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    Help with ati card !

    By default it fall back on the vesa drivers. good,at least i can start kde.

    but, then, i tried using the fglrx drivers, but not really working... kde's drop down are all messed up. they just flash when i put my mouse around. When clic on "log-off" i just see the log off option, the restart/shutdown and all are gone. (and show up again when switching back to vesa)

    i did install the drivers with apt get, and did a "ati-config --initialise" it literally crashed on me...

    Any ideas ? i pretty much can't use linux like this...

    Why not just properly install and configure the ati propietary drivers by default ? Would spare us LOTS of trouble. That's what sabayon does, it just works..

    i forgot to say. i'm using a dell inspirion 6400 laptop, with an ATIX1300 card.
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    Re: Help with ati card !

    Here Gutsy told that there are restricted/proprietary drivers for my AMD/Ati card:

    Installing AMD Proprietary Linux Display Driver (fglrx) in the Gutsy.
    http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086973.0


    More ways to install fglrx:
    FAQ: Links - How to Install AMD(Ati) Proprietary Linux Display Driver (fglrx)
    http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085652.0


    HOWTO : Repairing xorg.conf
    http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3082808.0

    Check what is wrong:
    Xorg.0.log is log file for X Windowing Server. It is in /var/log/.

    Also: K > System > KSystemLog
    Before you edit, BACKUP !

    Why there are dead links ?
    1. Thread: Please explain how to access old kubuntu forum posts
    2. Thread: Lost Information
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      #3
      Re: Help with ati card !

      Mmm, i'll try adding overlay.
      that might be it.

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        #4
        Re: Help with ati card !

        The overlay thing fixed the login screen.

        then, the Xorg log shows a aiglx error.
        aiglx don't work with ati card, why are you even trying too use it idiot !
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          Re: Help with ati card !

          That is the only error i see :
          drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -19
          drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card13
          drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
          drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
          drmOpenDevice: Open failed
          drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -19
          drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card14
          drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
          drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
          drmOpenDevice: Open failed
          drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -19
          drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
          drmOpenDevice: open result is 6, (OK)
          drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
          drmOpenDevice: open result is 6, (OK)
          how do we if xgl is running ?
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            Re: Help with ati card !

            OK, so Xgl IS running. I have a prosses call xgl running, and compiz is now an happy camper.

            i don't really know what's up with kde...
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