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**stoer** · Apr 25, 2008, 05:15 AM

Re: EnvyNG not installing driver Kubuntu 8.04 final

ATI radeon mobility 9700

1. seems to be locking my system after i run it, i can't access the package manager or add/remove programs afterwards because the database is locked -being used by another process.
2. sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock (also posted in this forum "locked database")
fails to help - no such folder
3. Logging in and logging out does not resolve this problem it just causes more - slow system, artifacts on the screen.
4. restarting does help, but then doesn't resolve the problem with envy, of course.
5. Uninstalling following Albertos instructions on his log does not work, just a list of error.
6. Uninstalling via the package manager does work, restart system and reinstalling envyng-qt via the package manger gives the same problem.

I'm missing something obvious... what?

**stoer** · Apr 26, 2008, 12:53 AM

Re: EnvyNG not installing driver Kubuntu 8.04 final

Ok - didn't solve this one,
I did reinstall completely with the brand new final version (my last version was an updated alpha) just to see if there was a difference. Envy loaded.
Rebooted and everything appears fine, see "code".
Only thing is now i get a lot of "shearing" - if i move a window quite quickly then you get to see where it just was (kind of like a spread deck of cards effect). I have no idea why, first time i've had this with the new ATI drivers. But i Guess this is now a new question and i'll try it in hardware support.

As far as why Envy didn't work before, i have no idea, my Aalpha setup was also almost clean - i'd done very little to change it (original drivers and very little tweaking). Guess it's just one of those things.
Anyways, cheers.

Code:

 
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 Series
steve@laptop:~$ glxgears
11700 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2339.934 FPS
14841 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2968.184 FPS
14852 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2970.303 FPS
10627 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2125.261 FPS
13482 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2681.769 FPS
14383 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2876.568 FPS
13488 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2694.949 FPS
8765 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1752.913 FPS
steve@laptop:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
  GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
  GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method,
  GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
  GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
  GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
  GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
  GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
  GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
  GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
  GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
  GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
  GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method,
  GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 Series
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7412 Release
OpenGL extensions:

**txHarleyMan** · Apr 26, 2008, 03:07 AM

Re: EnvyNG not installing driver Kubuntu 8.04 final

To remove a package lock, do this:

# rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

**stoer** · Apr 26, 2008, 05:42 AM

Re: EnvyNG not installing driver Kubuntu 8.04 final

Originally posted by txWingMan

To remove a package lock, do this:

# rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

H, thanks for the imput.
but, take a look at point 2 (2 above your post) - I used "rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock" but got a "no such file",
Cheers

**txHarleyMan** · Apr 26, 2008, 08:46 PM

Re: EnvyNG not installing driver Kubuntu 8.04 final

I'm sorry, stoer. I should have read it more carefully.

**Alchera** · Apr 28, 2008, 09:35 PM

Re: EnvyNG not installing driver Kubuntu 8.04 final

Originally posted by stoer

Originally posted by txWingMan

To remove a package lock, do this:

# rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

H, thanks for the imput.
but, take a look at point 2 (2 above your post) - I used "rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock" but got a "no such file",
Cheers

sudo dpkg --configure -a ... You may need to do this more than once.

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