Sorry for taking so long in getting back. http://www.linuxquestions.org/qu= estions/showthread.php?s=3D&threadid=3D38634&perpage=3D15&pagenumber=3D1 = is the short answer. The problem is apparently related to the video card = and the KT400 chipset trying to run in AGP 3.0 (8X) mode, and the kernel = not liking it. Posted on page 4 are the following instructions: Install the latest Drivers (3.2.5) rpm -Uhvi fglrx----xxxx----3.2.5 cd /lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod use your favorite editor once here to open the file agpgart_be.c. Depending on what chipset you have (try a cat /proc/pci) you need to find the chipset that matches your cat /proc/pci device id (it should be = right at the top of the read out. for instance my chipset id is a via 8377 = so I went to line 5847 and changed the text on that line from "via_generic_= setup" to "via_kt400_setup". After you find your device ID just do search = on the document ("8377") was what I did and the line that you need to = change is 5 lines below that identifier. Save the changes while in this directory (lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod) run ./Make.sh cd .. (/lib/modules/fglrx) do a ./Make_Install run fglrxconfig and remember to use the inernal AGPGART (N) option on that = line. I found these instructions to work fairly well on SuSE 8.2. The only = problem I ran into personally, was that SuSE installed a AMD kernel, so I = had to make some modifications to get my kernel module to compile: cp /boot/vmlinuz.config /usr/src/linux/.config cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux cd /usr/src/linux make cloneconfig dep Once I did that, I was able to get everything working, or so I thought... = glxgears worked like a champ, but I met with much frustration the first = time I fired up Enemy Territory. It looks as though I ran into the same = problem that a gentleman by the name of Tim Lee (tlee5794) ran into; = "firegl_FreeBuffer() failed" errors. His solution was to upgrade his = kernel to 2.4.21-99, and it seems that everything works swimmingly, for = him. I was unable to find a simple way of getting kernel version = 2.4.21-99 for SuSE 8.2. I did see that it is available for SuSE 9.0, so I = have resigned myself to wait until SuSE 9.0 is available for FTP download, = this weekend... In the meantime, I will have to play Enemy Territory on = Windows... *shudder* To be fair, it seems that my hardware is just = extremely new; even Windows had some problems getting everything working. = It's been so long since I had a hardware refresh, I'd forgotten how much = fun it can be to try and find drivers for everything... If anyone is interested in my findings under SuSE 9.0, please let me know. = I plan on updating that machine as soon as possible... >>> krycom1@cox.net 11/18/03 12:16AM >>> On Sunday 16 November 2003 9:18 pm, plug wrote: > SuSE 9 DOES support the Radeon 9600. However, only in 2D mode... So, > after a great deal more horsing around, I managed to get full 3D > acceleration working. If anyone is interested, I can give fairly user > friendly instructions, now... -Erik Bixby I wouldn't mind hearing about it. --=20 Richard L. Proctor Krystal Computer Services PC Repairs & Upgrades 480-699-3098 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us=20 To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss