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Video driver (ATI FireGL) for Linux - SLED 10 - ThinkPad T60p
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This package provides the ATI FIREGL PCI Express-2 Video Driver for SUSE Linux.
The following systems are supported:
- ThinkPad T60p (Supported systems)
Lenovo makes this driver available as a convenience to our customers. The driver is subject to the following license agreement from the vendor:
License Agreement for ATI video driver |
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| Version: |
8.26.22 |
| Release Date: |
2006/08/15 |
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| l79v16us.rpm |
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12,702,545 |
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Video Driver for ATI FIREGL PCI Express 2
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| l79v16us.md5 |
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47 |
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MD5 checksum
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| l79v16us.txt |
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3,976 |
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README for Video Driver for ATI FIREGL PCI Express 2
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ThinkPad T60p systems:
- 2007 - 8Yx, 8Zx and 9Zx
- 2008 - 8Zx and 9Zx
- 2623 - 8Yx
Version 8.26.22
- (New) Initial release for ThinkPad T60p.
Note:
- You need to install Kernel development (Kernel Source code) and C/C++ Compiler before installing the Video driver.
- Start SUSE Linux.
- In a terminal window, use the su (switch user) command to obtain root privileges.
- Copy the RPM file to the hard drive, for example, /home/drivers directory.
- Change directory to the location where you saved the file.
- Type rpm -ihv [Package name] to install the video driver.
Example: rpm -ihv l79v16us.rpm
- Type aticonfig --initial
- Go to K Menu, Logout, and select Restart Computer.
- Start SUSE Linux.
- In a terminal window, use the su (switch user) command to obtain root privileges.
- Type rpm -qa fglrx* to display the current version of fglrx installed in the system.
- Type rpm -e [version of fglrx installed]
Example: rpm -e fglrx_6_9_0_SUSE101-8.26.1-1
- Type sax2 -r.
- Go to K Menu, Logout, and select Restart Computer.
IIn a terminal window, type rpm -qa fglrx* to display the current version of fglrx installed in the system.
In a terminal window, type fglrxinfo and confirm OpenGL vendor string indicates ATI Technologies Inc.
Example:
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: FireGL X3-256 Pentium 4 (SSE2) (FireGL) (GNU_ICD)
OpenGL version string: 2.0.5642 (8.22.1)
Failure example:
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa GLX indirect
In the case of failure, confirm Kernel Source code and C/C++ Compiler are installed and reinstall the Video driver.
In a terminal window, type cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep Chipset | grep found and confirm the Marketing Name of the asic used and in brackets the internal family name and chip ID.
Example:
(--) Chipset MOBILITY FireGL V5200 (M56 71C4) found
In the case of failure, confirm Kernel Source code and C/C++ Compiler are installed and reinstall the Video driver.
In a terminal window, type lsmod | grep fglrx and confirm that the kernel module compiled and loaded successfully.
Example:
fglrx 391116 8
In the case of failure, confirm Kernel Source code and C/C++ Compiler are installed and reinstall the Video driver.
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| Applicable countries and regions |
| Worldwide |
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| Document id: MIGR-65353 |
| Last modified: 2006-08-23 |
| Copyright © 2009 IBM Corporation |
| Copyright © Lenovo 2009, all rights reserved |
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