ATI Radeon Xpress 200 video card
rsina
Does anyone know if the pending new releases of SuSE or Ubuntu next week
will support ATI Radeon Xpress 200 out of the box? If not, can anyone point
me to instructions on how to configure it?
SuSE 9.3 can not can not configure video on my AMD64 machine with the above
card; and the rpm I downloaded from ATI does not install either because of
conflict in packaging. I have tried removing the old package and installing
the new one. Still no video.
Thanks.
Mark Dammer
under Debian 3.1 "sarge". Maybe the following tips can help you:
- the installer tries to install the essential libraries in a /lib64
directory. Check if this directory exists and what it contains. My
recommendation would be to create a symbolic link named /lib64 but
pointing to /lib so all libraries land in one directory. But you should
check how SuSE deals with libraries here.
- when you install the package, risk a "force install", but be aware
that you do it at YOUR own risk.
- you should be able to get 2D running after installation. The program
fglrxconfig that is part of the ATI package may help you creating a
XFree86 or Xorg conf file.
- 3D is a bit more tricky, as you need to compile the kernel module
here. You need at least installed kernel headers for this. You probably
encounter errors that the system cannot find some header files
(ioctrl.h). In this case you have to look for the right path in your
kernel headers installation and fix this in the module sources.
- once the module is compiled and loadable you have to be careful. Lots
of people including myself are suffering from the system getting stuck
with a blank screen when trying to use X with DRI & kernel module
enabled. The problem can be solved by switching off the "sideport"
feature (means using the on-board memory off the ATI card). In my laptop
this can be done through the bios, I have never used this on an external
card. If you are using WinXP for 3D (gaming) on the same system you
should switch sideport on again, as you may suffer performance loss
under Windows then.
I hope this helps a bit, Mark
rkinder
I'm having the same problem. When I try to install Ubuntu all goes well
until the end, then the screen lock up. I suspect the answer is a new video
card. My came prepackeged in the machine (AMD64 emachine - W3400 series).
Pease let me know if you find ahy answers. - rki...@goeaston.net
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JosephKK
I suspect that your goose is cooked until ATI develops 64-bit mode drivers.
In the mean time try svga drivers.
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JosephKK
John-Paul Stewart
> rsina wrote:
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Does anyone know if the pending new releases of SuSE or Ubuntu next week
>>will support ATI Radeon Xpress 200 out of the box? If not, can anyone
>>point me to instructions on how to configure it?
>>
>>SuSE 9.3 can not can not configure video on my AMD64 machine with the
>>above card; and the rpm I downloaded from ATI does not install either
>>because of conflict in packaging. I have tried removing the old package
>>and installing the new one. Still no video.
Installing the driver package isn't sufficient. After that, you still
have to run fglrxconfig to configure the driver, and you may even have
to build the kernel module manually.
However, that may not help, either. The latest ATI drivers don't
mention the Xpress 200 as a supported chipset. You may be forced to
wait until they release a new driver.
> I suspect that your goose is cooked until ATI develops 64-bit mode drivers.
ATI has 64-bit drivers. But they don't appear to support the Xpress 200
chipset.
> In the mean time try svga drivers.
That's good advice.
Ron Springer
I tried the "SLAX" live CD on the following laptop - graphics came up
fine! NOTE the video hardware
> HP zv6000 Home/Works Athlon 64 3200+2.0GHz
> 512MB 80GB DVDRW
> 15.4" WXGA
> Wireless 802.11b/g
> 128MB ATI Radeon XPress 200M
RonS