Need help with ATI drivers not working!!!!!

[PsyWolf]

use this command to copy the xorg.conf file to a file called xorg.conf.backup

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

then use this command to edit it

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and to restore from the backup if things go badly, use the command

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and then restart your computer or just hit ctrl+alt+backspace to restart your x server

[MDSmith2]

I find that the easist way to get ati/nvidia drivers is envy

sudo apt-get install envy

because if i downloaded the driver i think i need, it locks the resolution at 800x600 but envy fixes that and fixes the xorg file.

[Universal344]

use this command to copy the xorg.conf file to a file called xorg.conf.backup

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

then use this command to edit it

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and to restore from the backup if things go badly, use the command

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and then restart your computer or just hit ctrl+alt+backspace to restart your x server

AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

I followed your instructions and changed vesa to fglrx and rebooted. It didn't go screwy but it didn't let me enable desktop effects either!! What Now????

[riven0]

Is fglrx enabled? What are the results of this command?: fglrxinfo

[Universal344]

results of fglrxinfo:

display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7415 Release

[bodhi.zazen]

I do not know much about ATI, but see if this sticky helps :

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=764633

[Universal344]

I do not know much about ATI, but see if this sticky helps :

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=764633

That shouldn't be my problem because I have a recent card.

But, I found in the instruction manual that riven directed me to that I should add fglrx to the restricted modules section in the linux-restricted-modules-common file. Should I do this? And if so can use

sudo cp /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common-backup

to back it up???

[Universal344]

I went ahead and backed up the linux-restricted-modules-common file, added fglrx to restricted modules section and restarted.

RESULT= No change what so ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there something I'm not doing???

Please help

[Universal344]

Anyone?

PLEASE!!!

[Universal344]

Does no one wish to help me????