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Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:29
by gapan

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uname -a
no dot.

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:30
by cjtron
cjtron wrote:
thenktor wrote:Please give the output of uname -a.
Slackware/Slackware is the right choice.

root[Downloads]# uname -a.
uname: invalid option -- '.'
Try `uname --help' for more information.

my bad ... a. LOl took out the dot out and this is what i got


root[Downloads]# uname -a
Linux darkstar 2.6.37.6 #2 Sun Apr 10 01:09:12 CDT 2011 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) II P340 Dual-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:32
by gapan
So, you installed the non-smp kernel. You need the smp kernel, unless you have a Pentium 1 or 486 CPU, which I'm guessing you don't. I'm very interested on how you managed to do that, since you really should go out of your way and select the non-smp kernel specifically to get it installed.

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:32
by thenktor
Looks like the Non-SMP kernel.

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:33
by cjtron
thenktor wrote:Looks like the Non-SMP kernel.

eh.... what now ? how to fix this ... Lol :shock:

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:34
by cjtron
cjtron wrote:
thenktor wrote:Looks like the Non-SMP kernel.

eh.... what now ? how to fix this ... Lol :shock:
All i did was follow the wiki to get the kernel... idk what happened.. um :? ?? :oops:

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:35
by mimosa
Assuming that is the right file you downloaded (my thought was it might not have been, but the real problem seems to have been identified now) ... I leave you in the capable hands of the Salix Wizards. Good luck!

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:36
by cjtron
mimosa wrote:Assuming that is the right file you downloaded (my thought was it might not have been, but the real problem seems to have been identified now) ... I leave you in the capable hands of the Salix Wizards. Good luck!
Alright, thanks for the help ! :D

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:38
by cjtron
gapan wrote:So, you installed the non-smp kernel. You need the smp kernel, unless you have a Pentium 1 or 486 CPU, which I'm guessing you don't. I'm very interested on how you managed to do that, since you really should go out of your way and select the non-smp kernel specifically to get it installed.
I got no clue....
Like as I said,,, I just followed the wiki to installing the ati drivers,,, and ended up in this mess

Re: Problems installing ati driver

Posted: 12. May 2011, 22:40
by cjtron
cjtron wrote:
thenktor wrote:Looks like the Non-SMP kernel.

eh.... what now ? how to fix this ... Lol :shock:

Heya, thenkor. So what do I do to solve this ? Try to include commands to fix this if possible,,, Im still a linux newbie :oops: