ATI Drivers RV280 Radeon 9200 Pro Black Screen

chepoxxx · April 10, 2009, 9:28pm

Hi everyone, I have been trying without any success to install the ATI drivers on my openSUSE 11.1 box.
My VGA compatible controller is ATI Technologies Inc RV280 Radeon 9200 Pro Rev 01.
What I have done so far is as follows:

I have installed the latest drivers via the 1-click-install here:

http://opensuse-community.org/ati.ymp

Then, as instructed on ATI Driver How-To Wiki

ATI - openSUSE

I ran the following code:

su -c 'SaX2 -r -m 0=fglrx'

Which then loads the SaX2: X11 Configuration window. But when I press the OK button, it asks to Test the configuration and error pops up. And it refers me to the /var/log/Xorg.99.log which has the following output:


X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
Current Operating System: Linux chepolinux 2.6.27.19-3.2-pae #1 SMP 2009-02-25 15:40:44 +0100 i686
Build Date: 27 February 2009  02:03:33PM
 
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.99.log", Time: Fri Apr 10 14:02:14 2009
(++) Using config file: "/var/lib/sax/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout[all]"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen[0]" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor[0]"
(**) |   |-->Device "Device[0]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard[0]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse[1]"
(**) Option "ZapWarning" "on"
(**) Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
(**) Option "Xinerama" "off"
(**) Option "AIGLX" "on"
(**) Option "IgnoreABI" "on"
(**) Ignoring ABI Version
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/local" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/PEX" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/japanese" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/uni" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/CID" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/xtest" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(==) Including the default font path /usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,/usr/share/fonts/OTF,/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled.
(**) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1,
	/usr/share/fonts/URW,
	/usr/share/fonts/Speedo,
	/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic,
	/usr/share/fonts/truetype,
	/opt/kde3/share/fonts,
	/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled
(**) Input device list set to "/dev/gpmdata,/dev/input/mice"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/updates,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Loader magic: 0x81f85c0
(II) Module ABI versions:
	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
	X.Org Video Driver: 4.1
	X.Org XInput driver : 2.1
	X.Org Server Extension : 1.1
	X.Org Font Renderer : 0.6
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 8

(--) PCI:*(0@1:0:0) unknown vendor (0x1002) unknown chipset (0x5960) rev 1, Mem @ 0xd0000000/0, 0xe5000000/0, I/O @ 0x00009000/0, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(--) PCI: (0@1:0:1) unknown vendor (0x1002) unknown chipset (0x5940) rev 1, Mem @ 0xd8000000/0, 0xe5010000/0
(II) System resource ranges:
	[0] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX**
	[1] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX**
	[2] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX**
	[3] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX**
	[4] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX**
	[5] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX**
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "freetype" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//extensions/libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//fonts/libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 2.1.0
	Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
	ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.6
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "glx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/updates//extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(==) AIGLX disabled
(WW) fglrx: Force AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "dri"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/updates//extensions/libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "record"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//extensions/librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.13.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "fglrx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//drivers/fglrx_drv.so
(II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
	compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.58.2
	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//input/kbd_drv.so
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.3.1
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//input/mouse_drv.so
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.3.0
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:8.58.2
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier: 8.582                                
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Feb  3 2009 23:42:26
(II) PCS database file /etc/ati/amdpcsdb not found
(II)   Creating PCS database from initial defaults instead
(WW) This ATI Proprietary Linux Driver does not guarantee support of video driver ABI higher than 2.0
(WW) Video driver ABI version of the X server is 4.1
(II) AMD ASIC control file status: R2 S1 B324 N324 T323
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:0:1) found
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

My glxinfo********** output prior to installation shows

OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R200 20060602 AGP 4x x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 7.2
OpenGL extensions:

But when I restart X by any means (log-off-log-in or reboot or CTRL+ALTBCKSPx2) I end up with a command line login. After logging in I try to run sax2 and end up with a dreaded black screen. No way back from that one except reboot.
If I try to run glxinfo to see if ATI drivers are installed I get the following:

Error: Unable to open display (null)

Then as I tried troubleshooting it, wiki suggests running this:

   # ldconfig
   # aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

But output is:

aticonfig: No supported adapters detected

Can someone please help me out? What am I missing here?

Any help is greatly appreciated.**

Akoellh · April 10, 2009, 9:29pm

Forget fglrx with that device, it is not supported by fglrx.

The error message is crystal clear:

aticonfig: No supported adapters detected

Use the free “radeon” driver.

chepoxxx · April 10, 2009, 9:35pm

oh. ok.
Could you point me in the right direction for the free ‘radeon’ driver.
Thanks.

Akoellh · April 10, 2009, 9:36pm

Remove that fglrx-crap completely and start sax2.

chepoxxx · April 10, 2009, 9:58pm

So I should go back to:

OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R200 20060602 AGP 4x x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 7.2
OpenGL extensions:

No compiz for my hardware then…?

Akoellh · April 10, 2009, 10:04pm

No, you should go back to radeon (which supports 3D and compiz), however with such an old card you will certainly not get great performance.

chepoxxx · April 10, 2009, 10:19pm

Yeah, I know I won’t get top results with this card. But I think it can do better than what it is doing right now. I mean, If I run a low quality youtube video on full screen it is incredibly choppy. Not even viewable.
I went back to ATI Radeon Desktop Graphics webpage for the driver and found that my card has the following:

Xfree86 4.3 Drivers

and

X.Org 6.8 Drivers

There is also an automated installer there which I plan to use right now… (unless of course am really off track).

This is the download page I am looking at right now.

ATI Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver 8.28.8

Akoellh · April 10, 2009, 10:31pm

Forget fglrx, forget it completely, that package will not work.

Reason:

Automated installer and Display Drivers for XFree86 4.3 and X.Org 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1

chepoxxx · April 10, 2009, 10:36pm

Darn… I think am a lil confused then. I thought the drivers supplied at link above where indeed the ones you were referring to as free ‘radeon’ drivers.

user · May 4, 2009, 1:12am

Did you ever solve this issue with your PC? I, unfortunately, did the same thing.

Can someone please lend me a hand? I am a linux-noob but decided to finally use openSUSE at home instead of Windows.

All I can boot to now is Failsafe and that sticks me at the command prompt. Is there a way I can uninstall the ATI driver from here? Or remove the ‘fglrx crap’? Im a little lost at this point, how can I remove that stuff from the command prompt?

Thanks

user · May 4, 2009, 1:40am

Got it! I managed to find the uninstall in the /etc/share/ati directory.

Now I have to find out how to install the radeon free driver…