Public bug reported: Binary package hint: fglrx-driver
Fresh install of Hardy Heron alpha2 at first look Compiz was enabled and working OK but the resolution was not detected correct. first step was to dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg but I observed the autodetect module for the resolution was cut out. so back again where I saw the Screen and Graphics don't work at all - both panels was empty. OK - I need 1152x864 so I manually put my resolution in xorg.conf - no succes - then I try to change resolution from gconf. - no way. Enfin, ...anyway who's need on our time only a 2D driver - Google Earth dont like Open Driver also True Combat elite which work well will open source driver on the past - now won't work. So I decided to install FGLRX driver. there other confusing choice -> to use Restricted Driver manager OR to install from Synaptic -- no one explain this step ( AND HERE IS A BIG LOSS THAT NEED AN URGENT WORKAROUND ) 1. I installed FGLRX from repo. After that I choose to use Restricted Driver manager. Then notification area told me to restart. Restart. Blank Screen. 2. Restart in recovery mode. dpkg-reconfigure again -> choosing ATI this time - then boot again with OSDriver again into 1024x768. 3. Thinking. Ah maybe because I don't do aticonfig --initial (what a miss). Again dpkg-reconfigure...choosing FGLRX, and aticonfig --initial => the parser could not parse some things there so I choose to do aticonfig --initial -f. Finally unitialised xorg.conf found ...etc etc.. Reboot. After reboot fglrx work - but ...a nice AMD logo on the right bottom corner of the screen. OK - search on the net - found a solution in 5-7 minutes - I download ATI proprietary driver I created necessary folder (/etc/ati) I put files there and ..everything OK. After today upgrade I observed the AMD logo solution was included in new fglrx. That sound good, now back to the problems. With the new fglrx drivers - sometime mouse movement on menus cause ugly artifacts around mouse AND more important on the right bottom corner I have ARTIFACTS which won't go. Exact in AMD logo position 2 ugly lines force me to restart at every 2 - 4 hours. I forget to say - Compiz is compromised forever - pretty bad - but games work pretty nice. I just tested Enemy Territory - Quake Wars and I have no lags also in Quake 4 - all OK here. Output for compiz --replace : Checking for Xgl: not present. Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 1002:4152 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present. Trying again with indirect rendering: Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present. SKIP_CHECKS is yes, so continuing despite problems. Checking for nVidia: not present. Checking for FBConfig: present. Checking for Xgl: not present. Starting emerald /usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is missing /usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0 /usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0 I have to mention the Compiz could not be started from Appearance panel too. Resolution: this report point in 2 bugs and put a question. - Aticonfig --initial -f is not executed before fglrx install (with -f will not work) - so a normal user got a blank screen after restart. - Compiz not work after fglrx install from repo. Using the original Driver from ATI and doing steps from http://www.ubuntu-es.org/index.php?q=node/67826 OR from other tutorials I can get Compiz working, I forget artifacts and I can have good 3D acceleration. Also no restricted modules loaded. - The question is why the procedure for ATI original drivers work better than fglrx from repositories and why we need to learn steps from other peoples / experiments not from some official Ubuntu channels. Can someone made an install script that can mimic procedures from http://www.ubuntu-es.org/index.php?q=node/67826 for fglrx from repositories ( including volatile folder and corresponding symlinks ) ?. I mean if is possible that the .deb's resulted from original ATI can stay on repositories then - at request for install - just to be downloaded and an installation script can do the rest. This way we can have AIGLX working with FGLRX also a good 3D accel. ** Affects: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.8.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- bugs in fglrx after and post install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180409 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
