amd driver installation help

cascade9 · 10-08-2013, 06:52 AM

How did you generate/create that xorg.conf file?

If you are using GDM with debian, the correct comamnd (as 'root') should be-

invoke-rc.d gdm3 stop

https://wiki.debian.org/GDM

Ac1d · 10-08-2013, 07:07 AM

Awesome! That command worked perfectly for start/stopping gdm3.
I believe that I used:

Code:

# Xorg -configure

to generate my xorg.conf

Ac1d · 10-08-2013, 08:36 AM

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "aticonfig Layout"
	Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection











Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "0-DFP1"
	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option	    "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
	Option	    "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
	Option	    "TargetRefresh" "60"
	Option	    "Position" "1920 0"
	Option	    "Rotate" "left"
	Option	    "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "0-DFP2"
	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option	    "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
	Option	    "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
	Option	    "TargetRefresh" "60"
	Option	    "Position" "0 0"
	Option	    "Rotate" "normal"
	Option	    "Disable" "false"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "0-DFP4"
	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option	    "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
	Option	    "TargetRefresh" "60"
	Option	    "Position" "3000 0"
	Option	    "Rotate" "normal"
	Option	    "Disable" "false"
EndSection

















Section "Device"
	Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
	Driver      "fglrx"
	Option	    "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"
	Driver      "fglrx"
	Option	    "Monitor-DFP4" "0-DFP4"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
	Screen      1
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "amdcccle-Device[1]-2"
	Driver      "fglrx"
	Option	    "Monitor-DFP2" "0-DFP2"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
	Screen      2
EndSection
















Section "Screen"
	Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
	Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Virtual   4920 1920
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-1"
	Device     "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-2"
	Device     "amdcccle-Device[1]-2"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

current xorg.conf as it sits, still dazed and confused about getting this third monitor working.............I've already lost countless hours of sleep, and god knows how much money on this thing. Every day that passes I'm getting hammered by this shit not working. I'm done for the day. Hopefully some good news may come when I wake.

cascade9 · 10-09-2013, 01:53 AM

I think your doing things the hard way. I'd be trying to get the 2nd card fully detected and working before trying to setup more monitors. Leave things like rotation and disable power mangement out until you've got a better handle on it all.

I'd start off by fixing your "Device" section....you've got 3 devices listed, 3 different 'amdcccle-Device' and all the bus IDs are PCI:1:0:0 (one card should be a different busID, you can find it with 'lspci').

Looking at your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (etc) might be helpful as well.

*edit- did you try (as root) aticonfig --adapter=all --initial

Ac1d · 10-09-2013, 07:57 PM

Alright I ran the above mentioned code:

Code:

aticonfig -adapter=all --initial

First time around nothing, after running it a few times and a few restarts it started working. Can't really do anything at the moment due to having the duplicate date/time & user name on the black bar.

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Ac1d · 10-09-2013, 08:12 PM

My primary is getting progressively smaller after each reboot.

This is how she sits as of now.

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Oddly enough I have no 5th monitor, device and/or screen in my xorg.conf

Ac1d · 10-10-2013, 01:52 AM

So I've made a slight error in judgment. A few restarts later I realized I no longer have a primary display. It's completely disappeared, only left with an:

Oops something wrong happened.

The last time my primary display was usable it looked like:

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cascade9 · 10-10-2013, 06:20 AM

Sceenshots arent going to help much.

Posting your current xorg.conf is a better idea.

Ac1d · 10-10-2013, 06:21 AM

Thats going to be tricky... I can't open anything currently.

Ac1d · 10-10-2013, 06:30 AM

Ac1d · 10-10-2013, 06:32 AM

Ac1d · 10-10-2013, 06:34 AM

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Where there's a will there's a way I suppose, sorry for the quality. The last one is a quasi duplicate.

cascade9 · 10-11-2013, 03:29 AM

Wow, you're got more patience than I do Ac1d. Nice persistence

Seems to be the same xorg.conf as before running aticonfig -adapter=all --initial.

I've got this feeling that either the xorg.conf isnt being used by the driver (yes, that can happen). I dont know about forcing it with that xorg.conf either, it just seems wrong in places.

Maybe try deleting the xorg.conf, and/or running aticonfig -adapter=all --initial again.

I really should dig around a bit more.....I have this idea that just like you can run nVidia-settings (the nvidia control panel) as 'root' then save an xorg.conf from there you can also do that with the catalyst control center....I'll have to wait a few hours at least as the only system with an AMD/ATI card here is currently being used by my housemate.

If that fails, or doesnt work, I can try to write up a bit better xorg.conf file.

Ac1d · 10-11-2013, 08:35 AM

What's really odd is that the 5th monitor is working just fine. Yet it's not even listed in the device, monitor, or screen section. I will admit that it's running in clone mode so I'm not really sure if that counts.

Guess I really don't have a choice on the patience part. I refuse to use windows anymore for my primary computer. It does suck not being able to focus on what I'm supposed to be doing at the moment. If I don't sit down and take the time to learn this, it's never going to happen.

Ac1d · 10-11-2013, 09:11 AM

Interesting, just removed my xorg.conf. thought I would have a look afterwards....

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All those xorg files.....