[SM-Discuss] ati_driver-new

Eric Sandall eric at sandall.us
Wed Aug 22 16:34:04 EDT 2007


On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:42:57 +0800
Craig Dyke <grail69 at amnet.net.au> wrote:

> Okay, so I have gone through and got xorg-server installed and my xorg.conf
> works with the standard vesa driver (some success)
> 
> I tried casting xf86-video-ati, which cast fine but X tells me No 
> Devices detected
> when using ati in config file :(
> 
> So my query is two fold:
> 
> 1. Is there some trick to getting the driver I have installed working?
> 2. If I install the new one mentioned below, do we just use the "run" 
> file (just curious where it will install all the files)

The open source "ati" driver *may* not support your card (I'm having
this issue with the "nv" driver on a Dell Inspiron 1520).
Check /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see if it says why it's not finding a
device.

I've attached my /etc/X11/xorg.conf which is working with my ATI
Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500].

-sandalle

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