Mr8reep
October 5th, 2009, 03:39 PM
Hello, I have a small problem with my graphics when booting ubuntu. I'll start by saying that I have been using Jaunty Jackalope for about 3 days (fresh convert from windows vista) and I use an ATI Radeon X1800 graphics card; I'm also aware that problems with ATI cards are quite common in ubuntu. I have been having the problem that I've read about a lot with the fglrx driver installed through ubuntu's add/remove programs menu: whenever I install this driver I get an odd graphical anomaly after the ubuntu loading bar comes up and my computer completely freezes with the anomaly blinking once every 6 seconds or so. If anyone can point me to a workaround for this I'd appreciate that, but it's not my main concern at the moment.
What worries me more is that even while using the default open source driver that I assume comes with a fresh ubuntu install I still get that same graphical anomaly for a split second, but my computer boots without a problem. It doesnt seem to be causing any trouble but I believe it hints that my graphics card is still not working properly with the open source ubuntu driver.
I would appreciate the help of anyone who can shed some light on this, so thank you in advance. If more information is needed I will also post screenshots of my devices info from vista when I get home.
What worries me more is that even while using the default open source driver that I assume comes with a fresh ubuntu install I still get that same graphical anomaly for a split second, but my computer boots without a problem. It doesnt seem to be causing any trouble but I believe it hints that my graphics card is still not working properly with the open source ubuntu driver.
I would appreciate the help of anyone who can shed some light on this, so thank you in advance. If more information is needed I will also post screenshots of my devices info from vista when I get home.