running Regnum on Kubuntu Hardy Heron with ATI Radeon graphics card - Page 2

SilverDrake3 · 05-11-2008, 11:41 PM

Well, I downloaded and installed the packages:

fglrx-control
xorg-driver-fglrx

However, I'm not quite sure how to get those drivers to work :/

sudo aticonfig --initial only seems to get me this error:

Quote:

Device section "Configured Video Device" must have a Driver line.
aticonfig: Parsing the configuration file failed.
The above error messages are reported from XFree86 and may assist you in
diagnosing the problem with your configuration input file. Try use -f option
to generate a new configuration file.

What am I doing wrong?

EDIT: Just saw your edit, Xeph. Did every command... gonna restart x now, then try aticonfig again.
EDIT AGAIN: Grr, same problem.

ArcticWolf · 05-12-2008, 04:26 AM

Waaait!!!! Don't give up!

Could you please give us some infomation?

Quote:

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver

And:

Quote:

glxinfo | grep direct

Mikan · 05-12-2008, 04:35 AM

fglrx is kind-of outdated, ATI created a new portable driver core for Catalyst and uses it on all OSes now.
So you could try that if you still can't get the fglrx packages to work [properly].

Regards.

SilverDrake3 · 05-12-2008, 04:40 AM

Xeph: alright

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver
Driver "kbd"
Driver "mouse"
Driver "synaptics"

glxinfo | grep direct
direct rendering: No (If you want to find out why, try setting LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose)
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect

Katie: I'll look into that too.

Heh, I have a headache now.

EDIT:
Katie, I tried the package you linked to. That seems to have cleared up the aticonfig problem!

Quote:

sudo aticonfig --initial

Uninitialised file found, configuring.
Using /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Saved back-up to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original-0

Can't restart the computer right now (doing important stuff) but I'll update soon.

ArcticWolf · 05-12-2008, 05:31 AM

Try adding this to the xorg.conf file:

Driver "fglrx"

Under the Section "Device" part.

EDIT: I FORGOT SOMETHING!!!!

BACKUP YOUR CURRENT XORG.CONF FILE!!!

You can do it with this command:

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

If you can't start the X11 server (desktop), then switch to pure console mode (alt+ctrl+F1), login with your user and pass and then do:

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf

That will restore the backup.

SilverDrake3 · 05-12-2008, 06:50 AM

silly Xeph

I've had a backup xorg.conf since I first installed Kubuntu.

SilverDrake3 · 05-12-2008, 08:31 AM

Katiechan's solution seems to have worked!!!

Thank you, everyone, who helped me!

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05-12-2008, 05:31 AM	#15
ArcticWolf Duke Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 0x00CAFE Posts: 3,366	Try adding this to the xorg.conf file: Driver "fglrx" Under the Section "Device" part. EDIT: I FORGOT SOMETHING!!!! BACKUP YOUR CURRENT XORG.CONF FILE!!! You can do it with this command: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup If you can't start the X11 server (desktop), then switch to pure console mode (alt+ctrl+F1), login with your user and pass and then do: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf That will restore the backup. __________________ I don't have a solution, but I admire the problem.

05-12-2008, 06:50 AM	#16
SilverDrake3 Pledge Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Montana, USA Posts: 22	silly Xeph I've had a backup xorg.conf since I first installed Kubuntu.

05-12-2008, 08:31 AM	#17
SilverDrake3 Pledge Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Montana, USA Posts: 22	Katiechan's solution seems to have worked!!! Thank you, everyone, who helped me!