Problems installing my ati drivers

[Jonathan Berry]

On 5/22/05, l00pyl <jmachine at gmail.com> wrote:
> NOTE: I posted on the fedora forum also.
> 
> yum install nvidia-glx kernel-module-nvidia-`(uname -r)` DIDN'T WORK :(
> 
> Below is the startup script for loading the module. I commented where
> it fails and goes to the else statement.
> I followed the instructions from the fedorafaq. I ran:
> yum install nvidia-glx kernel-module-nvidia-`(uname -r)`
> and it completed sucessfully.
> 
> if [[ "${FGLRXSTATUS}" = "enabled" ]]
> then
> if action "Checking for ati-fglrx kernel module" test -f $module
> #NOTE: THIS IS WHERE IT FAILS. THERE IS NO fglrx.ko ON MY SYSTEM
> # SO IT GOES TO THE ELSE GET THIS MESSAGE BELOW.
> then
> retval=0
> else
> echo
> echo "`basename $module` module for `uname -r` kernel not found"
> echo "DRI will not work within X with the ati-fglrx driver. Get"
> echo "an updated/suitable 'kernel-module-fglrx-<kernelver>' rpm"
> echo "from rpm.livna.org"
> retval=1
> sleep 3
> fi
> fi
> 
> So my question is what can I do to get this medule installed. I really
> want to play 3d games soon.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> J

Hi J,
I think you may need to get some sleep there.  Do you want the ATI
drivers or nVidia drivers?  Your yum command you have at the top there
will get you the nVidia drivers, not the ATI ones.  So that should
explain why you don't have the fglrx module : ).  Try this instead as
root (from http://rpm.livna.org/livna-switcher.html):

yum install kernel-module-fglrx-$(uname -r)

Jonathan