Can't install AMD Radeon R7 260X Graphics Driver on 13.10

[squakie]

Does this happen when you (1) purge as I suggested (2) install fglrx via apt-get?

If so, what happens when you (1) purge fglrx as I suggest and (2) install fglrx-updates via apt-get?

Both os these will attempt to install the driver and also install Catalyst. It would be nice to know if the problem is related only to fglrx, or if it also applies to fglrx-updates.

Please, let us know if you have tried these and then what any error messages were.

[Bucky Ball]

Thread moved to Multimedia & Video.

[squakie]

Also, someone here can probably tell you how (I don't know) to download a slightly older version - I running 2:13.101-0ubuntu3 of fglrx-updates and was able to remove and reinstall it just now just fine.

[slooksterpsv]

http://support.amd.com/en-us/downloa...x86&rev=13.151

There's 13.151

[jweiner]

I have tried pretty much everything that has been suggested. I purged all the fglrx and then after downloading and unpacking the zip files from the AMD site I tried

sudo apt-get install fglrx*

The result was...here is copy-and-paste of the messages from apt-get

john@samba:~$ sudo apt-get install fglrx*
[sudo] password for john:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'fglrx-driver-dev' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-pxpress' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-updates' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-dev' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-control' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-amdcccle-updates' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'xfree86-driver-fglrx-dev' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'xorg-driver-fglrx-dev' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-glx' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-control-qt2' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-amdcccle' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-driver' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx-updates-dev' for regex 'fglrx*'
Note, selecting 'fglrx' for regex 'fglrx*'
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:


The following packages have unmet dependencies:
fglrx : Conflicts: fglrx-driver
Conflicts: xorg-driver-binary
fglrx-amdcccle : Conflicts: fglrx-control
fglrx-amdcccle-updates : Conflicts: fglrx-control
fglrx-dev : Conflicts: fglrx-driver-dev
fglrx-updates : Conflicts: fglrx-driver
Conflicts: xorg-driver-binary
fglrx-updates-dev : Conflicts: fglrx-driver-dev
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

So now I don't know what to do and would really appreciate some more help.

[slooksterpsv]

After you extract the zip file are you running:

sudo ./extracted_AMD_file.run

Where extracted_AMD_file.run is the file it extracted?

[jweiner]

Yes I did, but I forgot to "sudo" and so the script hung. I will be back after I do it correctly.

[jweiner]

Running the installer with "sudo" results in a message saying that there is another fglrx installed. The log file says

Supported adapter detected.


[Error]A previous installation of fglrx driver detected to be installed in dkms.
User must uninstall existing fglrx driver
or run install with force option.
Forcing the installation is not recommended.
Output of 'dkms status -m fglrx'
fglrx, 13.101, 3.11.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed

[slooksterpsv]

There's a directory some where, it may be /usr/lib/fglrx that has a command to remove fgrlx, I'd have to research it, but it'll go through and manually rip everything out.

[jweiner]

I was able to get rid of the earlier fglrx files with sudo apt-get purge fglrx. The proprietary installation proceeded but failed. Here is the output from the install log

Supported adapter detected.
Check if system has the tools required for installation.
Uninstalling any previously installed drivers.


Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/13.251/source ->
/usr/src/fglrx-13.251


DKMS: add completed.


Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...


Building module:
cleaning build area....
cd /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/13.251/build; sh make.sh --nohints --uname_r=3.11.0-15-generic --norootcheck....(bad exit status: 1)
[Error] Kernel Module : Failed to build fglrx-13.251 with DKM


Deleting module version: 13.251
completely from the DKMS tree.