3d Hardware Support Not Available (gateway Mx6450 - Ati Radeon Xpress

I have a laptop, Gateway MX6450, 1gb ram, AMD Turion ML-37, with an ATi Radeon Xpress 200M.

For some reason, 3D applications will not work. I keep getting the error, "3D Hardware Support not Available"

This card is 3D though! I have ran games on it before I installed linux, but this won't work. I even installed the latest ATI Drivers for it.

Anyone help? Just let me know what more information you need!

You need to do the post-install configuration, assuming you have not already.

After running the installer, you go to the terminal and type su and enter root password.

Then type aticonfig --initial -f

(a dialog should come saying "uninitialized file found, initializing")

Once that is done type init 3

Screen will go blank as you exit the x-server. Then you log in as root and type sax2 -r

Sax2 *should* start and allow you to confirm your settings. Check that 3D acceleration is activated by looking to see if the box is checked.

When done exit sax2 and type reboot to restart the system.

To test to see if you are running the ATI driver run the command fglrxinfo ATI should be listed as your Open GL provider. If it says Mesa you are still running the stock "radeon" driver.

If that does not work, I would try a different driver. Uninstall the old one first as follows:

Launch the Terminal Application/Window and navigate to the /usr/share/ati folder.
With super user permissions, enter the command "sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh"

NOTE1: I have a Gateway MX6441 with 200m graphics. The latest ATI driver installer (8.1) did not work at all for me. 7.12 worked, as did 8.40.4. Keep in mind that even with no ATI driver you should be able to get SOME 3d support from the stock driver. Just go into init 3 and run sax2 -r -m 0=radeon When you get into sax2 check the 3d acceleration box and exit.

NOTE 2: I'm assuming you installed the dependencies before running the installer. I go to YAST/Software/Software Management and the Patterns. Then I install the Linux Kernel Development and and C++ Development package groups.

NOTE 3: I have never been able to get the 3D effects to work on ATI drivers without crashing the machine, so I am definitely not an expert on that subject.

"Once that is done type init 3"

jake@thursdae:~> init 3
bash: init: command not found

"Once that is done type init 3"

jake@thursdae:~> init 3
bash: init: command not found
[/b]

dit you do this: After running the installer, you go to the terminal and type su and enter root password

looks like your not logged in as root

Bandicoot is correct. The aticonfig command should have been run as "superuser" also. That's what the "su" command stands for.