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    ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

    Hello everyone, my name is Manuel and i'm very very new to the whole Linux environment. After looking around for a Linux desktop that would be suitable for me, i decided to go with Kubuntu Fiesty 7.04. I believe it was fairly easy to install and for some reason i was drawn more to the KDE than the GNOME environment. Well to make the story short, i wanted to update my video card and use the "ATI Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver 8.38.6" from their website. I downloaded the installer and ran the following command on the Konsole:

    sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.38.6.-x86.x86_64run

    it took me to a GUI interface and i selected the automatic installation. After it was done it said to run the following command to finish the installation:

    /usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig --initial

    and i saw something happening and so i restarted the computer. But after i restarted the computer Kubuntu wont boot up no more.

    1)Is there a way to fix this other than reinstalling Kubuntu 7.04?
    2)What is the benefit of installing the ATI drivers over the recommend one by Kubuntu?
    3)Did i forgot to do something?

    Please i need help. I'm really glad to find out more about Open Source and the great things that are out there for those who can't afford to pay 400 dollars for an operating system. I would like to say thank you to the thousands of people who have work on these project over the years.

    Manuel
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    #2
    Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

    1. Post (or, preferably, attach) /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
    2. Direct rendering, i.e. the video card does the rendering (and not the CPU).
    3. Maybe.

    EDIT: This would actually go in hardware support, but it's okay. You'd get the same thing in either place.
    For external use only.
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      #3
      Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

      Hello SheeEttin, thanks for your help . How do i get that file? I can't even launch Kubuntu 7.04. Can i get it from the Recovery mode? And if so what are the commands i have to put? Sorry if im asking to much questions, is just that i'm new to the whole Linux environment. Thanks SheeEttin, and anyone who can help me .

      Manuel
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        #4
        Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

        You certainly could, but it'd be tricky to get it here.
        I suggest booting with a LiveCD, like the one you installed Kubuntu with.
        For external use only.
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          #5
          Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

          Cool, i'll do that. I went back to the ATI website and i guess i didn't see this but this is what i found:

          Minimum System Requirements
          Before attempting to install the ATI Proprietary Linux Graphics Driver, the following software must be installed:

          POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D apps
          glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
          Linux kernel 2.4 or higher
          XOrg 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, or 7.2; XFree86 version 4.3

          Does this comes with Kubuntu 7.04? how can i find out? Wao the more i read the more i see how complicated this Linux can get
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            #6
            Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

            Probably. the only thing you might not have is glibc.
            Linux only looks complicated because you're seeing more of it. in Windows, you don't see these things. It's all kind of covered over.
            For external use only.
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              Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

              I didn't know how to attach it so i just paste here. Hope this helps, thanks.



              # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
              #
              # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
              # values from the debconf database.
              #
              # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
              # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
              #
              # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
              # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
              # package.
              #
              # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
              # again, run the following command:
              # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

              Section "Files"
              FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
              FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
              FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
              FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
              FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
              FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
              FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
              # path to defoma fonts
              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 "vbe"
              EndSection

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

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

              Section "InputDevice"
              Driver "wacom"
              Identifier "stylus"
              Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
              Option "Type" "stylus"
              Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
              EndSection

              Section "InputDevice"
              Driver "wacom"
              Identifier "eraser"
              Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
              Option "Type" "eraser"
              Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
              EndSection

              Section "InputDevice"
              Driver "wacom"
              Identifier "cursor"
              Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
              Option "Type" "cursor"
              Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
              EndSection

              Section "Device"
              Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc RV350 NJ [Radeon 9800 XT]"
              Driver "ati"
              BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
              EndSection

              Section "Monitor"
              Identifier "DELL M782p"
              Option "DPMS"
              EndSection

              Section "Screen"
              Identifier "Default Screen"
              Device "ATI Technologies Inc RV350 NJ [Radeon 9800 XT]"
              Monitor "DELL M782p"
              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 "ServerLayout"
              Identifier "Default Layout"
              Screen "Default Screen"
              InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
              InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
              InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
              InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
              InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
              EndSection

              Section "DRI"
              Mode 0666
              EndSection
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                #8
                Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

                Originally posted by Manuel
                Section "Device"
                Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc RV350 NJ [Radeon 9800 XT]"
                Driver "ati"
                BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
                EndSection
                Change that to "fglrx", and all should be well.

                If not, post the result of "grep WW /var/log/Xorg.0.log && grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log".
                For external use only.
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                  #9
                  Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

                  Hey SheeEttin, hope everything is well. Just one question, will changing it back to "fglrx" make it use the ATI drivers i install or will it use the "recommended" drivers instead?
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                    Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT problem

                    "fglrx" is the ATI proprietary, closed-source, binary driver.
                    "ati" and/or "radeon" are the open-source, free drivers.
                    For external use only.
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