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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Topic started by: behelit on June 05, 2012, 06:55:50 AM

Title: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: behelit on June 05, 2012, 06:55:50 AM

Hello everyone!

I'm attempting to install the ATI drivers for Tiny Core, but I'm hitting a brick wall every step of the way.

I tried just installing ati-fglrx via the app browser,  but I get a 404. A quick google search shows this:

http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=13316.0

So I followed the instructions and attempted to build the module myself with the following command:

$ tce-load -wil ati-fglrx-kernel-source

It downloads files for about 15 minutes, then exits saying:

mount: mounting /dev/loop91 on /tmp/tcloop/gawk failed: Invalid argument

At this point I'm thinking what the heck. So I download the official drivers from ATI, but when I try to install them it says that it can't detect a X server.

What am I doing wrong guys?

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: behelit on June 05, 2012, 09:26:23 AM

I just tried loading ati-fglrx-kernel-source.tcz using the app browser, but I get the following message:

ati-fglrx-kernel-source.tcz Failed.

Can someone point me in the right direction? Surely ATI support isn't COMPLETELY BROKEN, someone has to have it working. Please help!

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: Arslan S. on June 05, 2012, 09:56:01 AM

perhaps download interrupted due to some error and there may be corrupted extensions in your tce folder
so run tce-update in a terminal to fix broken extensions then try again

for getting ati drivers to work
you just need to build the module using ati-fglrx-kernel-module-installer script
then follow instructions in ati-fglrx info

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: Rich on June 05, 2012, 10:16:59 AM

Hi Arslan S.
According to hiro in the above link:

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Thanks, this script depends on the /opt/.tce_dir file
I recreated this file on my TC 4 installation to make it work.

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: Arslan S. on June 05, 2012, 10:47:38 AM

i have fixed that in my trunk but no update yet

please create that file yourself for now

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echo /etc/sysconfig/tcedir > /opt/.tce_dir

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: behelit on June 10, 2012, 12:46:01 AM

Hey, I just wanted to let you guys know, I got it working! I've been trying to get Xorg working with a Radeon HD 3200 and it's been driving me nuts, but your advice helped TONS! Is it just me, or is ATI just a royal pain in the ass? I've never had issues like this with Nvidia's stuff.

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: curaga on June 10, 2012, 04:53:42 AM

ATI is absolutely no work at all if you don't insist on using fglrx ;)

It does "just work" with the open drivers.

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: hiro on June 10, 2012, 08:54:30 AM

My biggest problem with most linux drivers is that it doesn't support exactly the same feature set as on windows. For example I can't control my fans.
I went back to running windows 7 on my most powerful machine. I can still run tons of tinycore instances in virtual machines ;)

Also, my thinkpad still works great (apart from occasional ACPI hickups). But on Windows it uses 2-5 Watts less.

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: curaga on June 10, 2012, 10:17:03 AM

Yep, GPU fans are a lacking feature. CPU and system fans can be usually controlled though.

Title: Re: can't get ATI extensions working.
Post by: hiro on June 10, 2012, 04:43:26 PM

Exactly, and manual control is also always an option, but I'm planning to sell this GPU soon, so I guess I'll need some patience.