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  • From: Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • To: SM-Discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] ati and xorg
  • Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:07:43 -0700

Craig Dyke wrote:
> Well I ma back again on this subject as I ma starting to annoy myself
> with the fact I cannot
> find a solution.
>
> Okay ... bitch over
>
> I have Xorg (6.9.0) installed under the devel sorcery and test grimoire.
> I also have ati_driver installed and have tried both the one currently
> in z-rejected (8.27.10)
> and the latest from Ati web site (8.28.8)
>
> Unfortunately my X server never starts and the log file tells me I ma
> using the wrong version
> of xorg:
>
> Xorg.0.log (snippet)
>
> (II) LoadModule: "fglrx"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o
> (II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
> compiled for 6.8.0, module version = 8.28.8
> Module class: X.Org Video Driver
> ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
> [R200Setup] X version mismatch - detected X.org 7.0.0.0, required X.org
> 6.8.0.0
> (II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
> (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o
> (EE) Failed to load module "fglrx" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
>
>
> Can someone tell me why it thinks I am on version 7.0.0 and how do I
> either correct this or
> get an Ati version that will work?
>
> Craig

Did you ever install xorg-modular? My guess is that the compilation of
ati_driver is finding xorg-modular (7.0) files and building for that.

-sandalle

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