Setting up ATI on gentoo - Printable Version

Setting up ATI on gentoo - Printable Version

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Setting up ATI on gentoo - Oroshi - 2004-07-09

Setting up ATI drivers in Gentoo is easy

Step by Step:

1) emerge ati-drivers

Code:
# emerge ait-drivers

Let emerge to compiling this for you.

2) Use fglrxconfig to create your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file

Code:
# fglrxconfig

it will gives you some questions, all you just need to put the answers number.

once you done that, then go to /etc/X11 and do this back up your XF86Config use

Code:
# cp XF86Config XF86Config.backup

then overwrite the old one use:

Code:
# mv XF86Config-4 XF86Config

4) Include agpgart, and ATI chipset support in kernel (>2.6) and DRM in kernel config.

Better use leasest Kernel (2.6.7)!

Code:
# cd /usr/src/linux

# make menuconfig

in those options, you need to add following, agpgart, ATI chipset Support and DRM

once tou done this, you need to do is.

Code:
# make && make modules_install

it going to take a while to compiling.

Now you need to copy two things for your /boot

Code:
# mount /dev/hda1 /boot

# cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.7-gentoo

# cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.7-gentoo

5) You need to Edit Grub for new kernel

Code:
# cd /boot/grub

Use edit tool such as, nano or vi or you favorite editor

Code:
# nano grub.conf

you need to add this in your grub.conf

Code:
default 0

timeout 30

splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.7

root (hd0,0)

kernel /kernel-2.6.7-gentoo root=/dev/hda3

save it, and reboot, you are now booting new kernel with ATI support.