have a fresh install of OpenSUSE 13.2 --logged in everything was great…gpu fan was running high so i downloaded AMD graphics driver from off the site…installed it as root user (wont load any other way) and rebooted…now i cant see any desktop envirnment…just a loging prompt at the command line…
was able to log in and go to su and try ‘startx’ …but it didnt start any desktop…just stayed the same at the command prompt…
how do i get around this? reinstalling from scratch will just get me back to the desktop but with a high gpu fan running…
Supported adapter detected.
Check if system has the tools required for installation.
fglrx installation requires that the system have kernel headers for 3.7 release. /lib/modules/3.16.3-1.gd2bbe7f-desktop/build/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h cannot be found on this system.
fglrx installation requires that the system has gcc tool. gcc cannot be found on this system.
fglrx installation is being forced. Installation will proceed without the required tools on the system.
Uninstalling any previously installed drivers.
Unloading radeon module...
rmmod: ERROR: Module radeon is in use
Unloading drm module...
rmmod: ERROR: Module drm is in use by: ttm drm_kms_helper radeon
[Message] Kernel Module : Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
[Message] Kernel Module : Precompiled kernel module version mismatched.
[Error] Kernel Module : Kernel module build environment not found - please consult readme.
[Reboot] Kernel Module : dracut
thats what error I got after installing the driver
These kind of propietary drivers, for both AMD and Nvidia are always problematic. This is not the first time that we have the situation in where a new OpenSuSE version is released and we have to wait until we get fully support for these propietary drivers
Or use Sebastian Siebert’s makerpm-amd.sh script to install the driver. This contains a patch for kernel 3.16 and 3.17, and is also used to create the packages in the repo.
And yes, the official fglrx driver only supports Kernels up to 3.15.
OTOH, I think that the driver also doesn’t support the newer Xorg in 13.2 yet, so it won’t work anyway…
Until this is fixed, the repo won’t appear either I’d suppose.
quick update, still broke, adding repo didnt work…
the ‘Sebastian Siebert’s makerpm-amd.sh’ was a fail too…
I reinstalled and am able to use the desktop, the gpu fan is just running high …lucky its not my only machine I use…Ill let this one sit till theres a fix and use my laptop for now.
:shame:
thanks for the replys. will keep checking back.
Yes, that was to be expected.
As I wrote (and as stated on Sebastian Siebert’s homepage), the fglrx driver doesn’t support the newer Xorg in 13.2/Factory yet.
You’ll have to wait for a new driver release.
I reinstalled and am able to use the desktop, the gpu fan is just running high …lucky its not my only machine I use…Ill let this one sit till theres a fix and use my laptop for now.
