topic title: Help smxi/sgfxi to help you.
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#1
This is for users of antiX with amd cards running 3.7 or 3.8 kernel.

h2, the dev of the smxi scripts would like some feedback, positive or negative (but hopefully positive) about if sgfxi -B fglrx beta driver install works.
Alanarchy
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Alanarchy
#2
Is there any way of knowing what drivers will work with which kernel apart from the"try it and see" approach?

I have searched the net and I have since found this, which might also be of help tp other AMD users:


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Last edited by Guest on 30 May 2013, 22:30, edited 1 time in total.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#3
Last line says it all. Only thing different. I tried it in

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harry@biker:~
$ uname -r
3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp
/var/log/sgfxi/sgfxi.log for h2

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=========================================================
START sgfxi LOGGING:
=========================================================
Script started: 2013-05-29-12:02:18
Video Card Information: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS780M/RS780MN [Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]
Video Card Type: 1002
Video Card Number: 9612
Xorg Version: 1.12
Installing driver to kernel: 3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp
sgfxi script version: 4.20.44
sgfxi start options: 
SYSTEM_BASE: debian
SYSTEM_CODENAME: sid
DISTRIB_CODENAME: sid
DISTRIB_ID: antix
DISTRIB_RELEASE: 
SIS: antix-sid-64
BITS: 64
FG_DISTRIB_CODENAME: sid
FG_DISTRIB_ID: Debian
APT_TYPE: apt-get
=========================================================
X is Running: false
Current Runlevel: 5
Connection is live (0=true): 0
=========================================================
INSTALL_TO_KERNEL: 
KERNEL_FULL: 3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp
KERNEL_BASE: 3
KERNEL_NUMBER: 3.9
KERNEL_MATH: 9
B_IS_XEN: false
Function: create_x_conf - Primary: Start
  xorg is present, no xorg.conf file
Function: x_is_running - Utility: Start
  xIsRunning: false
Function: x_is_running - Utility: End
Function: x_is_running - Utility: Start
  xIsRunning: false
Function: x_is_running - Utility: End

X.Org X Server 1.12.4
Release Date: 2012-08-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian
Current Operating System: Linux biker 3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp #1 SMP Mon May 13 00:26:03 EEST 2013 x86_64
Kernel command line: root=UUID=9b2b59c3-470f-4a0f-82d0-9c933bc0ca4a ro
Build Date: 17 April 2013  10:22:47AM
xorg-server 2:1.12.4-6 (Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>) 
Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
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.0.log", Time: Wed May 29 12:02:55 2013
List of video drivers:
    i128
    trident
    s3
    chips
    intel
    mga
    voodoo
    siliconmotion
    sis
    ati
    i740
    mach64
    apm
    rendition
    neomagic
    radeon
    tdfx
    openchrome
    ark
    s3virge
    sisusb
    nouveau
    cirrus
    tseng
    r128
    vmware
    savage
    fbdev
    vesa
(++) Using config file:"/root/xorg.conf.new"
(==) Using config directory:"/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory"/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(II) [KMS] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol, no kernel modesetting.
Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
  Configuration failed.
Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file.
  xorg.conf created and mv to /etc/X11/
  xorg xorg.conf file generated
Function: create_x_conf - Primary: End
Function: check_package_manager_updated - Utility: Start
  sizeWorking: 22
Function: check_package_manager_updated - Utility: End
Function: check_supported_driver - Utility: Start
Function: check_supported_driver - Utility: End
Function: set_cpu_data - Utility: Start
  BITS: 64 - arch: amd64
Function: set_cpu_data - Utility: End
Function: set_driver_install_version - Primary: Start
Function: check_supported_driver - Utility: Start
  Args: last-check
Function: check_supported_driver - Utility: End
Function: print_information_continue - Utility: Start
  Args: standard The graphics installer will be installing the fglrx driver: 13.4
Function: print_information_continue - Utility: End
  Installing this driver: 13.4
Function: set_driver_install_version - Primary: End
Function: driver_support_tests - Utility: Start
  Args: supported-driver
Function: driver_support_tests - Utility: End
Function: check_kernel_headers - Utility: Start
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: linux-headers-3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp i
  Package Version: 3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp-1
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: linux-headers-3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp c
  Package Version: 
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
  headerName: linux-headers-3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp
headerInstalled: 3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp-1
headerAvailable: 
headerFile: 
Function: check_kernel_headers - Utility: End
  nvidiaPackages:

  fglrxPackages:

Function: check_run_package_tools - Primary: Start
Function: check_run_package_tools - Primary: End
Function: set_download_info - Primary: Start
  download url: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ - driver file: amd-catalyst-13.4-linux-x86.x86_64
Function: set_download_info - Primary: End
Function: download_extract_driver - Primary: Start
  Args: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ amd-catalyst-13.4-linux-x86.x86_64
Function: pre_extract_clean_set_up - Utility: Start
  Args: amd-catalyst-13.4-linux-x86.x86_64
Function: pre_extract_clean_set_up - Utility: End
./: ./: is a directory
  ERROR: (196) The driver package:  failed to extract and has been deleted.
I let it install/write a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file before I downloaded fglrx driver tar package. I just used startx as user after exiting root prompt out of X.
I was suprised when I got to a Desktop OK. I have not rebooted yet though. Will see if I need to delete the xorg.conf then using midnight commander (crosses fingers)

Edit: Rebooted just fine into slim login screen OK. No problem to report. I don't know why the tar could not be extracted though. I have everything from a stock full RC1 install going including rar extraction for my comic books in mcomix.

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harry@biker:~
$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: biker Kernel: 3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.7.3) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-13-rc1_x64-full Luddite 3 May 2013
Machine:   Mobo: Acer model: Aspire 5534 version: V1.10 Bios: Acer version: V1.10 date: 08/26/2009
CPU:       Dual core AMD Athlon X2 L310 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 svm) bmips: 4788.06 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1197.015 MHz 2: 1197.015 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS780M/RS780MN [Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Graphics] bus-ID: 01:05.0 
           X.Org: 1.12.4 drivers: radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS780 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.9.2-antix.1-amd64-smp
Network:   Card-1: Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath9k bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller 
           driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 08:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (23.4% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK2555GS size: 250.1GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 7.6G used: 3.5G (49%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 86G used: 7.0G (9%) fs: ext4 
           ID: swap-1 size: 2.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 77.0C mobo: 0.0C 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 109 Uptime: 6 min Memory: 387.7/3703.6MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.7.3 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.2.45) inxi: 1.9.7 
harry@biker:~
$ inxi -r
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
           deb http://www.daveserver.info/antiX/debs testing main
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
           deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
           deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org unstable main non-free