Problem after installing ATI driver

[spooky33]

Hi folks!

I have just installed the ati/fglrx drivers for my ATi Radeon X1600 graphics card on Kubuntu 6.06 according to http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...allation_Guide (Method 1). Everything seems to work fine, but there is one problem:
When I try to open the System Settings -> Display menu I get the following error:
The module Display could not be loaded.

The diagnostics is:

Possible reasons:
-An error occurred during your last KDE upgrade leaving and orphaned control module.
-You have old third party modules lying around.
As Kubuntu and kinux starter I really appreciate any comment.

Here is my /etc/X11/xorg.conf :
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Standardbildschirm"
HorizSync 28.0 - 51.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. ATI Default Card"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:5:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. ATI Default Card"
Monitor "Standardbildschirm"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

[spooky33]

Re: Problem after installing ATI driver

Hi!

Finally I solved my problem by myself:
According to http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...allation_Guide
I changed manually from "ati" to "fglrx" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf instead of running aticonfig --initial and that´s it. Everything works fine!

[John Jones]

Re: Problem after installing ATI driver

As a sufferer from the same problem, I'd be interested in some more info regarding what you did, if you'd be so kind.

I tried altering the "ati" string to "fglrx" as per the Wiki, but that just caused a lock-up on start-up.

There are several instances of the string "ati", so which one(s) should I alter?

Also, did you follow the rest of the instructions in the Wiki?

Recently, when I've done that, it hasn't worked, although it did once upon a time.

Serves me right for not leaving well alone when I did get it all working, I guess.....

Cheers,

John Jones 

[bayou64]

Re: Problem after installing ATI driver

If I have already gone through the steps listed in the Installation Guide, can I still manually edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf? And if so, what exactly do I need to change in the file?

[Rog131]

Re: Problem after installing ATI driver

Yes - you can edit xorg manually.

Have you tried:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

It makes new xorg.conf (+backups old).

[bayou64]

Re: Problem after installing ATI driver

Thank you. That seems to have done it.