ATI fglrx-driver install script

[yamal]

CHANGES:

incorporated a patch for the 2.6.27 kernel-<stepped down patch for 8.11/8.12>
dealt with "cannot stat /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2"
added ati-config command to change xorg.conf, if needed
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http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

With the latest fglrx driver the debs come rolling out themselves:
So you can install them easily with your package-manager, however you still have to make the driver kernel.
Here is how to automate the whole install process:

1. download the driver run file
2. open console in the folder where the driver run file is (F4).
3. run script as root

#!/bin/bash

if [ `id -u` != "0" ]; then echo "You should run this as root"; exit; fi

username="nobody"
if [ $(pwd | cut -d/ -f2) = "home" ]; then username=$(pwd | cut -d/ -f3)
else
if [ $(who | head -1 | cut -d" " -f1) == $(who | tail -1 | cut -d" " -f1) ]; then username=$(users); fi
fi
if [ $username = "nobody" ]; then
dialog --inputbox "Enter your username:" 10 80 2>/tmp/username
username=$(grep [A-Za-z0-9] /tmp/username)
fi

ls | grep ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run
if [ $? = 1 ]; then echo "no run file found in $PWD"; exit; fi
DIRNAZ=$(basename ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run | cut -d. -f1)
mkdir /home/$username/$DIRNAZ
cp ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run /home/$username/$DIRNAZ

module-assistant prepare
#rm /usr/src/linux
ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r) /usr/src/linux

dialog --menu "Choose your distro:" 11 40 4 etch Mepis7.0 lenny Mepis8.0 sid Sid 2>/tmp/distro
if [ $? = "1" ]; then echo "aborting"; exit; fi
DISTRO="`cat /tmp/distro`"

cd /home/$username/$DIRNAZ
# uninstall evt stuff installed by the run file sec
sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh
# uninstall previous fglrx-driver to prevent overwrite error
echo "removing the old drivers"
apt-get -y remove --purge  fglrx-kernel-* fglrx-driver fglrx-source
# restore diversion mess
apt-get -y --reinstall install libgl1-mesa-glx
# change evt.to lenny or sid
sh ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Debian/$DISTRO
dpkg -i fglrx-driver_*.deb fglrx-kernel-src_*.deb
apt-get -f install

pushd /usr/src
# remove evt crap from previous fglrx kernel
rm -r /usr/src/modules/fglrx fglrx-kernel-*.deb
tar xjf fglrx.tar.bz2 #  --not-unpack 

# 2.6.27.patch
if [ $DISTRO = "lenny" ]; then
echo "--- /usr/src/modules/fglrx/firegl_public.c	2008-12-11 11:41:46.000000000 +0100
+++ modules/fglrx/firegl_public.c	2008-12-11 10:30:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 const char BUILD_KERNEL_HAS_MODVERSIONS_CLEARED;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __SMP__
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 const unsigned long KCL_SYSINFO_SmpSupport = 1;
 const char BUILD_KERNEL_HAS_SMP_SET;
 #else
@@ -2499,7 +2499,7 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef __SMP__
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static atomic_t cpus_waiting;
 
 static void deferred_flush(void* contextp)
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@
 	while (atomic_read(&cpus_waiting) > 0)
 		barrier();
 }
-#endif /* __SMP__ */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 /** \brief Run a function on all other CPUs.
  * \param func The function to run.
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@
 
 int ATI_API_CALL KCL_MEM_FlushCpuCaches(void)
 {
-#ifdef __SMP__
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
     /* write back invalidate all other CPUs (exported by kernel) */
 	if (KCL_SmpCallFunction(deferred_flush, NULL, 1, 0) != 0)
 		panic(\"timed out waiting for the other CPUs!\n\");
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@
 
 	while (atomic_read(&cpus_waiting) > 0)
 		barrier();
-#else /* !__SMP__ */
+#else /* !CONFIG_SMP */
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 	asm volatile (\"wbinvd\":::\"memory\");
 #elif defined(__alpha__) || defined(__sparc__)
@@ -2555,7 +2555,7 @@
 #else
 #error \"Please define flush_cache for your architecture.\"
 #endif
-#endif /* !__SMP__ */
+#endif /* !CONFIG_SMP */
 
     //for kernel 2.6.25, tlb_flush has been included when calling set_pages_*.
     #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,25)
" > /usr/src/modules/fglrx/ati-drivers-2.6.27.patch
patch -p0 < /usr/src/modules/fglrx/ati-drivers-2.6.27.patch
fi
# End patch

export CC=$(cat /proc/version | awk '{print "gcc-"$9-0}')
m-a --text-mode --not-unpack build fglrx
dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-*.deb
mv fglrx-kernel-*.deb /home/$username/$DIRNAZ
echo "kernel deb moved to"
popd
# clean up to prevent future failures
rm -r /usr/src/modules/fglrx
rm ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run
cd ..
chown -R $username:users /home/$username/$DIRNAZ
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep '^\s*[^#]*fglrx'  || aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
apt-get -y remove fglrx-kernel-src

Download:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~beukrode/yamal...lrx-install.sh
Make executable by: right click>properties>permissions>check executable

At the end everything should be installed, driver and driver-kernel, and deb files should be found in a folder named after the installer, for example ati-driver-installer-8-10-x86.
Also xorg.conf should be set to use the fglrx driver.

[Saist]

okay. stupid question time.

What needs to be added to a default installation of Mepis 7 in order for the script to work?

Right off hand I'm thinking kernel headers and g++ to start... anything else?

[yamal]

It installs the kernels headers and maybe one or two extra packages(build-essential) from itself.
You dont need to install stuff first, module-assistant is standard installed.

I'm pretty sure it is.
I you want to use it off-line(which was not my intention) then you must have the kernel headers already installed and prob also comment out some lines.

[namida12]

Originally Posted by yamal

With the latest fglrx driver the debs come rolling out themselves:
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

So you can install them easily with your package-manager, however you still have to make the driver kernel.
Here is how to automate the whole install process:

1. download the driver run file
2. open console in the folder where the driver run file is
3. run script as root

#!/bin/sh


if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
echo "You should run this as root"
exit
fi
mkdir ati_debs_72
cp ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run ./ati_debs_72 || exit
cd ./ati_debs_72
# uninstall previous fglrx-driver to prevent overwrite error
echo "removing the old drivers"
apt-get remove --purge  fglrx-kernel-* fglrx-driver
# change evt.to lenny or sid
sh ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Debian/etch
dpkg -i fglrx-driver_*.deb
# install eventual missing dependencies
apt-get -f install
# making and installing the ati kernel
dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-src_*.deb
apt-get -f install
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
cd /usr/src
# remove evt crap from previous fglrx kernel
rm -r /usr/src/modules/fglrx
mv fglrx-kernel-*.deb $OLDPWD
module-assistant prepare
module-assistant a-i fglrx
# clean up to prevent future failures
rm -r /usr/src/modules/fglrx
mv fglrx-kernel-*.deb $OLDPWD
echo "kernel deb(s) moved to"
cd -
rm ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run

At the end everything should be installed, driver and driver-kernel.
I did let apt still ask, and did not force a yes, just to be sure.

This does not edit xorg.conf to choose the fglrx-driver, so you should have done a previous install with the Mepis X-windows assistant.

Here is my posting, it seems to abort, and I can do a "Y" or "n"

Blue11@mepis1:~$ su
Password:
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11# #!/bin/sh
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11#
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11#
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11# if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
> echo "You should run this as root"
> exit
> fi
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11# mkdir ati_debs_72
mkdir: cannot create directory `ati_debs_72': File exists
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11# cp ati-driver-installer-*-x86.x86_64.run ./ati_debs_72 || exit
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11# cd ./ati_debs_72
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11/ati_debs_72# # uninstall previous fglrx-driver to prevent overwrite error
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11/ati_debs_72# echo "removing the old drivers"
removing the old drivers
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11/ati_debs_72# apt-get remove --purge fglrx-kernel-* fglrx-driver
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Note, selecting fglrx-kernel-2.6.22-1-mepis64-smp for regex 'fglrx-kernel-*'
Note, selecting fglrx-kernel-src for regex 'fglrx-kernel-*'
Note, selecting fglrx-kernel for regex 'fglrx-kernel-*'
Note, selecting fglrx-kernel-2.6.22-1-mepis64-smp instead of fglrx-kernel
The following packages will be REMOVED:
fglrx-driver* fglrx-kernel-2.6.22-1-mepis64-smp* fglrx-kernel-src*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 29.1MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Abort.
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11/ati_debs_72#

If I do a "n" I get the same response - abort

JR

[Flashback]

Namida, save the script he posted as install.sh, become root, type "chmod +x install.sh", then ./install.sh.

[namida12]

Originally Posted by Flashback

Namida, save the script he posted as install.sh, become root, type "chmod +x install.sh", then ./install.sh.

I copied the script, saved it in kwrite...

Please excuse my lack of knowledge,
1. open text file in kwrite then save as, install.sh to home folder with Kwrite?
2. open home folder > open terminal> type su> type password> type chmod +x install.sh> type /install.sh

And watch it work?

JR

[richb]

My card`is a 9100 not supported by fglrx, but I grabbed the correct driver for it off the ATI site. I assume this script will work for it as well?

[Flashback]

Originally Posted by namida12

I copied the script, saved it in kwrite...

Please excuse my lack of knowledge,
1. open text file in kwrite then save as, install.sh to home folder with Kwrite?
2. open home folder > open terminal> type su> type password> type chmod +x install.sh> type /install.sh

And watch it work?

JR

./install.sh, but other than that it'll all work.

[gwrench]

I'm close to getting this to work but I get an md5 sum error. Am I saving the file improperly?

[namida12]

Originally Posted by Flashback

./install.sh, but other than that it'll all work.

OK... seems nothing is easy for me...

lots of things took place until:

Done with /usr/src/fglrx-kernel-2.6.22-1-mepis64-smp_8.452.1-1+2.6.22-14mepis1_a md64.deb .
dpkg -Ei /usr/src/fglrx-kernel-2.6.22-1-mepis64-smp_8.452.1-1+2.6.22-14mepis1_am d64.deb
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process

I: Direct installation failed, trying to post-install the dependencies

apt-get -f install
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavail able)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another proc ess using it?
kernel deb(s) moved to
/home/Blue11/ati_debs_72
root@mepis1:/home/Blue11#

Guess - I now need some real assistance?

JR