ATI Catalyst 10.6 driver

[mikerobinson]

hows the performance of the card for you? how did u did it? im sure mines will encounter a problem once i upgrade too i own the same card running kubuntu

Performance seems pretty decent. Getting around 50000 frames per 5 sec in glxgears. World of warcraft with wine in opengl mode I get around 30 fps with 1776x1000 resolution and all settings maxed out.

To upgrade this is roughly what I did:

1) backup your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (just in case):

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

2) Run the installer:

sudo ./ati-driver-installer-10-6-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid

3) Uninstall current driver:

sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx-kernel-source xorg-driver-fglrx fglrx-modaliases libamdxvba1

4) Install the new driver (must be in the same directory as step 2):

sudo dpkg -i ./fglrx*.deb

5) Cross your fingers
6) Reboot

[hegomir]

Used the solution posted above, but it says that drivers are not installed. Please help.

[mikerobinson]

Used the solution posted above, but it says that drivers are not installed. Please help.

Are there any errors in your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file? Is your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file configured correctly to use the fglrx driver? What is the output of executing fglrxinfo?

[hegomir]

Reinstalled ubuntu... i will give it another go... fingers crossed. I'm using this tutorial: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI

[hegomir]

The instructions say that there should be 6 .deb files after creating them. I only get 4... did I do something wrong?

These are the debs:
fglrx - Video driver for the ATI graphics accelerators
fglrx-amdcccle - Catalyst Control Center for the ATI graphics accelerators
fglrx-dev - Video driver for the ATI graphics accelerators (devel files)
fglrx-modaliases - Identifiers supported by the ATI graphics driver

so i'm missing 3 debs:
xorg-driver-fglrx - Video driver for the ATI graphics accelerators
xorg-driver-fglrx-dev - Video driver for the ATI graphics accelerators (devel files)
fglrx-kernel-source - Kernel module source for the ATI graphics accelerators

what now?

[hegomir]

Pushed on anyway... nothing happened... rebooted... everything seemed fine, no problem, just docky saying i have to have compoziting enabled, which ment the drivers didn't installed (properly?), looked around abit and no driver, no fglrxinfo, no anything,... so i reinstalled the driver Hardware drivers offered... reboot... run ubuntu in low graphics mode...oh fuuu... now i'm back at post 1.

Will look for the thing you pointed out and post it here. Thank you in advance. :S

[hegomir]

xorg.0.log ... i'm sorry... but i can't separate what's an error and what's not.
I only spotted a few warnings:

(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.

(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)

(WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx

(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:0:1) found





X.Org X Server 1.7.6
Release Date: 2010-03-17
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-27-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux valentin-laptop 2.6.32-23-generic-pae #37-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 11 09:26:55 UTC 2010 i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae root=UUID=95f91900-36ce-4c38-a4d0-bb305e620941 ro quiet splash
Build Date: 16 June 2010 09:31:32AM
xorg-server 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.2 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
Current version of pixman: 0.16.4
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jul 22 12:34:52 2010
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using config directory: "/usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen".
Using the first device section listed.
(**) | |-->Device "Default Device"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen".
Using a default monitor configuration.
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
(II) Loader magic: 0x81f0e80
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 6.0
X.Org XInput driver : 7.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(++) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1002:68c1:1179:fd00 ATI Technologies Inc Redwood [Radeon HD 5600 Series] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd2200000/131072, I/O @ 0x00005000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
compiled for 7.5.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.6, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.6, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.6, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.6, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.6, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "fglrx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
(II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
compiled for 1.7.1, module version = 8.74.4
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
(II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so
(II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
compiled for 1.7.1, module version = 8.74.4
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:8.74.4
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier: 8.741
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: May 27 2010 12:52:28
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
(II) Loading PCS database from /etc/ati/amdpcsdb
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x68C1) found
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@1:0:1) found
(II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a group targeted for this release
(II) AMD Video driver is signed

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80e937b]
1: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x61c7d) [0x80a9c7d]
2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb7847410]
3: /usr/bin/X (xf86ParsePciBusString+0x2c) [0x80c6cec]
4: /usr/bin/X (xf86ComparePciBusString+0x32) [0x80c6f92]
5: /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so (atiddxProbe+0x95b) [0xb6de3dfb]
6: /usr/bin/X (xf86CallDriverProbe+0x182) [0x80b82c2]
7: /usr/bin/X (InitOutput+0x3c2) [0x80b9a82]
8: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1ebbb) [0x8066bbb]
9: /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0xb757dbd6]
10: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1e961) [0x8066961]
Segmentation fault at address (nil)

Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

[Stimpy84]

To upgrade this is roughly what I did:

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Thanks so much, Mike! This worked absolutely flawlessly!

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