John Andersen wrote:
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:58 PM, David C. Rankin <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
John Andersen wrote:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_8...
ATI has released new drivers that appear to fix a number of issues that have plagued users on this list.
[00:43 Rankin-P35a/home/david] # rpm -qa | grep fglrx fglrx_7_1_0_SUSE103-8.493-1
Installed and working fine, compiz works without problems. 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 have now been phenomenal.
Not for me. Its been a struggle upgrading each time. I think this has to do with the bug mentioned in the list of fixes:
"The Linux kernel module is no longer installed to wrong location if the Linux kernel is updated."
Each time I've had to generate the steps by hand, and each time when I get to the SaX2 step it insists it can't do 3D, but then goes ahead and does it anyway.
Your not holding your tongue right during the driver install. The key is to: 1. build the new rpm with: sh ati-driver-installer-8-5-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE103-IA32 or SuSE/SUSE103-AMD64 2. SAVE YOUR XORG.CONF: cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /tmp/xorg.conf 3. drop to runlevel 3 4. Uninstall the existing driver: rpm -e $(rpm -qa | grep fglrx) 5. Install the new one: rpm -Uvh fglrx64_7_1_0_SUSE103-8.493-1.x86_64.rpm 6. Put you old xorg.conf back in place: cp /tmp/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf 7. reboot (yes rmmod && modprobe && depmod ...) but on uninstall the radeon driver replaces the fglrx driver and it does not unload cleanly when the new fglrx driver is installed. The key is to copy your xorg.conf *before* you *uninstall* the existing driver, otherwise, your xorg.conf in modified during the uninstall and you will have to mess with sax2 if you don't have a backup. With the backup, simply putting your old xorg.conf back in place takes care of it all and you never have to see sax2 again. (it's past its prime) You may be doing it this way. I have a little helper script. If not, give it a try next time. Driver updates are almost painless. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org