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   lmart
   

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   #1 - laptop has ATI, what cli will identify my specific ATIgraphics card?
   #2 - once identified, how will I know what driver to download and, where the driver is located?
   #3 - how do you check for dependencies, how will I know what what to download and where located?

   thanks.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   gdesilva
   

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   @imart,

   1. lspci should give the specifics of your card
   2. as root run tazx (make sure you have an Internet connection). This will give you a list of drivers to install including ATI driver
   3. tazx will install the driver and configure your x settings.

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   @gdesilva
   thanks
   output from lspci and tazx follow
   don't know why it didn't work, ideas?

   root@slitaz:/home/tux# lspci
   00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS300 Host Bridge (rev 02)
   00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 9100 IGP AGP Bridge
   00:13.0 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc OHCI USB Controller #1 (rev 01)
   00:13.1 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc OHCI USB Controller #2 (rev 01)
   00:13.2 USB controller: ATI Technologies Inc EHCI USB Controller (rev 01)
   00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SMBus (rev 18)
   00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc Dual Channel Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
   00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Device 434c
   00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP200 3COM 3C920B Ethernet Controller
   00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP150 AC'97 Audio Controller
   00:14.6 Modem: ATI Technologies Inc IXP AC'97 Modem (rev 01)
   01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS300M AGP [Radeon Mobility 9100IGP]
   02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor (rev 01)
   02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
   02:04.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
   root@slitaz:/home/tux#

   Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.209.91:80)
   xorg-xf86-video-ati- 100% |*******************************| 233k 00:00:00 ETA
   Tracking dependencies for : xorg-xf86-video-ati
   ================================================================================
   Missing: mesa-dri-ati
   ================================================================================
   1 missing package(s) to install.

   Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.209.91:80)
   mesa-dri-ati-7.10.2. 100% |*******************************| 1258k 00:00:00 ETA
   Tracking dependencies for : mesa-dri-ati
   ================================================================================
   Missing: libdrm-radeon
   ================================================================================
   1 missing package(s) to install.

   Connecting to mirror.slitaz.org (94.23.209.91:80)
   libdrm-radeon-2.4.25 100% |*******************************| 8420 --:--:-- ETA

   Installation of : libdrm-radeon
   ================================================================================
   Copying libdrm-radeon... [ OK ]
   Extracting libdrm-radeon... [ OK ]
   Extracting the pseudo fs... (lzma) [ OK ]
   Installing libdrm-radeon... [ OK ]
   Removing all tmp files... [ OK ]
   ================================================================================
   libdrm-radeon (2.4.25) is installed.

   Installation of : mesa-dri-ati
   ================================================================================
   Copying mesa-dri-ati... [ OK ]
   Extracting mesa-dri-ati... [ OK ]
   Extracting the pseudo fs... (lzma) [ OK ]
   Installing mesa-dri-ati... [ OK ]
   Removing all tmp files... [ OK ]
   ================================================================================
   mesa-dri-ati (7.10.2) is installed.

   Installation of : xorg-xf86-video-ati
   ================================================================================
   Copying xorg-xf86-video-ati... [ OK ]
   Extracting xorg-xf86-video-ati... [ OK ]
   Extracting the pseudo fs... (lzma) [ OK ]
   Installing xorg-xf86-video-ati... [ OK ]
   Removing all tmp files... [ OK ]
   ================================================================================
   xorg-xf86-video-ati (6.14.1) is installed.

   _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
   _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/slitaz:2
   _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6

   X.Org X Server 1.9.5
   Release Date: 2011-03-17
   X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
   Build Operating System: SliTaz GNU/Linux
   Current Operating System: Linux slitaz 2.6.37-slitaz #2 SMP Wed Mar 7 10:36:39 CET 2012 i686
   Kernel command line: initrd=/boot/rootfs4.gz,/boot/rootfs3.gz,/boot/rootfs2.gz,/boot/rootfs1.gz rw root=/dev/null vga=normal autologin BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/bzImage
   Build Date: 18 March 2012 12:25:07AM

   Current version of pixman: 0.22.0
   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.2.log", Time: Thu Nov 1 14:52:07 2012
   List of video drivers:
   ati
   radeon
   nv
   intel
   vesa
   (++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
   (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
   Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
   Configuration failed.
   root@slitaz:/home/tux#

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   gdesilva
   

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   Can you post the output from

   cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

   This may give some indications as to what's going on.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   lmart
   

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   root@slitaz:/home/tux# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE
   (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
   [ 42.725] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
   [ 44.353] (EE) Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0: failed to initialize for relative axes.
   root@slitaz:/home/tux#

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   gdesilva
   

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   @imart, from the information you have provided, Xserver is not showing any errors except for Microsoft Nano Transceiver message - not sure what this is but it is unlikely the cause of the problem.

   However, you may want to keep an eye on the following thread

   http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/x-slow-to-startup-in-slitaz-4

   I noticed that what is common to both this thread and yours are following errors.

   _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
   _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/slitaz:2
   _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6

   Are you by any chance running IPv6? If that is the case, it would be interesting to see what would happen if you were to run IPv4 instead. This may be a long shot but worth a try.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   lmart
   

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   @gdesilva
   thanks

   Microsoft Nano Transceiver: wireless mouse

   thanks for the thread, will review

   running vanilla LiveCD; no idea what IPv6 or IPv4 are.

   thanks again, lmart

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   gdesilva
   

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   OK, IPv6 is IP version 6 which is the new Internet Protocol addressing standard and IPv4 is the old one which is still being used by most people. Obviously, this has nothing to do with your problem.

   Can you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-Device.conf file?

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   datto
   

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   I have the same error "Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices" in a stable 4.0 when I run "tazx" after having used "tazhw setup ati".

   After deleting the file /etc/X11/xorg.cond.d/55-DeviceTweaks.conf created by "tazhw setup ati", then "tazx" works again.

   Regards,
   Datto

   ps : sorry for the broken english.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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    lmart
    

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    @gdesilva,
    out of commission following surgery
    will post contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-Device.conf in next few days

    @datto,
    thanks, will try your suggestion in next few days; your English is fine

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