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    fglrx

    has anyone got fglrx to work on kubuntu 11.10 yet it did work for me then it got broken tried new daily build but no luck

    #2
    Re: fglrx

    properitary driver + newest kernel usually = fail. try one from the ati site?
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      #3
      Re: fglrx

      ok thank you my friend I will give it a shot havent done this since 11.04

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        #4
        Re: fglrx

        I've done it before. It will fail to build due to the big kernel lock not being there.

        Install fglrx and let it fail. (sudo apt-get install fglrx)

        You can go to /usr/src/fglrx(version) and edit a could files. IIRC they were firegl_public.c and drmP.h.

        in drmP.h remove the line

        #include <linux/smp_lock.h> /* For (un)lock_kernel */

        in firegl_public.c remove these lines

        #include <linux/smp_lock.h>

        lock_kernel();
        unlock_kernel();

        (for the last two, keep a blank line where they were)

        then run

        sudo dkms build -m fglrx -v (hit tab and the version should appear)

        sudo dkms install -m fglrx -v (hit tab and the version should appear)

        then run the aticonfig to build a xorg.conf for it

        sudo aticonfig --initial -f

        reboot

        It's been a while since I've done this so you might have to tweak it here and there. It works fine without the big kernel lock. (or at least as wll as a proprietary driver can be expected to)

        If you can get away with it, I'd at least try using the latest free mesa stack (from xorg-edgers) and pimping it out via xorg.conf (man radeon for a list of settings, I use ColorTiling on and SwapbuffersWait off)

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          #5
          Re: fglrx

          Well I have fglrx working on kernel 3.0.0.6 but now kubuntu wont boot from boot screen it just goes blank,I have to boot from recovery mode and all works fine any ideas,
          regards ronnie

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            #6
            Re: fglrx

            I think kubuntu will have to die on my computer ubuntu works with fglrx

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              #7
              Re: fglrx

              the joys of pre-release testing

              But really, why 'kill' kubuntu because of this? I guarantee fglrx and nvidia WILL break at least once or thrice in Ubuntu before final is out, probably more often as new kernels are arriving regularly. 3.0.0.8 is the current one iirc. fglrx is usually mostly broken until just before the final release is out, historically. Ati is the reason here as they are the only ones providing the drivers.

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                #8
                Re: fglrx

                Have a look over here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1773851

                You might need to add radeon.nomodeset=1 to your GRUB boot line; I have the radeon driver kicking in and messing fglrx about ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11088608 ).

                (Registered just to post this. )
                Laptop: Dell Studio 1749: i5 540 (2.5GHz), 8GB, ATi 5650, Intel 5300AGN GNOME3C@12.04x64<br />&quot;Work&quot;: Compaq Mini 311c: Atom N270 (OC@2.0GHz), 3GB, Nvidia ION, Broadcom G+BT Unity@11.10x32<br />Comms: HTC Vision@2.3 (CM7); ZTE Blade@2.3 (CM7) on GiffGaff

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                  #9
                  Re: fglrx

                  Originally posted by claydoh
                  fglrx is usually mostly broken until just before the final release is out, historically.
                  And quite often after the release as well. E.g., you can't run Gnome Shell with it. It's gotta be the worst driver ever.
                  &quot;The only way Kubuntu could be more user friendly would be if it came with a virtual copy of Snowhog and dibl&quot;

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                    #10
                    Re: fglrx

                    Originally posted by jfernyhough
                    Have a look over here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1773851

                    You might need to add radeon.nomodeset=1 to your GRUB boot line; I have the radeon driver kicking in and messing fglrx about ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11088608 ).

                    (Registered just to post this. )
                    thank you for the fix jfernyhough it is working ok now and yes claydoh I know fglrx will break but it is usually fixable with some workarounds thanks to jfernyhough thank you all for your imput
                    regards ronnie

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                      #11
                      Re: fglrx

                      Catalyst 11.7 is out if you want to build it yourself. The process is trivial:

                      1) Download from here
                      2) Build the debs
                      3) Install

                      $ cd ~/download/ati/11.7
                      $ sudo ./ati-driver-installer-11-7-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg
                      $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb

                      There don't seem to be any major changes (though the release notes are, as of posting, still 404).

                      If you get an error like "update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/bin/aticonfig is already managed by x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf" then this can be fixed by:

                      $ sudo update-alternatives --remove-all x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf

                      then install again.

                      Laptop: Dell Studio 1749: i5 540 (2.5GHz), 8GB, ATi 5650, Intel 5300AGN GNOME3C@12.04x64<br />&quot;Work&quot;: Compaq Mini 311c: Atom N270 (OC@2.0GHz), 3GB, Nvidia ION, Broadcom G+BT Unity@11.10x32<br />Comms: HTC Vision@2.3 (CM7); ZTE Blade@2.3 (CM7) on GiffGaff

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