How to install with old ATI Graphics Card

[Lanzi]

I build a littlke Computer with olad hardware that wasn't needed anylonger. unfortunatly the Motherboard does not have integrated graphics.

So I put an old ATI AGP Card inside... don't ask wich model and installed Siduction with the bootoption: "radeon.modeset=0"
(without it does not work).

But starting my new System is not working, since I see a lot of "graphic rubisch, white pixels ecc" and no login is therefore possible. Swithing to console neither!

What can I do? Boot to console (how?) and then?

[absolut]

1) add "contrib non-free" at the end of the line in etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list, so that it looks like that:

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deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ sid main contrib non-free

2) install firmware:

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apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-linux-nonfree

3) reboot

[Lanzi]

Thanks for the tip!

Right now I cannot enter console.
Can I boot to console without changing the initial resolution (vga, I suppose)?

[absolut]

in grub use "e" to edit the boot options, add "3" at the end of the boot parameters line, right after "quiet"; hit F10 or something else to boot with the parameters



EDIT:

if i may add, the whole info about radeon cards is available in the release notes in section "Hardware Tips"... it would have spared you this trouble.
http://www.siduction.org/index.php?module=news&func=display&sid=159&lang=en

[dieres]

if you edit the grub command line by by typing e you should add there radeon.modeset=0 and 3.

[Lanzi]

okay. Thanks for all the tips :-)
I choosed the easier way and reinstalled according to the manual. (adding contrib non-free and installing firmware-linux-unfree before install to harddisk)
Now I can boot, but I am not entering init 5. KDE is not starting.
But however, I have a console:

my graphics Card is identified by inxi as "Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI RV620 LE Radeon HD 3450]

inxi shows as driver only vesa

[agaida]

apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-ati ??

[Lanzi]

is already installed

[agaida]

inittab?? - whats happend if you type init 5 or X or simply start kdm?

[Lanzi]

init 5
nothing...

/etc/init.d/kdm start
Starting K Dsiplay Manager: KDM
Failed (already running)

Screen stays console like (black, white letters)

[towo]

/var/log/Xorg.0.log

Btw, if you have installed with safe settings, you have to delete /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

[Lanzi]

okay. that was the right hint towo!

So in brief, for anybody else having the problem:

install ATI Cards:
1. boot Iso with Save settings (second boot option)
2. once siduction has started edit  /etc/apt/sources.d.list/debian.conf by adding contrib non-free at the end of the line
3. open console and run apt get update && install firmware-linux-unfree 4. install to harddisk
5. start system and remove  /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
6. reboot

thanks to everybody who was helping!