ATI Card not found in 'Hardware Drivers'

[Cyb3rD0n Architectus]

Hi,

I've been playing around to get Compiz working on my laptop after an upgrade from Gutsy to Hardy. After several attempts, following several walkthroughs, my ATI x1400 card stopped showing up in the 'Hardware Drivers' list. Now I cannot enable/disable my card's restricted drivers, which is kind of needed in order to get my Compiz back working.8-[

I also cannot turn my direct rendering on whatever I try. All I get from $ fglrxinfo is this:

display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.3-rc2)


So, my question kind of is: how do I get my ATI x1400 card back in the drivers list?

And maybe someone can tell me how I get my Compiz back. I've tried installing the latest ATI drivers and all and all I get is the "White Screen of Death". The desktop without the effects is seriously lame...](*,)

Thanks in advance.

Here's my xorg.conf, just for the fun of it:


# 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.
#
# 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 "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
Load "dri"
Load "v4l"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

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

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
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

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

[chek2fire]

Try to use the programme envyng-gtk to install ati driver. You will find it in synaptic.

[Cyb3rD0n Architectus]

Thanks for the quick reply,

I've done what you said, but the ATI card still won't appear in the Hardware List. The direct rendering is also still off...

I've managed to take a screenshot of the ATI Catalyst Control Center, it's attached to this message.

[Cyb3rD0n Architectus]

Well, I kind of solved it. Everything is working like a charm now. How? :roll:

>> Backup my important stuff and did a fresh install. :-\"

Bit of a job though, but it did the trick. Compiz, effects: everything works beautifully! :-({|=

Bye! ):P