Re: problems with the driver..

[Ryan McNally <s9902505 at sms dot ed dot ac dot uk>]

On Thursday 06 May 2004 04:37, Santiago Vazquez Salgado wrote:
> Santiago Vazquez Salgado escribió:
> > hi, i hhave installed the kernel, i sh the script and i install the
> > deb pakage but, qhen i reboot x server (with the XF86Config edited) it
> > loads and run (it means that the module fglrx is here) but the
> > glxgears only give 100-75 fps, and when i do an glxingo it sais that
> > is runing under vesa indirect :-s what happens?? thanks
>
> pdta: Sorry but i am spanish and my english is very very bad :p

When X is starting up, it generates a log file at /var/log/XFree86.0.log.  You 
should check this log to see what went wrong, the bit you are interested in 
is most likely very near the end of the file. Any lines detailing errors 
start with "EE", which makes searching the file easier.

The things you should check are:

1) Can the module be loaded properly? Does "modprobe fglrx" work without 
complaining? One problem that i had was that my kernel was compiled with 
gcc2.95, leading to errors when i tried to load my gcc3.3-compiled module.

2) Is AGP set up correctly? This should be apparent from the X log file, so 
you might need to try different combinations of the agpgart module and 
fglrx's agp support. Remember that on 2.6.x kernels, you need to also load an 
agp module specific to your motherboard, for instance "intel-agp", 
"nvidia-agp", etc.

Hope this helps

Ryan McNally