ATI DRIVER installation problems - asking for help.

Wed Feb 27 19:25:32 UTC 2008

Hi Heitor,

Before I make something wrong and for prevent some misunderstanding, let me just "synchronize" with you ^_^, and
don't worry about your ENG, it's not my native too ^_^

I know you wasted too much time on me, but I would like to get some step by step explanation, I mean exact commands etc, you'll see this when you'll read my questions about your guide lines.

I'm appreciating you a lot for every info you gave me till now.  

Anyway:

Step 1

As I said before, I have only these repos remained in
/etc/yum.repos.d/ (after I erased a couple):

adobe-linux-i386.repo
fedora.repo
livna.repo
kde-redhat.repo
fedora-updates.repo
fedora-install-media.repo <--- not sure need to check this once more.
fedora-updates-testing.repo <----  I erased this one for sure.

> Every .repo file is a text file.
> If you created then, thats ok.

I took those repos from fedorafaq as you said.

> I suppose you have installed them with this line [from fedorafaq]

Yes indeed. :))

Step 2
> You will find 3 sections, the first section is [fedora] and is enabled
> (enabled=1).
> To remove a repo, you need to set enabled=1 in every section you are disabling.
> But "don't remove the files".

Mistyping? Did you mean "enabled=0"?

What do I need to do here? Just to disable all repos that have remained in "/etc/yum.repos.d/"?
But do not erase files itself? Is so, what command I need to use? Is it "vi" or there are some other commands for editing files at console?

Step 3
> I really don't like this approach, because this repos, sometimes,
> don't work together.
> To clear this, remove the package "yum-fedorafaq" installed from
> http://www.fedorafaq.org/f8/yum.
> Or this file will be garbage inside you RPM database.

Does it mean to erase "yum.conf" file or those repos I mentioned above?

Step 4

> To repair livna and fedora repos [specially fedora-updates], download
> and reinstall the following packages:
> http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
> ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/updates/8/i386/fedora-release-8-5.noarch.rpm

> The default configurations will activate only livna, fedora (aka base)
> and fedora-updates (aka updates).
> Without any testing repository.

What  is exact command for this? 
Will it bring  back all the "true" repos:
> fedora-development.repo
> Fedora-install-media.repo
> fedora.repo
> fedora-updates.repo
> fedora-updates-testing.repo

+ livna.repo? 

At this point I need some more explanation (reference to recourse) on how to get repos without using "fedorafaq" and why is it not so good and what about yum.conf file....

Step 5

> The default configurations will activate only livna, fedora (aka base)
> and fedora-updates (aka updates).
> Without any testing repository.

Does it relate to "yum.conf" too?

Step 6

> # rpm -qa|grep fglrx
> And remove them.

Got it by 100% shall check. :)))

Step 7

> Now that you removed all this strange repositories, let's repair this
> with the original ati package and X11 drivers.
> # yum install xorg-x11-drv-ati xorg-x11-drivers

Looks like all good at this point. But!
When I removed "xorg-x11-drv-ati" it has removed "xorg-x11-drv" too.
Why has it happen?

Step 8

> You will know if a file is the original, if a command like the
> following return "Vendor: Fedora Project":
> # rpm -qi xorg-x11-drv-ati

You mean, that by using this command I'll see if there a true package?

Step 9

> I suppose that know we have repaired every problem created by this
> repos together.
> And restored any original driver from your Fedora installation.

> Let's install the proprietary "fglrx" from livna:

> # yum install xorg-x11-drv-fglrx kmod-fglrx

See no problem at this point. understood 100%

Once again tnx a lot for your attention.

Ivan.

> Let's go!

> I'm not a native english speaker [=brazilian], so something can look
> strange, but i'll give my best.

>>  Ok then... I tried all that you said, but with no changes, I got the
>>  same error.

>>  1) At "/etc/yum.repos.d/ I found these files:

>>  adobe-linux-i386.repo
>>  atrpms.repo
> ...
>>  planetccrma.repo
>>  rpmforge.repo

>>  I've removed these:
>>  fedora-updates.repo|atrpms.repo|jpackage.repo|livna-devel.repo|livna-testing.repo|planetccrma.repo|rpmforge.repo

> Every .repo file is a text file.
> If you created then, thats ok.
> If you don't know why atrpms, planetccrma or rpmforge are at
> /etc/yum.repos.d, you have a problem.

> Let's try fedora.repo:

> You will find 3 sections, the first section is [fedora] and is enabled
> (enabled=1).
> To remove a repo, you need to set enabled=1 in every section you are disabling.
> But "don't remove the files".

> This repo files comes with Fedora:

> fedora-development.repo
> Fedora-install-media.repo
> fedora.repo
> fedora-updates.repo
> fedora-updates-testing.repo

> Some unofficial .rpm packages from atrpms, livna or www.fedorafaq.org
> will give you additional .repo files.

> The Unofficial Fedora FAQ will give you:

> /etc/yum.repos.d/adobe-linux-i386.repo
> /etc/yum.repos.d/atrpms.repo
> /etc/yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo
> /etc/yum.repos.d/jpackage.repo
> /etc/yum.repos.d/kde-redhat.repo
> /etc/yum.repos.d/planetccrma.repo
> /etc/yum.repos.d/rpmforge.repo

> I suppose you have installed them with this line [from fedorafaq]:

> # rpm -Uvh http://www.fedorafaq.org/f8/yum
> http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm

> I really don't like this approach, because this repos, sometimes,
> don't work together.

> To clear this, remove the package "yum-fedorafaq" installed from
> http://www.fedorafaq.org/f8/yum.
> Or this file will be garbage inside you RPM database.

> To repair livna and fedora repos [specially fedora-updates], download
> and reinstall the following packages:

> http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
> ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/updates/8/i386/fedora-release-8-5.noarch.rpm

> The default configurations will activate only livna, fedora (aka base)
> and fedora-updates (aka updates).
> Without any testing repository.

>>  2) Futhermore I checked the "rpm -qa|grep -i ati" and found nothing,
>>  only these packages were present:

>>  startup-notification-devel
>>  konversation
>>  tomcat-native
>>  krb5-workstation
>>  startup-notification
>>  lohit-fonts-gujarati
>>  gutenprint-foomatic
>>  liberation-fonts
>>  foomatic

>>  That's all I have.

> So, there is no freak unofficial ati driver.
> Do the same for fglrx driver.

> # rpm -qa|grep fglrx

> And remove them.

> Now that you removed all this strange repositories, let's repair this
> with the original ati package and X11 drivers.

> # yum install xorg-x11-drv-ati xorg-x11-drivers

> !!! I said to remove anything that looks like an ati driver, because
> you removed the original driver, but now, repair the original driver
> won't give us any problem because the packages came only from Fedora
> or Livna - so we can trust.

> You will know if a file is the original, if a command like the
> following return "Vendor: Fedora Project":

> # rpm -qi xorg-x11-drv-ati

> I suppose that know we have repaired every problem created by this
> repos together.
> And restored any original driver from your Fedora installation.

> Let's install the proprietary "fglrx" from livna:

> # yum install xorg-x11-drv-fglrx kmod-fglrx

> You will find additional informations about livna drivers here:

> http://rpm.livna.org/rlowiki/LivnaSwitcher

>>  I tried "yum install kmod-fglrx" once more and got the same message.

> I've never created a rpm package from ATI installer nether used any
> pre-compiled driver other than livna or old atrpms.
> I suppose that after this lines you will have a clear installation of
> Fedora original X11 drivers and livna together.

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