| 2008-01-04 22:48:39 |
Nemes Ioan Sorin |
description |
Binary package hint: fglrx-driver
Fresh install of Hardy Heron alpha2
at first look Compiz was enabled and working OK but the resolution was not detected correct.
first step was to dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg but I observed the autodetect module for the resolution was cut out.
so back again where I saw the Screen and Graphics don't work at all - both panels was empty.
OK - I need 1152x864 so I manually put my resolution in xorg.conf - no succes - then I try to change resolution from gconf. - no way.
Enfin, ...anyway who's need on our time only a 2D driver - Google Earth dont like Open Driver also True Combat elite which work well will open source driver on the past - now won't work. So I decided to install FGLRX driver.
there other confusing choice -> to use Restricted Driver manager OR to install from Synaptic -- no one explain this step ( AND HERE IS A BIG LOSS THAT NEED AN URGENT WORKAROUND )
1. I installed FGLRX from repo. After that I choose to use Restricted Driver manager. Then notification area told me to restart.
Restart. Blank Screen.
2. Restart in recovery mode. dpkg-reconfigure again -> choosing ATI this time - then boot again with OSDriver again into 1024x768.
3. Thinking. Ah maybe because I don't do aticonfig --initial (what a miss). Again dpkg-reconfigure...choosing FGLRX, and aticonfig --initial => the parser could not parse some things there so I choose to do aticonfig --initial -f. Finally unitialised xorg.conf found ...etc etc.. Reboot.
After reboot fglrx work - but ...a nice AMD logo on the right bottom corner of the screen. OK - search on the net - found a solution in 5-7 minutes - I download ATI proprietary driver I created necessary folder (/etc/ati) I put files there and ..everything OK. After today upgrade I observed the AMD logo solution was included in new fglrx. That sound good, now back to the problems.
With the new fglrx drivers - sometime mouse movement on menus cause ugly artifacts around mouse AND more important on the right bottom corner I have ARTIFACTS which won't go. Exact in AMD logo position 2 ugly lines force me to restart at every 2 - 4 hours.
I forget to say - Compiz is compromised forever - pretty bad - but games work pretty nice. I just tested Enemy Territory - Quake Wars and I have no lags also in Quake 4 - all OK here.
Output for compiz --replace :
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 1002:4152 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
SKIP_CHECKS is yes, so continuing despite problems.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting emerald
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
I have to mention the Compiz could not be started from Appearance panel too.
Resolution:
this report point in 2 bugs and put a question.
- Aticonfig --initial -f is not executed before fglrx install (with -f will not work) - so a normal user got a blank screen after restart.
- Compiz not work after fglrx install from repo. Using the original Driver from ATI and doing steps from http://www.ubuntu-es.org/index.php?q=node/67826 OR from other tutorials I can get Compiz working, I forget artifacts and I can have good 3D acceleration. Also no restricted modules loaded.
- The question is why the procedure for ATI original drivers work better than fglrx from repositories and why we need to learn steps from other peoples / experiments not from some official Ubuntu channels.
Can someone made an install script that can mimic procedures from http://www.ubuntu-es.org/index.php?q=node/67826 for fglrx from repositories ( including volatile folder and corresponding symlinks ) ?. I mean if is possible that the .deb's resulted from original ATI can stay on repositories then - at request for install - just to be downloaded and an installation script can do the rest. This way we can have AIGLX working with FGLRX also a good 3D accel. |
Binary package hint: fglrx-driver
Fresh install of Hardy Heron alpha2
at first look Compiz was enabled and working OK but the resolution was not detected correct.
first step was to dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg but I observed the autodetect module for the resolution was cut out.
so back again where I saw the Screen and Graphics don't work at all - both panels was empty.
OK - I need 1152x864 so I manually put my resolution in xorg.conf - no succes - then I try to change resolution from gconf. - no way.
Enfin, ...anyway who's need on our time only a 2D driver - Google Earth dont like Open Driver also True Combat elite which work well will open source driver on the past - now won't work. So I decided to install FGLRX driver.
there other confusing choice -> to use Restricted Driver manager OR to install from Synaptic -- no one explain this step ( AND HERE IS A BIG LOSS THAT NEED AN URGENT WORKAROUND )
1. I installed FGLRX from repo. After that I choose to use Restricted Driver manager. Then notification area told me to restart.
Restart. Blank Screen.
2. Restart in recovery mode. dpkg-reconfigure again -> choosing ATI this time - then boot again with OSDriver again into 1024x768.
3. Thinking. Ah maybe because I don't do aticonfig --initial (what a miss). Again dpkg-reconfigure...choosing FGLRX, and aticonfig --initial => the parser could not parse some things there so I choose to do aticonfig --initial -f. Finally unitialised xorg.conf found ...etc etc.. Reboot.
After reboot fglrx work - but ...a nice AMD logo on the right bottom corner of the screen. OK - search on the net - found a solution in 5-7 minutes - I download ATI proprietary driver I created necessary folder (/etc/ati) I put files there and ..everything OK. After today upgrade I observed the AMD logo solution was included in new fglrx. That sound good, now back to the problems.
With the new fglrx drivers - sometime mouse movement on menus cause ugly artifacts around mouse AND more important on the right bottom corner I have ARTIFACTS which won't go. Exact in AMD logo position 2 ugly lines force me to restart at every 2 - 4 hours.
I forget to say - Compiz is compromised forever - pretty bad - but games work pretty nice. I just tested Enemy Territory - Quake Wars and I have no lags also in Quake 4 - all OK here.
Output for compiz --replace :
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 1002:4152 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
SKIP_CHECKS is yes, so continuing despite problems.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting emerald
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
I have to mention the Compiz could not be started from Appearance panel too.
Resolution:
this report point in 2 bugs and put a question.
- Aticonfig --initial -f is not executed after the fglrx installation (without -f will not work anyway) - so a normal user got a blank screen after restart.And Cry.
- Compiz don't work after fglrx install from repo. Using the original Driver from ATI website and doing steps from http://www.ubuntu-es.org/index.php?q=node/67826 OR from other tutorials I can get Compiz working, I forget artifacts and I can have good 3D acceleration. Also no restricted modules loaded.
- The question is why the procedure for ATI original drivers work better than fglrx installation from repositories and why we need to learn steps from other peoples / experiments not from official Ubuntu channels.
Can someone made an install script which can mimic procedures from http://www.ubuntu-es.org/index.php?q=node/67826 - for fglrx from repositories ( including volatile folder and corresponding symlinks ) ?. I mean if is possible that the .deb's resulted from original ATI driver can stay prepared on repositories then - at request for install - just to be downloaded and an installation script can do the rest. This way we can have AIGLX working with FGLRX also a good 3D accel. |
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