8.4 > 8.10, low graphics

[bgugi]

i have a dell d610 with (according to lspci) a "01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M22 [Mobility Radeon X300]"

worked fin in 8.04, but with the upgrade came low graphics mode. I can't run any opengl applications, like compiz (miss mah wiggly windows), or games.
tried:
the "restricted driver" under hardware drivers,
1. sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx*
2. sudo apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-ati
xserver-xorg-video-radeon
3. sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-ati
tried the .run from ati's website,

nothing has worked, every time i boot, it shows the tty, then the x.org low graphic settings prompt, recovery options (which don't work, then load low graphics settings.

argh... just had 8.04 working smoothly, upgraded because i heard the flash sound problem had been fixed, and this happens.
(also: any directions may have to tell me how to remove the drivers from the .run provided by ati)

[icanfly0307]

Hi,
Unfortunately, Ubuntu 8.10 decided to make a lot of things automated; one of which is the graphics card detection. You're not the only one out there.

To help you out better, it would be nice if you could post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf. That would clear up things a little better.

[bgugi]

# xorg.conf (X.Org 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 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.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# 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 "ServerLayout"
Identifier "aticonfig Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

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

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

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

[bgugi]

also: my lid switch isn't working (monitor doesn't turn off when i close my laptop. i think it is related)

is there any way to revert the upgrade?

[bgugi]

bump one more time, then i give up like i always do on this forum, because it seems like nobody is ever interested in helping me.