I got ArmyOps for Linux to work on Radeon 9500 Pro !!

[Obscure Daemon]

How to get ArmyOps for linux to run on a system like this:
ASUS P4C800 Deluxe
Pentium IV 2.5 ghz (800 FSB)
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
Redhat 9 (default kernel version 2.4.20-8smp)

download and install the drivers at:
http://www.schneider-digital.de/html/download_ati.html
You'll need "glx1_linux_X4.3.zip" or "glx1_linux_X4.2.zip" use whichever one
matches your version of X-windows

unzip the file and follow the instructions to install the fglrx.o module
(Radeon driver)
make sure you run "fglrxconfig"  to create a new XFree86Config-4 file. You
will
have to edit the XFree86Config-4 file a little to get the screen resolutions
that you want
and I'm assuming that you know how to do that.

add the line "insmod agpgart agp_try_unsupported=1" to the file
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
add the line "insmod /lib/modules/fglrx/fglrx.o" to the file
/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Now reboot your computer and play!

When you reboot, it you get the warning "(WW) fglrx: No Matching Device
section for instance"
then that means that you need to edit the file "/etc/X11/XFree86Config-4"
Look for the line that says "DefaultDepth 16" and change it to "DefaultDepth
24"

Well I think that covers just about everything I did to get it running.
Enjoy!

David, I think the key to getting agpgart to work is to add the option
"agp_try_unsupported=1"






----- Original Message -----
From: "david mattatall" <davidsmind at linuxbasics.com>
To: <armyops at icculus.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [armyops] linux help (XiG-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD)


> On July 19, 2003 12:23 am, Obscure Daemon wrote:
> > ArmyOps starts but fails out
> >
> > ./armyops > err.log 2>&1
> >
> > gives me:
> >
> > Xlib:  extension "XiG-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD" missing on display ":0.0".
> > Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
> > libGL error: XF86DRIQueryDirectRenderingCapable failed
> >
> > I've checked the library libGL.so.2.1 with "strings libGL.so.1.2 |
grep -i
> > DRI"
> > and it shows DRI functions like:
> > XF86DRIQueryExtension
> > XF86DRIQueryVersion
> > XF86DRIQueryDirectRenderingCapable
> > XF86DRIOpenConnection
> > XF86DRIAuthConnection
> > XF86DRICloseConnection
> > XF86DRIGetClientDriverName
> >
> > I also did "strace armyops | grep libGL" and verified that armyops was
> > opening the library file above.
> >
> > I should also mention that I'm using the stock radeon driver that came
with
> > redhat9
> > and when I start X I get a warning:
> >
> > (WW) RADEON: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1)
> > found
> >
> > lspci shows me:
> > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R300 NE
> > [Radeon 9700]
> > 01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4e65
> >
> > I tried the fglrx driver for radeon but it fails because I cant get
agpgart
> > to load.
> > "insmod agpgart" says no such device.
> >
> > arrrg!
>
> No gart, no graphics my boy. You have an R300, which is officially an
> unsupported and undocumented chipset. My girlfriend has the same on her
> laptop. I emailed ATI but have recieved no responce.
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