Just "permanently" switch to Ubuntu from Windows, largely due to python I think?
Everything works fine, but the issues with hardware drivers really really bother me and my current focus is on the graphic driver. So would anyone please suggest a way to do this? In the following, I described my situation in detail if you do not have the patience to read them all please go directly to 2.3. Gratitude!
Section 1
My desktop has dual monitors and this is very important to me. If I do not install any driver, in which case the "System Settings" "Details" says "Graphics: Unknown", but the dual monitors work just fine. I know that I need to install the proper driver as I did in Windows to achieve optimal performance. And actually, the "no driver case" works but I experienced several times of "system crash", e.g., the mouse pointer just froze at somewhere and the screens black out and on again and again. I think this might be the reason of proper graphic driver installed.
Section 2
I tried the following ways but none turns out to be a success Even if I installed, the "System Settings" "Details" "Graphics" says "VESA" and I am not sure how to change it to catalyst (I suppose).
2.1
The first step I did was to open the "System Settings" and "Additional Drivers", in which there are two options: ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver, and ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver(post release updates). I chose the first one, activated that, and reboot. But the problem is that the two monitors can only mirror each other. When I uncheck the "Mirror displays" box and apply, the error message "the width required is 3840*1080 but the maximum width is 1920". However, when I type "fglrxinfo" in the terminal, the information suggests that I installed the driver properly! So, I undo what I have done and try the next way.
2.2
I googled and followed the instructions in the following two websites
(1)
http://askubuntu.com/questions/12429...-video-drivers
(2)
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...allation_Guide
The result is that "fglrxinfo" all shows I installed the driver but I checked the xorg.conf I did not see any changes in it. I suppose, it should have two additional sections for monitors and two additional sections for screens. Esp. in the screen section, it should specify the resolution, refresh rate, etc.
2.3
I also check the amd website, http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...2&lang=English
there is a file called "Catalyst_11.10_Linux_Installer.pdf", which I suppose should be the "official reference"? However, several problems puzzle me and I do not want to proceed until make them clear.
First, page 2, "Minimum System Requirements", I checked my "glibc version" which is 2.15 and that does not meet the requirement of 2.2 or 2.3. I did not find a way to update this and even the view regarding updating per se is not consistent in that someone argue that it is not a good idea doing so. In addition, I have no idea regarding the "POSIX" item. Well, not to say the "System Recommendations" part.
If you have reached here, I really appreciate your patience and kindness!
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