Trouble installing ATI drivers!

[RoboticGolem]

Ok, you dont need the patch on the new drivers from the ati site... 
(I got this to work just the other night) However accel, dri, and hw
scale lock my system up.  So I'll tell you anyway.

Make sure you have the kernel source code installed.  Then install the
ati driver.  It'll give you flak about not having the drm something or
other.

Go to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod

Dont patch it.

Go to 2.6.x

sh make.sh

it'll say its missing drm files, find where they are in your source
directory and copy them to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod

now run make_install.sh  (should work at this point, if it doesnt, I
had to hack the Makefile and I'm doing this from memory, so if you
cant get it to work after this, email me and I'll give you the files I
altered to get this to work.)

thats when it worked for me.  Like I said, I should make a howto or
guide or something, but I dont quite remember what I did.  Thats what
I remember and I also remember messing with the makefile.  Lemme know
if this works either way so I know I'm explaining it right.



On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 12:37:40 -0400, Richard D. Duncan <duncric at iit.edu> wrote:
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 10:45:38 -0500
> > From: Andrew <TerranAce007 at comcast.net>
> > Subject: Trouble installing ATI drivers!
> > To: fedora-list at redhat.com
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> *snip*
> > If tux racer runs, then I have 3D enabled, so the built-in drivers
> > must
> > work pretty well. What will I gain with the ATI drivers?
> */snip*
> 
> If tux racer runs at a reasonable frame rate (i.e., not absurdly slow), then your 3D should be working fine.
> 
> Now that I see your system specs, I think you should be okay without the ATI drivers.  The 8500LE should be supported under the kernel's built-in radeon driver.  Only newer cards (like my 9600XT, but in general most of the Radeon 9xxx) need the ATI drivers for 3D support (there's plenty of documentation as to which specifically the kernel supports, but like I said, I think only the 9xxx need the ATI drivers).
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