ATI ALL IN WONDER error

[Warren Sypteras]

Alex and others;

If you are installing with an ATI All In Wonder (i.e 9600 XT)  the 
missing microcode file in the Xorg.log file (see below) can be found on 
the ATI installation CD.  The file is a binary and named " ativmc20.cod " 

The file can be found in 3 sub-directories:

./install/WDM/WDM_2k/ativmc20.cod
./install/WDM/WDM_9x/ativmc20.cod
./install/WDM/WDM_XP/ativmc20.cod

You need to copy and rename it to match what Xorg is looking for.  Once 
done, restart X and you're good to go.  This file is needed for the 
multimedia component of the ATI card.  I needed it for avview which now 
works but still has a problem with audio.  So if anyone knows if the 
audio has been fixed please let me know.  I'm running     
avview-0.80.3-5mdk.i586.rpm on Mandriva 2007 RC2.

Thanks

Warren



Alex Deucher wrote:

> On 9/25/06, Warren Sypteras <slbubba at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> If this is not the right place to post this please tell me where.
>>
>> Just loaded Mandriva 2007 RC2 and X won't start.  The error seems to be
>> with the Microcode for the multimedia but there is also an error that it
>> can't load the default font.   Here's the log.  Any help would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Warren
>>
>>
>
> <snip>
>
>> (II) RADEON(0): Microcode: Use default microcode path: 
>> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/multimedia/rt2_pmem.bin
>> (II) RADEON(0): Microcode: Use default microcode type: BINARY
>> (EE) RADEON(0): Microcode: cannot load microcode
>> (II) RADEON(0): Rage Theatre disabled
>
>
> I'm not too familiar with the gatos code, but it looks like the
> micorcode is failing to load.  do you have the firmware file at
> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/multimedia/rt2_pmem.bin?  if not you need to get
> a copy of it from somewhere.  you might want to check at
> http://gatos.sf.net
>
> Alex
>