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Re: [suse-amd64] ATI driver does not show SuSE
- From: mikus@xxxxxxx (Mikus Grinbergs)
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:36:06 -0600
- Message-id: <mZ87DlW2vTHB092yn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:30:15 -0600 Sunny <sloncho@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks, I would prefer to wait a little before I bite the bullet and
> with that kind of install. At least until someone from the list
> confirms that this is OK.
Two things:
1) In my answer to you, I tried to convey that these days it is
__EASY__ to install the ATI drivers - close to a no-brainer.
My apologies -- I see that I did not succeed.
>
> According to the instructions from suse site, running the install
> script with --get-supported option should list all supported
> distros/versions, incl. SuSE 10.0. Unfortunately, this installer from
> ati does not list SuSE at all. That's my confusion, as I'd prefer to
> use this way of installing the driver, with rpm.
2) I went to the ATI site, the 'Downloads and Programs' section,
and drilled down using 'Linux' and 'x86_64'. That led me to
'ati-driver-installer-8.22.5-x86_64.run'. Downloaded it.
Used 'sh' to run it with '--get-supported' option. It listed
___SIX___ SuSE x86_64 distros/versions that were supported.
mikus
--------
You wanted an assurance that it would work. To prove a point, I just
did it on my SuSE 10.0 64 bit system:
a) Used the 'fglrx-uninstall.sh' script to delete existing version
b) Since SuSE's directions describe making a rpm, that's what I did
with the 'ati-driver-installer' file (but in graphic mode, and
following ATI's directions). [It's simpler to skip the rpm and
install directly - but then it's not listed in the rpm database.]
c) rpm -Uvh fglrx64_6_8_0_SUSE100-8.22.5-1.x86_64.rpm
[The kernel module compile gave warnings but no errors.]
d) reboot
*) I'm leaving setting up xorg.conf as an exercise for the reader ;-)
RESULT: I have 3D acceleration with my ATI card on my x86_64 system.
I'm on the list, and I hereby confirm that this is OK
>
> Thanks, I would prefer to wait a little before I bite the bullet and
> with that kind of install. At least until someone from the list
> confirms that this is OK.
Two things:
1) In my answer to you, I tried to convey that these days it is
__EASY__ to install the ATI drivers - close to a no-brainer.
My apologies -- I see that I did not succeed.
>
> According to the instructions from suse site, running the install
> script with --get-supported option should list all supported
> distros/versions, incl. SuSE 10.0. Unfortunately, this installer from
> ati does not list SuSE at all. That's my confusion, as I'd prefer to
> use this way of installing the driver, with rpm.
2) I went to the ATI site, the 'Downloads and Programs' section,
and drilled down using 'Linux' and 'x86_64'. That led me to
'ati-driver-installer-8.22.5-x86_64.run'. Downloaded it.
Used 'sh' to run it with '--get-supported' option. It listed
___SIX___ SuSE x86_64 distros/versions that were supported.
mikus
--------
You wanted an assurance that it would work. To prove a point, I just
did it on my SuSE 10.0 64 bit system:
a) Used the 'fglrx-uninstall.sh' script to delete existing version
b) Since SuSE's directions describe making a rpm, that's what I did
with the 'ati-driver-installer' file (but in graphic mode, and
following ATI's directions). [It's simpler to skip the rpm and
install directly - but then it's not listed in the rpm database.]
c) rpm -Uvh fglrx64_6_8_0_SUSE100-8.22.5-1.x86_64.rpm
[The kernel module compile gave warnings but no errors.]
d) reboot
*) I'm leaving setting up xorg.conf as an exercise for the reader ;-)
RESULT: I have 3D acceleration with my ATI card on my x86_64 system.
I'm on the list, and I hereby confirm that this is OK
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