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Title: Radeon problems with SUSE 9.0
Post by: redrumloa on March 31, 2004, 06:16:43 PM

Hey there i am trying to set up a radeon 8500 under SUSE9. I had this card set up on another system also SUSE9 working fine. However when i put in this system it's not working properly. I get an ok 2D display and YAST appears ok. However no 3D is working and for fglrxinfo i get this.

fglrxinfo
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
Error: unable to open display :0


I used the offical correct ATI RPM and did fglrxconfig. Any ideas?

Title: Re: Radeon problems with SUSE 9.0
Post by: redrumloa on April 01, 2004, 02:07:59 PM

BUMP

Anyone?!?

Title: Re: Radeon problems with SUSE 9.0
Post by: DethKnight on April 01, 2004, 03:34:30 PM

Quote

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
Error: unable to open display :0

This happens to me when I am in "su" mode, when I need to exit back to user mode. One enlightening link (maybe)

http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/1998/debian-user-199809/msg00113.html

But, as I use SuSE9 with a*proper* Nvidia GeforceFX5200 , I will be of limited use.

Title: Re: Radeon problems with SUSE 9.0
Post by: jjans on April 01, 2004, 05:25:46 PM

I am having similar problems with my ATI Radeon 7000 and SUSE Linux 8.1 Pro. Again, it is fine in 2D, but no 3D. I am currently looking at this link to try to fix it. Maybe it will help you as well.
ATI & SUSE (http://linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/18/2004/02/4/149683)

Title: Re: Radeon problems with SUSE 9.0
Post by: BouncingAyatollah on April 01, 2004, 05:28:28 PM

I can't give specific help because I too use an nVidia Geforce 5200FX!

I agree with DethKnight, this usually happens when you are in the "wrong user" when you try to execute something from the console and the user you are in can't open another X display because there is already one running via the first user. Use "exit" to logout back to the first user and try again.

Another idea (and this MAY be hokey because like I say I use nVidia) would be to use sax2 to configure the display. *IF* it's done the same way as with nVidia you need to know the module that is used for radeon - this will probably be specified in the "Device" section of the file /etc/X11/XF86Config as

Driver   "radeon"

or something like that. You can also use lsmod to check which modules are presently loaded to see if there is one called e.g. "radeon" that matches the XF86Config entry. *IF* it is done the same way as for nVidia you could then get sax2 to configure the display by...

doing "init 3" in a console to get to text login, login as root, then do

sax2 -m 0=radeon (that's a zero btw, radeon = whatever module was called)