Thanks, it worked for me. So much better without that logo ruining the
experience.
David K
On 25/09/12 19:10, A wrote:
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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