<HTML ><HEAD ><TITLE >Alternative 1: Using XFree86's Radeon driver</TITLE ><META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.7"><LINK REL="HOME" TITLE="ATI R200 + XFree86 4.x mini-HOWTO" HREF="index.html"><LINK REL="UP" TITLE="Step-by-step instructions" HREF="instructions.html"><LINK REL="PREVIOUS" TITLE="Step-by-step instructions" HREF="instructions.html"><LINK REL="NEXT" TITLE="Alternative 2: Using ATI's own R200 Driver" HREF="using_ati_driver.html"></HEAD ><BODY CLASS="sect1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#840084" ALINK="#0000FF" ><DIV CLASS="NAVHEADER" ><TABLE SUMMARY="Header navigation table" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TH COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" >ATI R200 + XFree86 4.x mini-HOWTO</TH ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="bottom" ><A HREF="instructions.html" ACCESSKEY="P" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="bottom" >Chapter 4. Step-by-step instructions</TD ><TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="bottom" ><A HREF="using_ati_driver.html" ACCESSKEY="N" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"></DIV ><DIV CLASS="sect1" ><H1 CLASS="sect1" ><A NAME="using_xf_driver" ></A >4.1. Alternative 1: Using XFree86's Radeon driver</H1 ><P >This alternative requires XFree 4.2 or later, and the installation or upgrade to this version is beyond the scope of this HOWTO (visit <A HREF="http://www.xfree86.org/" TARGET="_top" >The XFree86 Project</A > for further information on how to upgrade or install XFree86). When XFree is installed and/or upgraded to the correct version, all you need to do is configure it. There are two ways of doing this that apply to all Linux distributions. You can either run <B CLASS="command" >xf86onfig</B >, which is XFree86's own text-based configuration tool, or you can edit the configuration file by hand. Keep in mind that this HOWTO only describes how to configure the Radeon card, and XFree86 needs a lot more configuration than that to work.</P ><P >If you choose to run <B CLASS="command" >xf86config</B >, you will sooner or later come to the question, <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Do you want to look at the card database? (y/n)"</SPAN >. Answer <TT CLASS="userinput" ><B >y</B ></TT > (yes), and press <TT CLASS="userinput" ><B >ENTER</B ></TT >. Choose one of the cards that use the <TT CLASS="literal" >ati</TT > driver by keying in the number to its left and then pressing <TT CLASS="userinput" ><B >ENTER</B ></TT >. Which card you choose does not matter, as long as you choose a card that runs the <TT CLASS="literal" >ati</TT > driver. You will then be asked to give an identifier string for your card. You can type anything you want, but I recommend you type something descriptive, such as <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"Radeon card"</SPAN >. Finish the configuration process.</P ><P >If you want to edit the configuration file manually, locate it (usually <TT CLASS="filename" >/etc/X11/XF86Config</TT >), and open it in your favorite editor. Find the place that says <TT CLASS="literal" >Section "Device"</TT >. In this section, there should be a line saying <TT CLASS="literal" >Driver "somedrivername"</TT >. Edit this line so it says <TT CLASS="literal" >Driver "ati"</TT >. Comment out all other lines in the Device section (add a # in front of them). Your device section should now look like this: </P ><TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0" WIDTH="100%" ><TR ><TD ><FONT COLOR="#000000" ><PRE CLASS="screen" > Section "Driver" Identifier "some_identifier" (the identifier is your choice, but if you edit it, make sure you update every reference to it in the config file). Driver "ati" # ... # ... </PRE ></FONT ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ><P >You are now ready to run!</P ><P >Configure the rest of XFree86, and you're ready to run!</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="NAVFOOTER" ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"><TABLE SUMMARY="Footer navigation table" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="instructions.html" ACCESSKEY="P" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="index.html" ACCESSKEY="H" >Home</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="using_ati_driver.html" ACCESSKEY="N" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" >Step-by-step instructions</TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="instructions.html" ACCESSKEY="U" >Up</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" >Alternative 2: Using ATI's own R200 Driver</TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ></BODY ></HTML >