ATI fglrx driver trouble

**Alexey Andriyanov** · 08-09-2005

Hi everybody.
I have VIA KT880 chipset and ATI Radeon 9600XT graphics card.
I use Debian Sarge 3.0 with self-builded kernel 2.6.12.3, Xfree86 4.3.0.1 and ATI fglrx driver 8.14.13-2. (Kernel and fglrx module were built with gcc 3.3.4).

My problem is that I cant turn on direct rendering (fglrxinfo says «MESA GLX indirect»)

This part of Xfree86.0.log describes my problem:

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&#40;II&#41;fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; driver needs XFree86 4.3.x
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; detected XFree86 4.3.0
&#40;II&#41; Loading extension ATIFGLRXDRI
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; doing DRIScreenInit
drmOpenDevice&#58; minor is 0
drmOpenDevice&#58; node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice&#58; open result is -1, &#40;Unknown error 999&#41;
drmOpenDevice&#58; open result is -1, &#40;Unknown error 999&#41;
drmOpenDevice&#58; Open failed
drmOpenDevice&#58; minor is 0
drmOpenDevice&#58; node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice&#58; open result is -1, &#40;Unknown error 999&#41;
drmOpenDevice&#58; open result is -1, &#40;Unknown error 999&#41;
drmOpenDevice&#58; Open failed
drmOpenDevice&#58; minor is 0
drmOpenDevice&#58; node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice&#58; open result is 5, &#40;OK&#41;
drmGetBusid returned ''
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; loaded kernel module for "fglrx" driver
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; created "fglrx" driver at busid "PCI&#58;1&#58;0&#58;0"
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; added 8192 byte SAREA at 0xf88a3000
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; mapped SAREA 0xf88a3000 to 0xb7cf0000
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; framebuffer handle = 0xa0000000
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; added 1 reserved context for kernel
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; DRIScreenInit done
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; Kernel Module Version Information&#58;
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58;     Name&#58; fglrx
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58;     Version&#58; 8.14.13
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58;     Date&#58; Jun  8 2005
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58;     Desc&#58; ATI FireGL DRM kernel module
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; Kernel Module version matches driver.
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; Kernel Module Build Time Information&#58;
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58;     Build-Kernel UTS_RELEASE&#58;        2.6.12.3.050806
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58;     Build-Kernel MODVERSIONS&#58;        no
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58;     Build-Kernel __SMP__&#58;            no
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58;     Build-Kernel PAGE_SIZE&#58;          0x1000
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; register handle = 0xfe200000
&#40;EE&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;agp&#93; unable to acquire AGP, error "xf86_ENODEV"
&#40;EE&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; cannot init AGP
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; removed 1 reserved context for kernel
&#40;II&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; &#91;drm&#93; unmapping 8192 bytes of SAREA 0xf88a3000 at 0xb7cf0000
&#40;WW&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; ***********************************************
&#40;WW&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; * DRI initialization failed!                  *
&#40;WW&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; * &#40;maybe driver kernel module missing or bad&#41; *
&#40;WW&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; * 2D acceleraton available &#40;MMIO&#41;             *
&#40;WW&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; * no 3D acceleration available                *
&#40;WW&#41; fglrx&#40;0&#41;&#58; ********************************************* *

It was said in ATI Proprietary Linux Release Notes that «version 2.6 kernels require a second kernel module in addition to agpgart, which should be named similar to the manufacturer of your motherboard AGP chipset. This error message should occur if the other agp module is not loaded».
But «lsmod | grep agp\|fglrx» output looks like this:

Code:

via_agp                 9792  1 
agpgart                35912  2 fglrx,via_agp
fglrx                 245884  0

Also, during startup klogd writes:

Code:

Aug  8 10&#58;58&#58;01 localhost kernel&#58; Linux agpgart interface v0.101 &#40;c&#41; Dave Jones
Aug  8 10&#58;58&#58;01 localhost kernel&#58; agpgart&#58; Detected VIA KT880 chipset
Aug  8 10&#58;58&#58;01 localhost kernel&#58; agpgart&#58; AGP aperture is 128M @ 0xe0000000
----------------- skipped----------------------
Aug  8 20&#58;40&#58;06 localhost kernel&#58; fglrx&#58; module license 'Proprietary. &#40;C&#41; 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel.
Aug  8 20&#58;40&#58;06 localhost kernel&#58; &#91;fglrx&#93; Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers&#58; 928 MBytes.
Aug  8 20&#58;40&#58;06 localhost kernel&#58; &#91;fglrx&#93; module loaded - fglrx 8.14.13 &#91;Jun  8 2005&#93; on minor 0

When I type 'startx' the X starts with no DRI support and klogd writes the following:

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Aug  8 20&#58;46&#58;22 localhost kernel&#58; agpgart&#58; Maximum main memory to use for agp memory&#58; 816M
Aug  8 20&#58;46&#58;22 localhost kernel&#58; agpgart&#58; Unsupported Via chipset &#40;device id&#58; 0269&#41;, you might want to try agp_try_unsupported=1.
Aug  8 20&#58;46&#58;22 localhost kernel&#58; agpgart&#58; no supported devices found.
Aug  8 20&#58;46&#58;22 localhost kernel&#58; &#91;fglrx&#58;firegl_unlock&#93; *ERROR* Process 3770 using kernel context 0

Also, I cant start X server again after its shutdown. After secondary `startx` blank screen appears, Xfree86.0.log interrupts on the line «(II) fglrx(0): [drm] register handle = 0xfe200000» (see below, exactly before, «unable to acquire AGP»), and after pressing ACPI power button klogd reports «allocation failed» (I'm not sure, maybe this message appears any time power button pressed).
Please help me.
PS: I'm a novice with Linux, so excuse for any mistakes. And for my bad English.
PPS: Here are extracts from my fstab (for tmpfs), XF86Confiig-4 and .kernel's .config:
fstab:

Code:

tmpfs		/dev/shm	tmpfs	defaults	0	0

XF86Confiig-4:

Code:

Section "Module"
	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	
	#by Alan
	SubSection "extmod"
	  Option "omit xfree86-dga"
	EndSubSection
	
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"speedo"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	#by Alan
	Identifier	"ATI"
	Driver		"fglrx"
	Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
	Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
	Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "yes"

	BusID		"PCI&#58;1&#58;0&#58;0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"ATI" 
#........ skipped........
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

.config:

Code:

CONFIG_MODULES=y
CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y 
CONFIG_MTRR=y 
CONFIG_AGP=m 
CONFIG_AGP_VIA=m 
# CONFIG_FB is not set

PPPS: I forgot one more thing - changing the "UseIntrnalAGPGART" parameter has absoulutely no effect.

**ToastedToad** · 08-10-2005

Try:

Code:

ln -s lib /usr/X11R6/lib64

**Alexey Andriyanov** · 08-10-2005

Originally Posted by ToastedToad

Try:

Code:

ln -s lib /usr/X11R6/lib64

What directory should the link be located in?

**ToastedToad** · 08-10-2005

AMD64 notes
lib or lib64?

Debian is a “pure” amd64 system, so 64-bit libs go into /.../lib and 32-bit libs go into /emul/ia32-linux/.../lib. This means that the fglrx driver requires a link from /usr/X11R6/lib64 to lib because it is compiled for a “hybrid”(???) system that puts 64-bit libraries into /.../lib64.

My packages currently don't create such a link automatically because I'm not sure it doesn't break or cause problem to something else. You can create it yourself like this:

ln -s lib /usr/X11R6/lib64

This link is required for 3D acceleration to work.

From http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.sta...installer.html

This is for those running Debian64 so it may not work for you. But I had the exact same difficulties installing the 64bit version of ATI drivers.

Sorry I should have thought before I posted.

Again.

**a12ctic** · 08-10-2005

linux+ati=Gamers death

suggestion= go buy a Nvidia card, there not that expensive especaily if u go lower than 6600GT

**ToastedToad** · 08-11-2005

Awe come on a12ctic. Some folks can't just go out and by a new card just because they want to. Lets try to help the guy with his problem, eh.

**Alexey Andriyanov** · 08-11-2005

I've been told on another forum that fglrx driver isn't working on 2.6.12.

I'll soon try to recompile my old 2.6.6 kernel. The trouble with it is that via_agp can't find my VIA KT880 AGP in 2.6.6. I'll try try_agp_unsupported=1 and will post the results here.

**LondoJowo** · 08-11-2005

Originally Posted by ToastedToad

Awe come on a12ctic. Some folks can't just go out and by a new card just because they want to. Lets try to help the guy with his problem, eh.

I can tell you haven't spent many long hours, days, weeks trying to get an ATi based video card to work in Linux with no success. I will never buy an ATi card as their driver support even in Windows is terrible. A nVidia based card is easy to get working, their driver support in Linux and Windows is outstanding.

**ToastedToad** · 08-11-2005

Originally Posted by LondoJowo

Originally Posted by ToastedToad

Awe come on a12ctic. Some folks can't just go out and by a new card just because they want to. Lets try to help the guy with his problem, eh.

I can tell you haven't spent many long hours, days, weeks trying to get an ATi based video card to work in Linux with no success. I will never buy an ATi card as their driver support even in Windows is terrible. A nVidia based card is easy to get working, their driver support in Linux and Windows is outstanding.

Are you kidding me? I spent months trying to get my 9800pro working. But I did get it . There is no doubt that nVidia is a piece of cake to get up and running compared to ATI, but now that I figured out what fglrx needed to load and run, it is also a piece of cake.

My point was that it is not helpful to recommend someone getting new hardware unless there is proven incompatibility. Which is not the case with ATI. They work and work fine. It is just a matter of having all your ducks in a row and doing some homework.

I in no way want this to become a nVidia vs. ATI thread so I will cease comments, unless I can help this gentleman.

**Alexey Andriyanov** · 08-17-2005

Latest news - I booted up my Debian on the another computer with VIA KT400 chipset and ATI RADEON 9600 Pro. fglrx driver worked fine at once. So, I think even kernel 2.6.12 does not working fine with VIA KT880 AGP. Has somebody have the same chipset?

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