Howto: ATI Mobility Beryl/XGL FGLRX in Edgy

[parradux]

Ok i've managed to install beryl but i'am still having problems.

When I boot into XGL I cant do anything. Both of the panels are locked in place, I cant access anything on the screen etc. I can move my mouse and everything, but nothing will open. Basically a freeze.

What do I do about this?

[misha680]

I have a patched version of Xgl that does not crash like this (this is an fglrx bug):

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=276498

misha

So I have Xgl working, however my woobly windows cause my desktop to crash. Anyone else expeirience this issue?


# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon R250 Lf [Radeon Mobility 9000 M9]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off" #this isn't necessary for me
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "KernelModuleParm" "agplock=0"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off" #this isn't necessary for me
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "KernelModuleParm" "agplock=0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon R250 Lf [Radeon Mobility 9000 M9]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection

#Section "ServerFlags"
# Option "AIGLX" "off"
#EndSection

[Paerez]

Regarding wobbly windows, see the bottom of the howto.

[parradux]

I've tried all your tweaks and nothing.

[Paerez]

the bottom of the howto says that you can't use wobbly windows b/c it crashes

[parradux]

Ok I've installed the non opengl patch still doesnt work. I just get the panels and some checkered white and black screen with an x as my cursor.

How do I install the opengl patch if I cant get into Xgl?

[Jose Catre-Vandis]

The howto was pretty successful for me, on a Shuttle XPC SN45G with an ATi 9550 card, on Edgy. The only problem I have is that when I CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE out of my XGL session, and then try to log in in a normal Gnome session, I just get a wallpaper screen and the login sound. I do not see the Ubuntu load up panel and icons, nor do my panel app panels come up. Have to CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE again and then reboot to get back to a normal (non XGL) session. Any clues? This didn't happen under dapper on the same machine.

[Paerez]

My login screen gets jammed up too. It does this on my desktop which has a non-mobility card and no XGL. The only similarity is that they both use the fglrx driver, which is what I think is causing the loading hang.

[dracomordag]

david@desktop:~$ sudo cp /lib/modules/`uname -r`/volatile/fglrx.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/fglrx.ko
cp: cannot create regular file `/lib/modules/2.6.17-11-generic/misc/fglrx.ko': No such file or directory

[Paerez]

you may need to create the misc directory:

sudo mkdir /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc