ati-driver 8.14.13 is out

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ericxx2005 · Post by **ericxx2005** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:33 pm

For me, it wouldn't compile with DRM being in the kernel even as a module. There's no reason to have DRM enabled or as a module if you plan on using the fglrx drivers all the time.

Try compiling the AGP-support into the kernel, with the appropiate chipset as a module. It still gave me a couple of errors during compilation, but it worked.

Might help as well.

redbyte · Post by **redbyte** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:05 pm

Hi,

there are some problems i cant solve. I tryed the ati installer and of course the portage driver. But evertime i got
(WW) ****INVALID MEM ALLOCATION**** b: 0xe0000000 e: 0xe8000000 correcting
(WW) ****INVALID IO ALLOCATION**** b: 0x3000 e: 0x3100 correcting
when x is starting. Im using the fglrx driver in the xorg.conf and run opengl-update ati.

Ideas?

amorpheus · Post by **amorpheus** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:03 pm

Seems like a gentoo problem, just installed the drivers using the .run installer from ati.com website. Opengl is working fine. A bit slower than the earlier version.
I'm using 9200 SE.

forceflow2 · Post by **forceflow2** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:48 pm

Bah, I hate dealing with ATI under Linux. I retried after downgrading my kernel to 2.6.11 and it still doesn't function correctly. Whether I use the run or the ebuild...fun.

rang3r · Post by **rang3r** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:07 pm

I just wanted to say that the run script from ATI worked for me. Radeon M9.

MrApples · Post by **MrApples** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:11 pm

i have a radeon mobility 9700 and everything is working

YourDoom123 · Post by **YourDoom123** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:15 pm

works fine on my radeon 9600se

Debentoo_Gao · Post by **Debentoo_Gao** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:37 am

it doesn't compiled correctly with gcc4 ,so I give up & still use my r300 open-source drivers

redbyte · Post by **redbyte** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:27 am

amorpheus wrote:Seems like a gentoo problem, just installed the drivers using the .run installer from ati.com website. Opengl is working fine. A bit slower than the earlier version.
I'm using 9200 SE.

I tryed it with the ati installer and get the same problems with it.

rd

Luka21 · Post by **Luka21** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:32 pm

I just found out that ati marked on 11. jun my ticket "random freezes" as resolved. I hope they didn't marked it as resolved just because of 8.14.13 because I am still experiencing frequent lockups.

Schooner · Post by **Schooner** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:44 pm

This is a total noob question... but it suits me because I am a noob (even if I have officially shed that title). I have emerged in the latest e-build of ATI drivers for my system. What do I do now to get it to work? I am running KDE right now but I think it's doing software rendering. Everything looks smooth... but when I go to run an OpenGL screen saver... my fps goes to crap.

I would prefer a PM for help... but I will keep an eye on this thread as well. Thanks.

Sith_Happens · Post by **Sith_Happens** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:30 am

Schooner wrote:This is a total noob question... but it suits me because I am a noob (even if I have officially shed that title). I have emerged in the latest e-build of ATI drivers for my system. What do I do now to get it to work? I am running KDE right now but I think it's doing software rendering. Everything looks smooth... but when I go to run an OpenGL screen saver... my fps goes to crap.

I would prefer a PM for help... but I will keep an eye on this thread as well. Thanks.

Run this:

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mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
/opt/ati/bin/fglrxconfig
modprobe fglrx
echo "fglrx" >> /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6

Or kernel-2.4 if thats your poison. Then just startx and run glxgears to test out your new opengl fps.

dwerg · Post by **dwerg** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:07 am

Although it's slightly off-topic, I would still like to point to one of the ATi faqs around:

http://odin.prohosting.com/wedge01/gent ... n-faq.html

K@mik@ze · Post by **K@mik@ze** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:03 am

I have tried new drivers and all works fine, but i have found this error on my ati control panel:

http://www.hardlimit.com/forum/attachme ... entid=3043

and i don't know how to fix this problem, anybody can help me

:?: thx

andrew_wiggin · Post by **andrew_wiggin** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:45 am

well, the drivers works great.
i get 3000 fps at glxgears, instead of 3034 in the previous version but somehow games works a_LOT_ more fast.
doom3 is now working (before this driver, it was impossible to play even on 800x600 low)

forceflow2 · Post by **forceflow2** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:19 am

andrew_wiggin wrote:well, the drivers works great.
i get 3000 fps at glxgears, instead of 3034 in the previous version but somehow games works a_LOT_ more fast.
doom3 is now working (before this driver, it was impossible to play even on 800x600 low)

glxgears is not a benchmark, I hope you mean fgl_glxgears.

StevenSeagal · Post by **StevenSeagal** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:02 am

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emerge ati-drivers ati-drivers-extra
opengl-update ati

Finally drivers works on my 9600le, kernel 2.6.11-r11. fgl_gears about 360 fps

Luka21 · Post by **Luka21** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:53 am

StevenSeagal: your glxgears resaults show that opengl library in use isn't ati's.

Spiffster · Post by **Spiffster** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:44 am

MasterX wrote:I am guessing I have the 64bit. Yes, I am using the default size of glxgears. Things are really bad when I use the fgl_glxgears, because I get only 300FPS

I think the Mobility cards are generally much worse performers than the desktop-versions. My Mobility Radeon 9700 gives 402 FPS in fgl_glxgears and 2102 FPS in glxgears.

I know that the Mobility Radeon 9700 is actually based on the Radeon 9600-core, so one should not be fooled by the number. This card is very different from the desktop 9700 cards.

/Spiff

StevenSeagal · Post by **StevenSeagal** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:18 am

Luka21 wrote:StevenSeagal: your glxgears resaults show that opengl library in use isn't ati's.

No i think they're in use:
fgl_glxgears --> 360 fps
glxgears --> 1800 fps (before installing drivers correctly fps were 400)

ppip · Post by **ppip** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:43 am

I'm using xpress 200 MOBO, should I use 8.14.13 or just use 8.13.3?

MrApples · Post by **MrApples** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:12 am

ppip wrote:I'm using xpress 200 MOBO, should I use 8.14.13 or just use 8.13.3?

i think the 8.13.3 since it is made for those

also, my mobility is giving me 2500 fps in glxgears with these, so i wouldnt say it performs worse

coreutils · Post by **coreutils** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 3:27 pm

has anyone got this driver to work with a 2.6.12 kernel?

forceflow2 · Post by **forceflow2** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:14 am

coreutils wrote:has anyone got this driver to work with a 2.6.12 kernel?

Yeah, it just takes a lot of work and luck...
http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=136

camillo · Post by **camillo** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:00 am

I'm using kernel 2.6.11-r11 and ati-drivers 8.14.13-r1 and I have random look up of the system only when starting X.
If I disable DRI all works. Whith DRI enabled it depends. Today is not working (System Freez) yesterday I played ut2004.

Anyone having the same problem?

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