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| Newer page: | version 8 | Last edited on Sunday, March 7, 2004 3:51:10 am | by StuartYeates | Revert |
| Older page: | version 6 | Last edited on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 12:03:47 am | by BrendonJones | Revert |
@@ -10,18 +10,20 @@
Do you get errors like
<verbatim>
/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c: In function `__ke_get_vm_phys_addr':
-/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1506: warning: implicit declaration of function `VMALLOC_VMADDR'
+/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c:1506:
+
warning: implicit declaration of function `VMALLOC_VMADDR'
make[2]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.0-test11'
make: *** [kmod_build] Error 2
[root@test 2.6.x]# modprobe fglrx
Error inserting 'fglrx.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module
-Oct 26 16:11:46 [kernel] fglrx: module license 'Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel.
+Oct 26 16:11:46 [kernel] fglrx: module license 'Proprietary.
+
(C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel.
Oct 26 16:11:46 [kernel] fglrx: Unknown symbol VMALLOC_VMADDR
Oct 26 16:12:14 [kernel] [drm] Module unloaded
</verbatim>
@@ -57,9 +59,9 @@
With the NForce2 chipset there may be difficulties trying to have output mirrored to the TV out, unfotunately I do not currently know any solution other than to disable TV out support.
The [Gentoo ATI Radeon FAQ|http://odin.prohosting.com/wedge01/gentoo-radeon-faq.html] has some great examples. If you're using a VIA KT400, start at [Rage3D's message board|http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?s=b63b7ad75931c247abc20583b648f4c4&threadid=33724523&highlight=xf86eNOMEM].
-!!Kernel Oops when starting X
+!![
Kernel]
Oops when starting X
With a 2.6.3 kernel I was getting a kernel oops everytime X tried to load with the fglrx module loaded. The backtrace looked something like this:
<verbatim>
Feb 20 20:27:10 than kernel: Call Trace:
@@ -72,9 +74,9 @@
Feb 20 20:27:10 than kernel: [<c015b6d9>] sys_ioctl+0x219/0x270
Feb 20 20:27:10 than kernel: [<c0108cff>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
</verbatim>
-A lot of Googling later, the fix that WorksForMe
was to find the function __ke_amd_adv_spec_cache_feature in /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c and edit it so that it returned immediately;
+A lot of Googling later, the fix that works for me
was to find the function __ke_amd_adv_spec_cache_feature in /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/firegl_public.c and edit it so that it returned immediately;
i.e. it should end up looking like this:
<verbatim>
int __ke_amd_adv_spec_cache_feature(void)
