Okay so to clarify how I got my fix to work and some info on my system :
Ubuntu 8.04 Final DVD
20" iMac
2ghz Core Duo (32bit)
2gb RAM
256mb ATI x1600 Radeon
After a fresh install of Ubuntu from the 8.04 DVD, I enabled the 3rd
Party repositories to my repository list. Ran apt-get update (Reload
Li
joelholdsworth - did you try the FIX yet 3 comments up?
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[fglrx] Ati x1600Pro White screen on activating compiz
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I'm not familiar with the Wubi yet, however any kind of virtualized
enviro is going to change the game when it comes to graphics features.
This fix is best to try once you have a complete ubuntu install on your
system that you are booted into natively.
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[fglrx] Ati x1600Pro White screen on act
FIXED!
So I now have the final 8.04 running on my system. This fix should also
work for the beta versions and maybe the alphas.
To get it working I simply installed :
linux-restricted-modules 2.6.24.16.18
which is not installed by default. you have to make sure you have the
third party software
I subsequently attempted to downgrade the xserver to gusty from the disc
however this caused a number of issues dependencies and such. It is not
an easy task by any means.
I had to reload 7.10 fresh for work reasons. I will try again in the
near future.
In the mean time I was reminded of an old 7
May I also add that I did not have this issue under 7.10. Not
complaining, just saying it became a broken feature.
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[fglrx] Ati x1600Pro White screen on active desktop fx
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I have an ATI x1600 256mb and get the same White Screen (of death) when
I enable Compiz such as Normal or Extra
Attatched is my xorg.0.log
** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13075963/Xorg.0.log
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Please note that I did try manually installing the drivers using these
steps to no avail :
wget http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
tar xjf b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
cd b43-fwcutter-011
make
cd ..
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2
Public bug reported:
Since upgrading to 8.04beta1 I cannot activate my bcm43xx card under
Restricted Modules as in 7.10. It does not even appear in the list.
When I run jockey-gtk from terminal, I get this error :
WARNING: modinfo for module b43 failed: modinfo: could not find module
b43
Please
I am having a similar issue with my ATI x1600. When I enable Normal or
Extra Desktop Effects, I get a blank white screen however I can tell
that X is still interactive since when I mouse over say a window edge it
can grab and manipulate a window even tho I can't see it.
I added :
Section "Module"
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