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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.