Problem with 3D Graphics driver

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#1

I recently installed opensuse. I have a 64bit Acer Laptop Model 5535-5452 with Athlon X2 2.1 Ghz, 3gb ram and ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics card.

The problem that I am having is with graphics. I tried to install the graphics driver from ATI repository at opensuse and then initiated SaX2 according to the easy guide. but that completely screwed up my display and I got a blank screen everytime I booted. The only thing that worked was when I downloaded the latest drivers .run file from ATI’s own website. IN that case I am able to change my resolution and color depth. I can also view some videos as well but my 3d acceleration is greyed out in the SaX2 window. Whenever I want to enable the desktop effects it says that I have to check my X Configuration. Is there any way to enable the 3D feature and hardware acceleration. please help

#2

Please open a terminal and post result of:

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
#3

I got the following response

/…/

SaX generated X11 config file

Created on: 2009-09-19T12:57:27-0500.

Version: 8.1

Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005

Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>

Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!

Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/local”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/URW”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Speedo”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/PEX”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/kwintv”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/truetype”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/CID”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/xtest”
FontPath “/opt/kde3/share/fonts”
InputDevices “/dev/gpmdata”
InputDevices “/dev/input/mice”
EndSection

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “AllowMouseOpenFail” “on”
Option “ZapWarning” “on”
EndSection

Section “Module”
Load “dri”
Load “dbe”
Load “freetype”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “kbd”
Identifier “Keyboard[0]”
Option “Protocol” “Standard”
Option “XkbLayout” “us”
Option “XkbModel” “microsoftpro”
Option “XkbRules” “xfree86”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “Logitech USB Optical Mouse”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
Driver “synaptics”
Identifier “Mouse[3]”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Emulate3Buttons” “on”
Option “HorizScrollDelta” “0”
Option “InputFashion” “Mouse”
Option “Name” “Synaptics;Touchpad”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “SHMConfig” “on”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
DisplaySize 344 194
HorizSync 29-40
Identifier “Monitor[0]”
ModelName “Unknown”
Option “DPMS”
Option “PreferredMode” “1366x768”
VendorName “Unknown”
VertRefresh 48-75
UseModes “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Modes”
Identifier “Modes[0]”
Modeline “1366x768” 69.92 1368 1424 1568 1768 768 769 772 791
Modeline “1360x768” 69.61 1360 1416 1560 1760 768 769 772 791
Modeline “1360x768” 58.50 1360 1408 1440 1520 768 771 776 786 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x768” 65.18 1280 1336 1464 1648 768 769 772 791
Modeline “1280x768” 55.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 768 771 778 786 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x720” 64.90 1280 1336 1464 1648 720 721 724 743
Modeline “1280x720” 55.25 1280 1328 1360 1440 720 723 728 738 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1024x768” 51.89 1024 1064 1168 1312 768 769 772 791
Modeline “1024x768” 45.50 1024 1072 1104 1184 768 771 775 786 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1280x600” 65.71 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 623
Modeline “1280x600” 56.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 600 603 613 619 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “1024x600” 52.95 1024 1072 1176 1328 600 601 604 623
Modeline “1024x600” 46.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 600 603 613 619 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “800x600” 40.83 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 623
Modeline “800x600” 37.25 800 848 880 960 600 603 607 618 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “768x576” 39.22 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 599
Modeline “768x576” 35.75 768 816 848 928 576 579 583 594 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “640x480” 30.72 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 502
Modeline “640x480” 29.25 640 688 720 800 480 483 487 497 +HSync -VSync
Modeline “640x480” 28.56 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 500
Modeline “640x480” 25.95 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 499
Modeline “1368x768” 69.92 1368 1424 1568 1768 768 769 772 791
Modeline “640x480” 23.86 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
EndSection

Section “Screen”
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 15
Modes “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1366x768” “1360x768” “1280x768” “1280x720” “1024x768” “1280x600” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
Virtual 3840 1200
EndSubSection
Device “Device[0]”
Identifier “Screen[0]”
Monitor “Monitor[0]”
EndSection

Section “Device”
BoardName “ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics”
Driver “radeonhd”
Identifier “Device[0]”
Option “monitor-PANEL” “Monitor[0]”
VendorName “ATI”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[0]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
InputDevice “Mouse[3]” “SendCoreEvents”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection

Section “DRI”
Group “video”
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section “Extensions”
EndSection

#4

log out. When new login appear switch to the terminal by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1, login as root user (you know your root password - right), and type:

init 3

then

SaX2 -r -m 0=fglrx

then

reboot

#5

Here is the output of the the command

SaX: Initializing please wait
SaX: Your current configuration will not be read in

SaX: no x server is running
SaX: will start own server if needed
SPP: prepare device [0] profile: fireGL
SPP: prepare device [0] profile: AIGLIX
SPP: prepare device [0] profile: Composite
SPP: prepare device [3] profile: Sunaptics

SPP: including prepared profile(s)…
SPP: prepare device [0] profile: nobus
SPP: including prepared profile(s)…

SaX: startup

xc: sorry could not start configuration server
xc: for details refer to the log file

/var/log/SaX.log

xc: abort

I oped the Sax file. It is too long to paste here. Is there any part in the Sax file you want me to post here.

#6

Are you getting a display? Able to login?

#7

Everything is file. I am able to change resolution. Change the color depth but my 3D acceleration is disabled so I canot use dektop effects. Is there any way I can post a screep capture of my Sax 2 window?

#8

Press print screen
save as whatever.png
upload to a site like imagebam

post the BB code

#9

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#10

try again mate

#11

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#12

Change Monitor
If you use a LCD select -->LCD and the resolution
test, apply

see if that helps

#13

Sorry. It didnt work. The 3D and OpenGL is still disabled and I heard that ATI also has its own catalst settings program in linux. I dont have access to it either. Do you think that I need to change a setting in a file or something? Here is the desktop setting window output when I try to enable desktop effects.

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#14

I’m not good with ATI, never had one, never will.

See the end section of xorg.conf
For compositing it should read:

Section "Extensions"
  Option       "Composite" "on"
EndSection

You could consider a manual driver install:

You will need to download the driver from ATI. But you will need to delete current drivers and disable the repo for it, just to be safe.

Put the driver in your /home/username

From level 3 cli as su

Enter the command sh ./ati-driver-installer-packageversion*.x86_64.run to launch the ATI
Proprietary Linux driver installer.
The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Setup dialog box is displayed.

Accept licence

Select Automatic and click Continue. The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver is now
installed, and the Installation Complete Dialog box will be displayed.

Click Exit to close the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Installer.
Launch the Terminal Application/Window and run:
For versions of X.Org newer than 7, /usr/bin/aticonfig --initial to configure the
driver for your ATI product.

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#15

THere are many lists of commands here. Do I need to use a specific command with aticonfig to enable 3d acceleration

#16

If you are refering to the previous post I made. The first part addresses editing the xorg.conf
Do that like this:
gnomesu gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
or
kdesu kwrite /etc/X11/xorg.conf

The second section in quotes is a completely different way of installing the driver. I use a similar method for my Box which uses nvidia