ThRoNkA's Linux Journal #2 - 03/04/04

[thronka]

Hello guys! I haven't been using Linux in a while I was tinkering with the Windows 2003 Server Eval on another machine and left mine alone for a while. I was also having fun at Gabe house (gjimene2) just surfing and stuff. I am fully back and decided to get my ATI 9700 PRO card working in Linux. I succeeded!

Finding what version of X I had was a pain. I forgot how I found it but I think I found it using

X --version

Installing was trickier because the module always tainted the kernel. I had to modify the ULS release number in the module header to fix it. Then the module kept unloading. I assume because I forgot to delete the MESA LIBGL's (not the GLU NEVER REMOVE GLUs. I found that out the hard way and 4 reinstalls LOL)
I got the LibGL's from MESA removed because evertime the module unloaded it just falled back to MESA Indirect which is software rendering. I got that fixed. Then I was looking around on the net and found a HOWTO in German that I had to translate.
It said becuase the 2.4's kernels dont fully support agp8x, you need to do this edit /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/agpgart_be.c and go to line 6028 and change via_generic_setup to via_kt400_setup (because that was my chipset and mobo listed in the #'s. Sped things up a lot!

Now I had to install all my games. And they work great. Along with DVD's I am set to go! All I need to do is figure out how to fully utilize OpenOffice. I love it because I wanna learn how to use everything.

Thanks for looking guys. I am looking forward posting an ATI HowTo on my website for everyone to get going (in plain english.. no gibberrish)

Stay safe everyone!

[washe]

Here is a good how to I used on the past to get my video working
http://www.rage3d.com/content/articles/atilinuxhowto/

[dunbar]

Single dash:

lee@solomon:~$ X -version

XFree86 Version 4.3.0
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.22 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 16 September 2003
        Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
lee@solomon:~$

[thronka]

I was just posting a little journal from time to time to get more linux users and make it sound like it is easy.. everytime you use it, it gets easier