Fglrx operation not permited in modprobe?

tscolari

im need some help here...
im trying to install gentoo my friends desktop, its a thoshiba a75
its running ok in console, but im having some trobles to set up it X...

the problem is that fglrx refuses to start!

when i try for example:
modprobe fglrx
i got error like this:

kimchi_sg · Advocate Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 3039

You should have posted this in the Desktop Environments forum.

tscolari · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:53 am Post subject:

sorry, i toght as it was something about the module and all in console, wasnt a desktop stuff...
its just the module that dont want to load...
but if so, if some moderator could move it i would be thank
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Arainach · l33t Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 609

Are you root?

I'd just add the line in your /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-whatever file as follows:

agpgart
ati-agp (I assume, of course, that you have an ATI motherboard chipset that uses the driver. I load nvidia_agp here for my NForce2)
fglrx
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ian! · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:01 am Post subject:

Moved from 'Installing Gentoo'.
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Wedge_ · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:54 am Post subject:

@tscolari: the operation not permitted message usually means you have the kernel radeon driver enabled, which cannot be used at the same time as the fglrx driver. If you run "dmesg | grep fglrx" after trying to load the module, you should see a more detailed error message. Make sure the kernel setting "Device drivers -> Character devices -> Direct Rendering Manager" is disabled, recompile, reboot, emerge the drivers again, then try to load the module.
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tscolari · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:41 am Post subject:

Yes, i was as root, i think modprobe is only in the root path anyway
my modules.autoload is exactly as this you said

Wedge_ · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:41 pm Post subject:

It's usually OK if you just have the "Direct Rendering Manager" setting enabled, although you shouldn't need it. If you also have the "ATI Radeon" option underneath that enabled, then it prevents the fglrx module from loading.
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ghosterius · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject:

Worked great for me! Thanks a bunch

Put solved in the topic!!!
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jeanraymond · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2004 Posts: 2 Location: norway

I had the same problem, and this was the solution!

"solved" really should be in the topic/header.

jmcarson · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 6

This worked for me as well. Excellent stuff!!!!