

[agd5f]

http://de.pastebin.ca/929542

According to the log you are using radeonhd. if you want to try radeon you'll need to change the driver line in your config to "radeon"

Alex