Jaunty ATI/AMD FGLRX driver install is broken :(

**hyperyoda** · July 17th, 2009

This is fresh Jaunty system, AMD Athlon dual core running kernel 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP

Have ATI Radeon HD graphics card.

Went to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers

It showed:

No proprietary drivers are in use on this system.
ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver

So I clicked Activate and it then it just hangs on:
Downloading and installing driver..0%

It never moves past 0%

And my internet connection is working fine,no firewall in the way either.

How can I get this driver installed? I really need hardware acceleration so I can play games

Here is lspci output:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4550]
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 21ae
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 4 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 2: Memory at fdfe0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Region 4: I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fdf00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [58] Express (v2) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <64ns, L1 <1us
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [a0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [100] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel modules: fglrx

BTW: I noticed in that output it says:
Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]

But my ATI manual says it is supposed to have 512MB of dedicated video memory (DDR3) on the graphics card so what does lspci only show 256M?!

**triphazard** · July 18th, 2009

Just thought I'd let the world know that I also have this problem.

I'm running an nVidia 8600GTS and the proprietary driver installer doesn't get past 0%.

I also have a working network connection and no firewall issues etc.

This OS was installed about half an hour ago and recently updated with security updates etc through the update manager.

Eventually this messsage comes up: -

Sorry, the Jockey backend crashed. Please file a bug at:
ubuntu-bug jockey-common
Trying to recover by restarting backend.

**markbuntu** · July 19th, 2009

You need to get all the updates before installing those drivers. Update, reboot and then you should be able to install them.

**triphazard** · July 19th, 2009

Originally Posted by markbuntu

You need to get all the updates before installing those drivers. Update, reboot and then you should be able to install them.

Sorry, I should have added that since getting all the updates the system has been rebooted; multiple times now actually.

Has anybody ever seen this before?

**pme 72** · July 19th, 2009

I recently installed an ATI HD4550 card in my AMD Athlon 3500+ running Jaunty 9.04. I got the message that proprietary drivers were available. When I checked Activate, they installed with no issues.

desktop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge (rev 10)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI-X Root Port
00:12.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 Serial ATA Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller (rev 11)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 IDE Controller
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4550]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc R700 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4000 Series]
02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306 Fire II IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller (rev 80)

**cottfcfan** · July 19th, 2009

I had the same problem, but found after a couple of minutes it will download and install.

**hyperyoda** · July 22nd, 2009

Originally Posted by pme 72

I recently installed an ATI HD4550 card in my AMD Athlon 3500+ running Jaunty 9.04. I got the message that proprietary drivers were available. When I checked Activate, they installed with no issues.

desktop:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge (rev 10)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI-X Root Port
00:12.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 Serial ATA Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller (rev 11)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 IDE Controller
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4550]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc R700 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4000 Series]
02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306 Fire II IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller (rev 80)

Fixed now

**triphazard** · July 27th, 2009

Just to confirm, despite hyperyoda's being fixed, mine still does not work.

**to6y** · August 4th, 2009

I have the same problem as triphazard. It says something about recovering after like an hour of being on 0%... I've updated and everything but it still won't budge. I really need a solution

**markbuntu** · August 6th, 2009

Originally Posted by to6y

I have the same problem as triphazard. It says something about recovering after like an hour of being on 0%... I've updated and everything but it still won't budge. I really need a solution

FYI it is doubtful that someone who can help you with your nvidia problem is going to look in a thread with ATI in the title. You have a different problem, you should start a new thread.