[Grml] grml 0.8-rc1, X and ATI

[Tobias Klauser]

Hi,

On 2006-08-12 at 19:21:53 +0200, T <mlist4suntong at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have an ATI card. I was not able to use Xorg in grml 0.7 except after HD
> install. 
> 
> Yesterday, I tried the grml 0.8-rc1 and found that I was still not able to
> use X out of box. 
> 
> I was trying to find an appropriate (fallback) driver for X, I tried:
> 
> grml-x -module ati
> grml-x -module radeon
> grml-x -module vesa

Are these the exact commands you entered? No wonder they didn't work,
you'd have to specify a window-manager (e.g. wm-ng, fluxbox)

> None can start X.

What error message do you get. It's quite hard to guess why it doesn't
work without a decent error message (or if there is none, a comment
specifying this fact).

> Is it possible to use X without installing anything, ie. the ATI
> proprietary driver fglrx?

It surely is. I'm running it here with the radeon driver without any
problems.

Thanks, Tobias