ATI driver install on Mandrake 10.1

November 1st, 2004, 9:10 pm

I'm trying to install the latest ATI drivers on Mandrake 10.1, and having some problems. I have a Radeon 9600XT, and using the ATI drivers for Xfree86 version 4.3.0. I tried following these directions here, that I found by searching on google:

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here is how i installed mine :

first enter as root

su
<your password>

1.Force install Newest ATI drivers from ati.com

rpm -i --force RPMNAME.rpm

2. Ran ./make.sh under build_mod directory

cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod
sh make.sh

3. Ran ./make_install.sh under fglrx directory

cd /lib/modules/fglrx
sh make_install.sh

4. Run fglrxconfig : Options that I selected are below.

Hope this helps.!
Thank you user - xodustrance -

I got down to about step three but keep getting the same error, so I copied and pasted my console text from what I tried. Hope someone can help me from this, because I'm totally confused now.

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[root@localhost obtruse]# rpm -i --force fglrx-6.3.0-3.14.1.i386.rpm
*** Trying to install a precompiled kernel module.
*** WARNING ***
Tailored kernel module for fglrx not present in your system.
You must go to /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod subdir
and execute './make.sh' to build a fully customed kernel module.
Afterwards go to /lib/modules/fglrx and run './make_install.sh'
in order to install the module into your kernel's module repository.
(see readme.txt for more details.)

As of now you can still run your XServer in 2D, but hardware acclerated
OpenGL will not work and 2D graphics will lack performance.

failed.
*** Error: no kernel module build environment - please consult readme.
*** Warning ***
The QT based control panel application did not load in any version.
===
ATI display drivers successfully installed
please run 'fglrxconfig' now
===
[root@localhost obtruse]# cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod
[root@localhost build_mod]# ./make.sh
bash: ./make.sh: Permission denied
[root@localhost build_mod]# chmod 777 ./makesh
chmod: cannot access `./makesh': No such file or directory
[root@localhost build_mod]# chmod 777 ./make.sh
[root@localhost build_mod]# ./make.sh
ATI module generator V 2.0
==========================
initializing...
kernel includes at /usr/src/linux/include not found or incomplete
file: /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h

November 2nd, 2004, 1:54 am

You'll probably have to install a package called something like kernel-headers, so that the modules have something to build against.

November 2nd, 2004, 5:44 am

Maedhros wrote:

You'll probably have to install a package called something like kernel-headers, so that the modules have something to build against.

Could you explain that a little more, I'm new to linux I did an rpmi update, or atleast I think I did, and it said that I didn't need any updates.

November 2nd, 2004, 5:52 am

I can't really remember how Mandrake package management works, but there should be somewhere (in the Mandrake Control Panel, maybe?) that allows you to install new programmes. In that, you'll probably find a way to list all the available packages, or maybe search for new ones. What you want are the kernel-sources with the version number that matches your current kernel (uname -r should be able to tell you what that is).

Good luck!

March 8th, 2005, 10:21 am

mandrake 10.1 doesn't use xfree you need to get the rpm for xorg 6.7

April 29th, 2006, 3:03 am

Download the latest Proprietry driver from the ATI site.
Here is a link https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/ ... .8-x86.run

Step 1:
Ensure you have installed the kernel source installed which should be on your installation cd/dvd.
If not then the first step is obviously to proceed to install them (otherwise you have a hope in Hades to install them !)

Step 2:
Open a console and navigate to the folder containing the *.run file. Login as a super-user and then type "sh ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-x86.run --get-supported" (without quotes) this should give you a list of the platforms the driver package is built for. I believe that Mandriva 2006 should be in the list. Now type "sh ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-x86.run --build-pkg Mandriva 2006" (again without quotes). This should give you the base modules in rpm form, not to mention the dkms modules as well.

Step 3:
Type "init 3" then hit enter. This will bring you back to a login prompt which you type root and your admin password. Then type "/home/(the user folder)/(download folder)/" Then all you have to do is then type "rpm -Uvh *.rpm" This will proceed to install & update the video driver for your particular card.

Step 4:
I admit it is not really necessary to reboot however I have found that dkms will load more easily after it.