sgfxi :: latest features

[techAdmin]

oh, great, thanks.

[techAdmin]

can you try this: sgfxi -! 6 -c
to test the current stable, that will override the error handler for xorg 1.7 nvidia. I'll remove drivers from it as they are confirmed good and working.

[drb]

Both stable and beta drivers appear to be working fine here . . . except the init 3 termination signal fails with the beta driver (no issues with the stable driver though).

drb

[techAdmin]

drb, thanks for confirming. I created a new testing install for nvidia, and can also confirm, 195.xx 190.53, 173.current, and maybe 96.current all work.

nvidia as usual is on the ball.

updated sgfxi to support those drivers.

[techAdmin]

Nvidia claims 96.latest supports xorg 1.7 so I'm leaving that as supported. Maybe you need the actual cards it handles, don't know, my tests failed.

96.xxxx release notes: [link]

[drb]

:: Quote ::

. . . except the init 3 termination signal fails with the beta driver (no issues with the stable driver though)

this minor issue has gone with xorg update today

[techAdmin]

fglrx 10-1 added. That's the 'still no xorg 1.7 support' edition.

[techAdmin]

3 new legacy drivers today, as pre-release but I'm setting them as new stables for now.

173.14.25: release notes: [link]

96.43.16: release notes: [link]

71.86.13: release notes: [link]

Sounds to me like all just do something to make them work with new kernels, I assume 2.6.33 since I haven't heard any issues with 2.6.32.

As usual, nvidia is on the job, releasing when needed, not on that silly monthly schedule ati/amd insists on following even though their monthly releases are almost always pointless. Hint: release when you have a new feature ready, new xorg/kernel support working. Really, it does work better.

bug reports: [link]

As always, check sgfxi -L d
to see latest live drivers in sgfxi, you can run that as regular user, in X, desktop, nice way to see if a new driver has been added to the server's sgfxi version yet or not.

[techAdmin]

new nvidia beta driver 195.36.03 released

release notes: [link]

bug reports: [link]

[acesabe]

Use Jockey to disable (it removes packages) fglrx then tried script

sgfxi -F fails (as it did with Nvidia)

plain sgfxi worked

Note: sgfxi will find no xorg.conf - so it uses Xorg -configure to produce one, then edits it to use fglrx. This doesn't add and composite extensions by default - so needs to be added to end of file:

:: Code ::

Section "Extensions"
   Option      "Composite"   "enable"
EndSection

I prefer the advice in the unofficial Ati wiki to use:
[link]

:: Code ::

aticonfig --initial -f

to produce just the necessary conf to get the driver working
Performance is still cr#p until you use the Ati config tool from the menu to:

select:

3d >> MoreSettings:

Vertical Refresh to performance
(optional)
Enable Catalyst AI

After this fgl_glxgears jumped from ~50fps to ~400fps!

Now whether this will weather any future kernel upgrades, as dkms has been taking care of this so far, remains to be seen - fingers crossed!

sgfxi log:

:: Code ::

=========================================================
START sgfxi LOGGING:
=========================================================
Script started: 2010-02-08-12:17:41
Video Card Information: ATI Technologies Inc Device 9710
Video Card Type: 1002
Video Card Number: 9710
Xorg Version: 1.6
Installing driver to kernel: 2.6.31-19-generic
sgfxi script version: 4.10.28
sgfxi start options:
SYSTEM_BASE: ubuntu
SYSTEM_CODENAME: karmic
DISTRIB_CODENAME: karmic
DISTRIB_ID: ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE: 9.10
FG_DISTRIB_CODENAME: karmic
FG_DISTRIB_ID: Ubuntu
APT_TYPE: apt-get
=========================================================
INSTALL_TO_KERNEL:
KERNEL_VERSION: 2.6.31-19-generic
KERNEL_BASE: 2.6
KERNEL_THREE: 2.6.31
KERNEL_THIRD: 31
IS_XEN:
Function: create_x_conf - Primary: Start
  xorg is present with xorg.conf file
Function: create_x_conf - Primary: End
Function: check_dpkg_update - Utility: Start
  sizeWorking: 13
Function: check_dpkg_update - Utility: End
Function: check_supported_driver - Utility: Start
Function: check_supported_driver - Utility: End
Function: set_cpu_data - Utility: Start
  BITS: 32 - arch: i386
Function: set_cpu_data - Utility: End
Function: set_version - Primary: Start
Function: check_supported_driver - Utility: Start
  Args: last-check
Function: check_supported_driver - Utility: End
Function: print_information_continue - Utility: Start
  Args: standard The graphics installer will be installing the fglrx driver: 10-1
Function: print_information_continue - Utility: End
  Installing this driver: 10-1
Function: set_version - Primary: End
Function: driver_support_tests - Utility: Start
  Args: supported-driver
Function: driver_support_tests - Utility: End
Function: check_kernel_headers - Utility: Start
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: linux-headers-2.6.31-19-generic i
  Package Version: 2.6.31-19.56
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: linux-headers-2.6.31-19-generic c
  Package Version: 2.6.31-19.56
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
  headerName: linux-headers-2.6.31-19-generic
headerInstalled: 2.6.31-19.56
headerAvailable: 2.6.31-19.56
headerFile:
Function: check_kernel_headers - Utility: End
Function: set_download_info - Primary: Start
  download url: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ - driver file: ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64
Function: set_download_info - Primary: End
Function: download_extract_driver - Primary: Start
  Args: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64
Function: pre_extract_cleanup - Utility: Start
  Args: ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64
Function: pre_extract_cleanup - Utility: End
Creating directory fglrx-install-10-1
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.69..................<snip!!>..............
Function: download_extract_driver - Primary: End
Function: x_start_stop_master - Primary: Start
  Args: stop
Function: start_stop_x - Utility: Start
  Args: stop
Function: x_is_running - Utility: Start
Function: x_is_running - Utility: End
Function: start_stop_x - Utility: End
Function: x_start_stop_master - Primary: End
Function: check_install_tools - Primary: Start
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: module-assistant i
  Package Version: 0.11.1ubuntu1
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: module-assistant c
  Package Version: 0.11.1ubuntu1
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: build-essential i
  Package Version: 11.4
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: build-essential c
  Package Version: 11.4
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: logrotate i
  Package Version: 3.7.8-4ubuntu1
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: logrotate c
  Package Version: 3.7.8-4ubuntu1
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: patch i
  Package Version: 2.5.9-5
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: patch c
  Package Version: 2.5.9-5
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: fakeroot i
  Package Version: 1.12.4ubuntu1
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: fakeroot c
  Package Version: 1.12.4ubuntu1
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: debhelper i
  Package Version: 7.3.15ubuntu3
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: debhelper c
  Package Version: 7.3.15ubuntu3
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: libstdc++5 i
  Package Version:
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: libstdc++5 c
  Package Version:
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: libstdc++6 i
  Package Version: 4.4.1-4ubuntu9
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: libstdc++6 c
  Package Version: 4.4.1-4ubuntu9
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: dpkg-cross i
  Package Version:
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: check_install_tools - Primary: End
Function: prep_install - Primary: Start
Function: install_package - Utility: Start
  Args: libgl1-mesa-glx reinstall
Function: check_package_status - Utility: Start
  Args: libgl1-mesa-glx i
  Package Version: 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
Function: check_package_status - Utility: End
Function: install_package - Utility: End
Function: prep_install - Primary: End
Function: preinstall_cleanup - Primary: Start
Function: list_installed_packages - Utility: Start
  Args: nvidia (modalias|libvdpau)
  packageList:
Function: list_installed_packages - Utility: End
Function: list_installed_packages - Utility: Start
  Args: fglrx modalias
  packageList:
Function: list_installed_packages - Utility: End
Function: preinstall_cleanup - Primary: End
Function: run_patches - Primary: Start
Function: run_patches - Primary: End
Function: run_driver_installer - Primary: Start
  driver: 10-1
  direct fglrx install - no debs: options: 10-1 --install
==================================================
 ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager 
==================================================
Detected configuration:
Architecture: i686 (32-bit)
X Server: X.Org 7.4 and later releases
loki_setup: directory: (null)
For further configuration of the driver, please run aticonfig from a terminal window or AMD CCC:LE from the Desktop Manager Menu.
Function: run_driver_installer - Primary: End
Function: post_installer_steps - Primary: Start
Function: clean_up_fglrx_junk - Utility: Start
Function: clean_up_fglrx_junk - Utility: End
Function: post_installer_steps - Primary: End
Function: update_xorg - Primary: Start
  xorg.conf was backed up to: /etc/X11/xorg.conf-bu-2010-02-08-12:18:54
Function: create_section_device - Utility: Start
Function: create_section_device - Utility: End
Function: create_driver_entry - Utility: Start
Function: create_driver_entry - Utility: End
Function: update_xorgconf_driver_version - Utility: Start
Function: update_xorgconf_driver_version - Utility: End
Function: clear_prep_xorg - Utility: Start
Function: clear_prep_xorg - Utility: End
Function: check_extensions - Utility: Start
Function: check_extensions - Utility: End
Function: remove_modelines - Utility: Start
Function: remove_modelines - Utility: End
Function: update_xorg - Primary: End
Function: final_install_steps - Primary: Start
Function: process_xvmc - Utility: Start
Function: process_xvmc - Utility: End
ERROR: Module drm is in use by ttm
Function: final_install_steps - Primary: End
Function: x_start_stop_master - Primary: Start
  Args: start
Function: start_x_question - Primary: Start
  Final Step: start-desktop
Function: start_stop_x - Utility: Start
  Args: start