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Post subject: ATI Graphics drivers
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 07:22 AM
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| I have a ATI radian 9600 Graphics card and always have problems The Ati drivers in the repro do not work particularly well on my system the latest drivers from ATI do work with my graghics card and Ubuntu. Will they work on Parsix ie dependencies etc. |
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alan
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Post subject: RE: ATI Graphics drivers
Posted: Feb 16, 2008 - 12:10 PM
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If they work with Ubuntu, you can make them work on Parsix  |
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miltonjohn
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Post subject: RE: ATI Graphics drivers
Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 05:39 AM
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hi, i have also a ATi radeon 96oo (SE) - it works in Linux Mint by using Envy - will it work on Parsix too?
Is Parsix still derivated from Kanotix - i don't think so right now, cause the kanotix-scripts arent in the box.
Is Parsix now a Ubuntu-derivate? i dont hope it is only cause you wrote - when i runs in Ubuntu it runs in Parsix!
besides my stupid questions - you all did a great job - your the Sidux with Gnome!  |
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alan
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Post subject: RE: ATI Graphics drivers
Posted: May 06, 2008 - 12:06 PM
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You can build ATI graphics drivers easily. If you are running Parsix Viola, be sure to install 2.6.24-parsix[64]-21 kernel. Then:
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# apt-get update && apt-get install fglrx-kernel-src
# m-a build fglrx-kernel-src -k /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`
# dpkg -i /usr/src/fglrx-kernel-`uname -r`*deb
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miltonjohn
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Posted: May 06, 2008 - 06:58 PM
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sorry admin! it wont run?!
besides that gdebi seems to have a bug! |
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alan
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Posted: May 06, 2008 - 07:12 PM
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| Would you please tell me what error message do you receive? |
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miltonjohn
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Posted: May 13, 2008 - 04:33 PM
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oh, i am sorry right now - i wait for viola and parsix isnt running at the moment - sorry i have to dissapoint you
on viola - hope its release is soon i will give it another try to get the ati-driver
1. by your way
2. by envy
3. by loading the newest driver from ati-amd
i will test it all
#gdebi - i have no idea it doesnt run at all - something with dpgk - i and so on to install it by terminal... sorry again! |
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xet7
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Posted: May 13, 2008 - 05:54 PM
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Viola Test 1 with latest updates is very stable for me (though I don't have ATI graphics card) and I use it daily on my laptop, I don't have any other OS installed, and I'm running WinXP in VirtualBox inside Parsix.
Why don't you test it now, so that if some fixes are needed, they are made before official release? That's the point in test versions. |
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alan
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Posted: May 13, 2008 - 06:11 PM
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It's possible to install ati drivers and kernel modules directly from Viola repositories.
# apt-get update && apt-get install fglrx-kernel-`uname -r` |
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miltonjohn
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Posted: May 15, 2008 - 08:10 AM
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maybe the last time i corrupted the upgrade.. i give it soon another try  |
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miltonjohn
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Posted: May 17, 2008 - 08:23 PM
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alan wrote:
It's possible to install ati drivers and kernel modules directly from Viola repositories.
# apt-get update && apt-get install fglrx-kernel-`uname -r`
i tried but it worked to install with :
# apt-get update && apt-get install fglrx-kernel
after install i can tell more... |
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miltonjohn
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Post subject: ati newest driver and kernel
Posted: May 18, 2008 - 06:54 PM
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so i installed the fglrx-kernel successfully but still mesadriver does the job
i changed xorg.conf from ati to fglrx and after reboot/restarting xserver my screen is black and stays black.
i also tried to get envyng from ubuntu-hardy but i doesnt work at all - the dependencies might be to ubuntuspecific
i installed the drive by hand too but it also does not like it should.
the driver does not install itself cleanly. and when i want to watch a movie so there are splitters in the screen...
what about Kanos scripts - is there no way to "parsixing" it?? |
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miltonjohn
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Posted: May 19, 2008 - 07:01 PM
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my last try to get the ati-driver running was the Kanotix-script
http://www.kanotix.com/files/install-fglrx-debian.sh
and it works! but there are modifikations on the kernel by adding ubuntu-edgy-moduls and other driver i guess.
Admin and Team your better Linuxer than I am so you might tell me what i have done or if the modules are ok which were added???
right now i'm satisfied  |
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