On Monday 29 August 2005 11:46 am, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > Am Montag, den 29.08.2005, 01:14 -0400 schrieb Claude Jones: > > I just downloaded and installed the new kernel, and rebooted. No problem. > > During reboot, I got the expected message that my NTFS driver failed to > > load because of the missing kernel-module. I was expecting a similar > > message from ati-fglrx but no, no message. When I go to system > > settings/more system settings and click on the ATI-fglrx settings, the > > GUI opens right up - in times past, I would get the missing kernel-module > > message on reboot for ATI-fglrx > > This should still be the case. If not check if /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx is > still enabled. If yes, then please post the output of > > /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx start > /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx stop > [root@viewridgeproductions cj]# chkconfig --list ati-fglrx ati-fglrx 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off [root@viewridgeproductions cj]# /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx start Checking for ati-fglrx kernel module [FAILED] fglrx.ko module for 2.6.12-1.1447_FC4 kernel not found DRI will not work within X with the ati-fglrx driver. Get an updated/suitable 'kernel-module-fglrx-<kernelver>' rpm from rpm.livna.org [root@viewridgeproductions cj]# /etc/init.d/ati-fglrx stop > > and the settings GUI wouldn't open or would open with errors. > > Maybe ATI changed something and it works now without the kernel-module? > [root@viewridgeproductions cj]# service ati-fglrx status Init-Script is not running. fglrx driver is enabled. I opened the GUI and manipulated the color sliders, and they definitely adjusted the screen??? > > What > > gives - did I miss something? Is an updated kernel module no longer > > necessary for the ATI driver from Livna? > > The X-Server will work fine without the kernel-module (a updated modules > hopefully are pushed soon), but 3D-Support won't work. This I knew. I was puzzled by the lack of messages on boot-up. I still am... Could the ATI GUI be adjusting the video even if the fglrx driver is not running? -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
