[robotics56a]

I installed the ati drivers (and after fixing them in yast so they worked) I tried the 3d option. but it won't stay on. it turns off after the wizard finishes.

so I searched about this problem and found this:

1. Install the fglrx package with the following command:
Code:

(From current working directory) #rpm -Uvh --force fglrx*


2. Download the patch files that exxtreme mentioned:
Code:

http://www.hot.ee/amurde/p1.patch http://www.hot.ee/amurde/p2.patch


3. Copy the patch files to: /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod
Code:

(Copying from current directory to the destination) #cp p1.patch /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/p1.patch #cp p2.patch /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/p2.patch


4. Merge the patches:
Code:

#cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod #patch -p0 < p1.patch #patch -p0 < p2.patch


5. Build the agp module:
Code:

#sh make.sh


6. Move to the fglrx directory and chmod the install file:
Code:

#cd .. (will place you in /lib/modules/fglrx) #chmod 777 make_install.sh #./make_install.sh


8. If you did not already configure the driver then run the following:
Code:

#fglrxconfig


7. If you did not get any errors in the install process then you should be able to restart X or just reboot the computer and once it is back up. You should be able to run fglrxinfo and get the following:
Code:

#fglrxinfo display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: RADEON 9800 Pro Generic OpenGL version string: 1.3.5010 (X4.3.0-8.12.10)

but i'm stuck one step one

linux:/home/weird # rpm -Uvh --force fglrx*
error: File not found by glob: fglrx*

help please!

note: ya I know that rpm fglrx* wont find the package in /home/weird but urpmi isn't a command in suse so what do I use?

[zeeone]

Did you use the Fglrx driver package to load the ATI drivers? If you did then step 1 is done. Now on to step 2, download the patch and follow the rest of the instructions.

[robotics56a]

thank you so much now I have 3d support but I still have another problem ... look here

[zeeone]

Are you saying that you want 1024 x 768, but you get 640 x 420 on boot up instead ? Is it in 640 x 420 from the start, or after the boot splash load? Why are you editing the x86config back up file, thats what it is a backed up file, you wanted to edit the real one.

[robotics56a]

all right this is what is going on - its 640 x 480 at boot (acutual) but 1024 786 virtural (you know scrolling sides)

I changed the backup into the real config file with no effect (as stated)

if you've read the last post I made on the other thread it states that I can fix this using the procedure stated... but I have to do this every reboot.

got any ideas?

[zeeone]

Not any more, now that you fixed it.