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  • From: Chris Dombroski <cdombroski AT icanttype.org>
  • To: SM-Discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] ati and xorg
  • Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:46:28 -0400

Eric Sandall wrote:
> Craig Dyke wrote:
>> 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
>

Isn't 6.9 the same as 7.0 but non-modular?

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