New subject: [suse-xfree86] ATI Driver (fglrx) won't direct render

11 Apr 2005

      I've spent a lot of time trying to get direct rendering enabled, but 
configuration keeps failing with (from sax.log):-
        (II) fglrx(0): doing DRIScreenInit
        drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
        drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
        drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
        drmOpenDevice: Open failed
        drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
        drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
        drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999)
        drmOpenDevice: Open failed
        FATAL: Error inserting fglrx 
(/lib/modules/2.6.8-24.14-default/kernel/drivers/char/drm/fglrx.ko): No such 
device
        [drm] failed to load kernel module "fglrx"
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Here's the XF86Config (apologies for its size)
# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2005-04-11T00:15:50+0100.
#
# Version: 4.8
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer , 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [SaX2] (4.8)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#

Section "Files"
  FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"

<snip other fonts>

  FontPath     "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
  InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
  InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
  InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
  InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
  InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
  InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
  InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
  InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
  InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
  InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
  InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load         "dbe"
  Load         "type1"
  Load         "freetype"
  Load         "extmod"
  Load         "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a"
  Load         "v4l"
  Load         "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option       "AllowMouseOpenFail"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "kbd"
  Identifier   "Keyboard[0]"
  Option       "Protocol" "Standard"
  Option       "XkbLayout" "gb"
  Option       "XkbModel" "pc105"
  Option       "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "7"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  DisplaySize  340 270
  HorizSync    30-82
  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
  ModelName    "VIEWSONIC VX715"
  Option       "DPMS"
  VendorName   "VSC"
  VertRefresh  43-85
  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier   "Monitor[1]"
  VendorName   "Unknown"
  UseModes     "Modes[1]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
  Identifier   "Modes[0]"
  Modeline      "1280x1024" 134.72 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1068
  Modeline      "1280x1024" 138.54 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1069
  Modeline      "1152x864" 102.08 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 901
  Modeline      "1152x864" 116.71 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 906
  Modeline      "1024x768" 79.52 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 801
  Modeline      "1024x768" 92.05 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 806
  Modeline      "800x600" 47.53 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 626
  Modeline      "800x600" 55.22 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 630
  Modeline      "640x480" 29.84 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 501
  Modeline      "640x480" 34.80 640 672 736 832 480 481 484 504
EndSection

Section "Modes"
  Identifier   "Modes[1]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  BoardName    "X800"
  BusID        "PCI:5:00:0"
  ChipID       0x5d57
  Driver       "fglrx"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  Option       "hwcursor" "off"
  Option       "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
  Screen       0
  VendorName   "ATI"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  BoardName    "X800"
  BusID        "PCI:5:00:0"
  Driver       "fglrx"
  Identifier   "Device[1]"
  Screen       1
  VendorName   "ATI"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      15
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      16
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      24
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      32
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      8
    Modes      "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  Device       "Device[0]"
  Identifier   "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24
  Device       "Device[1]"
  Identifier   "Screen[1]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[1]"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout[all]"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
  Screen       "Screen[0]"
  Screen       "Screen[1]" RightOf "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode       0660
EndSection

The board is ATI X800 PCIE (pro) which wasn't recognised so I've forced the 
ChipID, which allows it to be used.
Mother board is MSI K8N Neo4 with Nvidia nforce 4 chipset.  I'm presently only 
using 32-bit.  I thought I'd get that working before trying 64-bit, and 
haven't got that far.
Suse 9.2, X11 6.8.2, also tried 6.8.1-15.5, now on 6.8.1-15.1.
fglrx  8.12.10, before that 8.10.19,
all without any apparent change in symptoms.

I'm confused about agp and agpgart.  I've tried both internal and external, 
but am not sure about which external I should try.  As it's Nvidia chipset, 
should it be that?  I can't see any mention of nforce 4, only nforce 2.

Can anyone help, please?  I'm a newbie here.

Allan

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