I have having issues with my ATI 5770 on fglrx. It will not run on anything other than FGLRX. The screen is choppy and i cant use boxee/xbmc
Here is some stuff I thought was useful.
Boxee
10/06/10 23:35:10#DEBUG#bxbgprocess.cpp:180(Start)#bg process [name=] initialized. [m_lazy=1=TRUE] -> MaxNumOfWorkingThreads was set to [2]
10/06/10 23:35:10#DEBUG#bxbgprocess.cpp:180(Start)#bg process [name=Application Messenger] initialized. [m_lazy=1=TRUE] -> MaxNumOfWorkingThreads was set to [1]
10/06/10 23:35:10#DEBUG#bxbgprocess.cpp:180(Start)#bg process [name=Http Cache CleanUp] initialized. [m_lazy=1=TRUE] -> MaxNumOfWorkingThreads was set to [1]
10/06/10 23:35:10#DEBUG#bxcurl.cpp:98(Initialize)#curl initialized. version <7.20.1>
Running Boxee test...
And the log goes to... /tmp/profx-boxee.log
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
XOpenDisplay() failed
No protocol specified
ERROR: Unable to create application. Exiting
Boxee: asked to stop
Boxee: already stopped
[root@localhost ~]# glinfo
No protocol specified
GLUT: Fatal Error in glinfo: could not open display: :0.0
[root@localhost ~]# fglrxinfo
No protocol specified
Error: unable to open display (null)
[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RX780/RX790 Chipset Host Bridge
00:02.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx0 port A)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port C)
00:07.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port D)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port E)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port F)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series]
02:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB362/JMB363 Serial ATA Controller (rev 03)
02:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB362/JMB363 Serial ATA Controller (rev 03)
03:00.0 IDE interface: Device 1b4b:91a3 (rev 11)
04:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 03)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
06:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs CA0106 Soundblaster
and my xorg.conf
# File generated by XFdrake (rev )
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
# File generated by XFdrake (rev )
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
Option "AIGLX" "On"
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
#DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
#Load "GLcore"
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
Load "dri" # direct rendering
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
ModelName "SyncMaster"
HorizSync 30-81
VertRefresh 56-75
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "ATI Radeon HD 2000 and later (radeon/fglrx)"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "DPMS"
#Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
#Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1440x900" "1280x800"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1440x900" "1280x800"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1440x900" "1280x800"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1440x900" "1280x800"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection
