mo...@jomi:~# lspci |grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon
9600 M10]
I can also report success, although there were some bumps. And what I
did was certainly not the same as Francesco.
./Linux_catalyst_9.2_CES_09_preview_driver.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/8.10
dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.580-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
fglrx-modaliases_8.580-0ubuntu1_i386.deb \
fglrx-amdcccle_8.580-0ubuntu1_i386.deb libamdxvba1_8.580-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
At this point trying to load the fglrx module gave me "stub_not_present"
errors. I had to reboot. After rebooting, Xorg (that is, the login
screen of gdm) would show a garbled version of the splash screen, and
would not respond to keyboard input. Screen would not un-garble after
killing X. I rebooted into single-user mode, and trying using
"aticonfig --initial", then "startx". Garbled version of splash screen
again, and could not kill.
I examined /etc/X11/xorg.conf myself with /usr/bin/vi, and saw that the
ATI config tool created two "Device" sections (one for "fglrx" and one
for "ati") with the same name, and removed all "InputDevice" sections
(no keyboard, no moues, no touchpad). I had to rewrite the xorg.conf
file by hand.
Tried to use Section "Device" with Driver "ati" first... Xorg launched
with half the screen in a black-and-white checkerboard pattern, and
locked up. Rebooted, changed it to "Driver fglrx", and launched Xorg.
Works like a charm now, hardware accelleration makes the OpenGL
screensavers run quite speedy. It was a harrowing experience getting to
this point, but hey, these drivers and aticonfig tool are release
candidates, not ready for prime-time.
And for some reason I haven't figured out yet, I can't use the OSS
ati/radeon drivers anymore.
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r3xx Hardware does not work with fglrx [EPR#257839]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/284408
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