Glad it worked out, but i can do one better - how to get rid of that watermark. The solution's plastered all over the internet, but this looks less intimidating than some of the other sites: http://www.ubunturoot.com/2012/07/remove-amdati-drivers-testing-only.html
As for me, I'm on ubuntu 12.10 waiting for the next fglrx legacy release compatible with X 1.13 (i could downgrade but 1.13 feels deliciously fluid.) The current fglrx in the repos can't be installed because there's a dependency error on xserver-input-api 11, 12 or 13 (IIRC). The opensource radeon driver's not terrible for my Mobility 4200 HD card (it looks great actually), but the power options do next to nothing compared to the proprietary driver when my laptop's not idle. Idle i get 52 degrees, but it likes to accrue up to 71 ish if i'm watching a fullscreen video or playing minecraft whereas past fglrxs stick the temp happily around 58, even under pressure. For now, it's time to play the waiting game :( On 25/09/12 17:54, David King wrote: > > On 21/09/12 02:41, A wrote: >> Hi, David. I've had similar issues to you before and i'd suggest you >> install the proprietary drivers (fglrx) (it automatically blacklists >> the radeon driver to avoid conflicts) and then do the following >> command (sudo aticonfig --initial) before you restart, because this >> command will generate a fresh xorg.conf file which will make the >> fglrx module responsible for the screen. If that works, you can then >> edit the xorg.conf and change the resolution to something higher etc >> At any rate, it should list available resolutions. >> I hope this works for you if you haven't solved your problem already :) >> >> 4. Install the driver with >> >> sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle >> >> 5. Generate a fresh xorg.conf BEFORE REBOOTING! >> >> sudo aticonfig --initial >> >> > Thanks for the info, A. I tried what you suggested and it worked. > Although I now have a logo on the bottom right of the screen which > says "AMD Unsupported hardware" which I would like to get rid of. > > On the plus side, I can attach my HD TV and use that at its full > resolution and have my smaller monitor at a suitable resolution for it. > > I also found that I could not run the AMD Catalyst Control Center as > root from the menu, I had to do it from CLI: > > sudo amdcccle > > At least it all works now and when I upgrade my monitor to the same > size as my TV I will use both at 1920 x 1080. > > > David K > > >
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