Ati FGLRX for notebooks and newer PCs (BT3)

[Bohdan Turkynewych]

Hola

Friend of mine uses HP 6715s notebook with ATI Radeon x1250 card.
The first problem he met was unability to run X at all...
I'm currently using backtrack for two years, and never had any radeon card,
so that was fun for me

First, the driver posted:

wiki.remote-exploit.org/index.php/Modules

Has incompatible Application Binary Interface and only fits for BT2...

The following script will do all the dirty things for you:

(tested at least on HP Compaq 6715s)

#!/bin/sh

# Distributed under the terms of GPLv2
# Author: Bohdan Turkynewych, 2006-2008, tb0hdan@gmail.com

driver_files=`ls ati-driver-installer* 2>/dev/null|head -n1`
function stale_cleanup() {
slack_packages=`ls fglrx-* 2>/dev/null`

if [ "${slack_packages}" != "" ]; then
    echo "Performing stale packages cleanup..."
    rm -f fglrx-*
fi
}

#
stale_cleanup
#
    
if [ "${driver_files}" != "" ]; then
    ./${driver_files} --buildpkg Slackware/All
else
    echo "No ATI driver files found."
    echo "Please get one on ati.amd.com/support/driver.html"
    exit 127
fi

slack_packages=`ls fglrx-* 2>/dev/null|head -n2`

if [ "${slack_packages}" != "" ]; then
    # unpack modules
    moddir=`mktemp -d -p /tmp 2>/dev/null` || exit 127
    tar -xvzpf fglrx-module* -C ${moddir}

    # unpack x driver
    xddir=`mktemp -d -p /tmp 2>/dev/null` || exit 127
    tar -xvzpf fglrx-x* -C ${xddir}
    #
    cat ${moddir}/install/doinst.sh|grep -vP '^#' >> ${xddir}/install/doinst.sh
    echo "" >> ${xddir}/install/doinst.sh
    echo "aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf" >> ${xddir}/install/doinst.sh
    package_dir=`mktemp -d -p /tmp 2>/dev/null` || exit 127
    curdir=`pwd`
    cd ${moddir}
    cp -vfR ./ ${package_dir}
    cd ${curdir}
    cd ${xddir}
    cp -vfR ./ ${package_dir}
    cd ${curdir}
    rm -rf ${moddir}
    rm -rf ${xddir}
    cd ${package_dir}
    mkdir -p usr/bin/
    cat << EOF > usr/bin/aticfg
#!/bin/sh
olddir=\`pwd\`
cd /
sh /install/doinst.sh
rm -rf /install
cd \${olddir}
EOF
    chmod 755 usr/bin/aticfg
    cd ${curdir}
    dir2lzm ${package_dir} ${curdir}/ati-fglrx.lzm
    rm -rf ${package_dir}
fi    
stale_cleanup

For the lazy ones: Get file box.net/shared/1drtone5ce#oss

Note: Paranoid sneaks should use script instead, and they can unpack lzm and verify it as well


Now, how to proceed

1. Put lzm file on modules/ directory on your usb stick
2. Boot BT3 in Text mode with frambuffer
3. type: aticfg
4. type: kdm
Voila


Any comments, mods, fixes, beer are welcome

Keep your gunpowder dry, and Backtrack running

Happy auditing.

WBR, Bohdan Turkynewych, SSA

[Elitoh]

This is the only thing that has worked for me so far and I just want to thank you for the hard work. Im sure you friend thanks you too. Is there any way to make the aticfg happen at boot so that when it loads kdm it loads with the driver? Kinda new to slax and linux for that matter. Thanks in advance for any help.

[Jiveman]

edit the lilo.conf w/this.
autoexec=aticfg;kdm

Siiiick...