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MU · Last edited by MU on Sat 15 Aug 2009, 21:45; edited 2 times in total

This is version 9.3.

Use this driver, if the newer 9.7 does not support your card.
Look for more info and general usage of the catalyst driver here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=45594

Driver 9.3:

supported cards:
http://dotpups.de/puppy4/dotpups/XServer/catalyst_93_linux.pdf

Download:

http://dotpups.de/puppy4/dotpups/XServer/ati-catalyst-9.3-K2.6.29.6-puppy4.3beta1.pet
mirror:
http://puppyfiles.ca/dotpupsde/puppy4/dotpups/XServer/ati-catalyst-9.3-K2.6.29.6-puppy4.3beta1.pet (user: puppy, password: linux)

Mark

MU · Posted: Sat 15 Aug 2009, 20:52 Post subject:

I updated the pet, the old one included an outdated xorgwizard.

Mark

Vyse · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 30

Thanks for the .pet, MU. Great work again!!

I just got myself a HD 4350 based graphics card, and it works wonderfully ( I am running Oblivion using Cedega)

If only there was a driver for my NVIDIA 7600GT which actually worked...

MU · Posted: Mon 17 Aug 2009, 15:08 Post subject:

I can try to add a recent Nvidia driver next weekend.
Mark

Vyse · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 30

Schism · Joined: 12 Dec 2008 Posts: 78

I'm running Puppy 4.2.3 (k 2.6.29.6)with a Nvidia GeForce 7000M card would love the drivers. The only thing i don't like about Puppy 4.2.3 is no 12800x800 resoulution. Upup476 worked out of the box with the resolution.

ice2642 · Joined: 06 Sep 2009 Posts: 2

Sorry for my terrible english.

I try use this catayist pet driver and it not work with my card.

the X open, but the mouse pointer is a lot of pixels in a square format, not can se the background, the menus open, but not draw the texts and paint the backgrownd when it open.

but work if you imagine the locations of things in it and you can go out the X.

after it go out, the prompt screen show the text about use the xwin fvwm95|jwm text to correct the X using etc...

My hardware is a netbook gatewat LT31 with one ATI x1270 on a chipset M690 256mb ram. CPU AMD L110

I am using the pup beta 4.3.1 kernel 2.6.29

the ATI can not found a directory with the ATI hardware information I believe. The out screen talk about not found some ATIHARDWAREOM or some thing like this, is the same directory in the xorg script.

sorry for not much technical information, I am new with puppy.

Best regards.

nic2109 · Posted: Tue 13 Oct 2009, 18:13 Post subject:

Thanks for making this but I do have some problems with the installation.

I took the ATI option when launching and it appeared to finish OK. Restarting X was OK and it looks good. The resolution is now correct at 1440 x 900.

BUT: none of the utilities work. The Catalyst Control Centre, antinspect and the atigraphicscard temperature menu options all crash X without any messages.

How can I troubleshoot this? Are there any log files?

Thanks.

MU · Posted: Tue 13 Oct 2009, 19:05 Post subject:

/var/log/Xorg.0.log

You should make a backup if X crashes, to be able to attach it here (as it gets overwritten at next start of X):
cp -ax /var/log/Xorg.0.log /root/
gzip /root/Xorg.0.log

Another file that might contain information is /tmp/xerrs.log.

The crashes that you describe indicate, that programs using OpenGL crash.
This is the case, if "fglrx.ko" was not loaded.
Type:
lsmod
to see, if the fglrx module is loaded.
If not, type:
modprobe fglrx
to see, if you get an error-message.
Maybe you just need to reboot to be able to use it.
This can be the case, if the free radeon drivers were loaded before.
Or exit X, then type:
rmmod radeon
rmmod drm
xwin

Sometimes this works.

Mark

nic2109 · Posted: Wed 14 Oct 2009, 15:13 Post subject: Subject description: X crash

Thanks for the instructions.

I've attached the log file.

The command

MU · Posted: Thu 15 Oct 2009, 18:40 Post subject:

Nick,
you use Puppy 4.3. It has Kernel 2.6.30.5.

But the Catalyst was compiled for Puppy 4.3-beta1, with Kernel 2.6.29.6.
This has a different Kernelmodule and cannot be used.

The beta1 is no longer available for download, and I cannot upload it in the next days, as I use a slow mobile internet connection this week.
So to get that, you had to wait until next week.

Unfortunately the Catalyst 9.3 driver does not work correctly with your newer Kernel 2.6.30.5. Ati no longer supports that driver Sad

And the newer drivers do not support your "ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X1400".

See the experimental 9.3 pet there:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46507

So concerning Puppy 4.3, you have 2 bad choices:
use 4.3 beta1 (has bugs) with a good working catalyst 9.3
or
use 4.3 final (less bugs) with a badly working catalyst 9.3.

Alternatives for your card:
Puppy 4.12 with catalyst 8.12:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=38516

Ultrapup with Catalyst 9.3
Iso:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=39154&start=75
Catalyst:
http://puppyisos.org/isos/2009-01-to-06/Newyearspup02/tests/ati-nvidia-proprietary/
(user: puppy, password: linux)

Newyearspup rc10 midi or maxi (includes catalyst 9.3):
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37960

Finally, If you need only video accelleration, but no 3D, you can use an updated free driver for Puppy 4.3:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46266

nic2109 · Posted: Sat 17 Oct 2009, 17:07 Post subject:

@MU Thanks for this reply and for the time you have given.

As the only real reason I load these drivers is to get the correct screen resolution (I don't do games or anything really taxing to the graphics sub-system) and as your .pet did fix that then I think I'll live with it not working as well as it should. It's OK for me!

I'm so glad that you understand the mysteries of which kernel works with which driver (or should that be the other way round?) and can advise us.

Thanks for all you do.

paokman · Joined: 23 Apr 2010 Posts: 18 Location: Athens / Geneva

I don't seem to be able to find a proper driver for my ATI X1100 for Puppy 4.3.1 and Puppy Arcade in order to run some emulators that require openGL. When I install your pet package and try to run a game the system freezes... Any advice?