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‎Ubuntu X Team's PPA

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‎Aticonfig not found after installation & "module does not exist" after boot

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← Older revision		Revision as of 21:28, 4 January 2013
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	$ sudo update-alternatives --auto gl_conf		$ sudo update-alternatives --auto gl_conf
	After that, the alternatives should automatically be configured correctly when the graphics driver .debs are installed.		After that, the alternatives should automatically be configured correctly when the graphics driver .debs are installed.
		+
		+	== Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so ==
		+
		+	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/748308
		+	This error can often be fixed quickly with
		+	$ sudo ldconfig -v \| grep -i libatiuki

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 This package contains both the 32-bit and 64-bit driver.
   $ cd ~/; mkdir catalyst{{Catalystversion}}; cd catalyst{{Catalystversion}}/
-  $ wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-x86.x86_64.run
+  $ wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-x86.x86_64.run
 ===''Create .deb packages.''===
-  $ sudo sh ati-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid
+  $ sudo sh amd-driver-installer-{{catalystdashversion}}-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid
 ===''Install .debs.''===
@@ Line 210: / Line 210: @@
   $ sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-str=DDX,ForceXAA,TRUE
   $ sudo service gdm start

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 NOTE: You must have the restricted repository enabled in System -> Administration -> Software Sources for this to work. You must also have the fglrx-modaliases and jockey-gtk (or jockey-kde for Kubuntu) packages installed. You will be limited to the drivers for your version of Ubuntu that Canonical deems stable.  This may not give you the latest drivers, but should be safest. On Ubuntu Lucid, this will install Catalyst 8.723, which is roughly equivalent to Catalyst 10-4. Go to the Restricted Drivers Manager (System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers) and enable the "ATI accelerated graphics driver" (or double-click the "available driver" notification icon). Ubuntu will then install and configure the driver for you.
-Thanks for sharing. What a plesuare to read!
+== Ubuntu X Team's PPA ==
 == Installing the drivers manually ==

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 NOTE: You must have the restricted repository enabled in System -> Administration -> Software Sources for this to work. You must also have the fglrx-modaliases and jockey-gtk (or jockey-kde for Kubuntu) packages installed. You will be limited to the drivers for your version of Ubuntu that Canonical deems stable.  This may not give you the latest drivers, but should be safest. On Ubuntu Lucid, this will install Catalyst 8.723, which is roughly equivalent to Catalyst 10-4. Go to the Restricted Drivers Manager (System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers) and enable the "ATI accelerated graphics driver" (or double-click the "available driver" notification icon). Ubuntu will then install and configure the driver for you.
-== Ubuntu X Team's PPA ==
+Thanks for sharing. What a plesuare to read!
-This is an excellent PPA, frequently updated, and run by Ubuntu veterans.
- $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
- $ sudo apt-get update
-At this point, you should install available updates and then you can install the driver:
- $ sudo apt-get install fglrx
 == Installing the drivers manually ==

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	[[Category:Installation Documentation]]		[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

−	~~Knwoledge wants~~ to be ~~free~~, ~~just like these articles!~~	+	== Aticonfig not found after installation & "module does not exist" after boot ==
		+	This scenario is possible when the driver installation has seemingly succeeded and is possibly related to previous use of fglrx through the Jockey (i.e. you first used drivers provided by Ubuntu but then upgraded to ones available from AMD's website). When doing aticonfig --initial after driver installation, you might end up not having the aticonfig available at all:
		+	<pre>aticonfig: command not found</pre>
		+	After booting you might receive X error '(EE) Failed to load module "fglrx" (module does not exist, 0)'. These do not necessarily indicate that the installation has failed completely. On command line, do
		+	$ ls /usr/lib/fglrx/bin
		+	and see if the command lists some Ati related programs. If they are listed but not found from /usr/bin, it is possible that the "update-alternatives" fglrx .deb installation does has been ignored. See man update-alternatives for more information about the concept and workings of alternatives. In practice, update-alternatives is supposed to create several symbolic links to the files in the fglrx directory, but it will be ignored if the alternatives for the very related gl_conf entry has been set to manual. Do
		+	$ update-alternatives --get-selections \| grep gl_conf
		+	and see if the mode is manual instead of auto and if mesa is mentioned instead of fglrx in the path that is printed. In this case you need to
		+	$ sudo update-alternatives --set gl_conf /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf
		+	to set fglrx as the active alternative. You can alternatively (no pun intended) and additionally change the gl_conf into automatic mode before the installation this way:
		+	$ sudo update-alternatives --auto gl_conf
		+	After that, the alternatives should automatically be configured correctly when the graphics driver .debs are installed.

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 [[Category:Installation Documentation]]
-== Aticonfig not found after installation & "module does not exist" after boot ==
+Knwoledge wants to be free, just like these articles!
-This scenario is possible when the driver installation has seemingly succeeded and is possibly related to previous use of fglrx through the Jockey (i.e. you first used drivers provided by Ubuntu but then upgraded to ones available from AMD's website). When doing aticonfig --initial after driver installation, you might end up not having the aticonfig available at all:
-<pre>aticonfig: command not found</pre>
-After booting you might receive X error '(EE) Failed to load module "fglrx" (module does not exist, 0)'. These do not necessarily indicate that the installation has failed completely. On command line, do
- $ ls /usr/lib/fglrx/bin
-and see if the command lists some Ati related programs. If they are listed but not found from /usr/bin, it is possible that the "update-alternatives" fglrx .deb installation does has been ignored. See man update-alternatives for more information about the concept and workings of alternatives. In practice, update-alternatives is supposed to create several symbolic links to the files in the fglrx directory, but it will be ignored if the alternatives for the very related gl_conf entry has been set to manual. Do
- $ update-alternatives --get-selections | grep gl_conf
-and see if the mode is manual instead of auto and if mesa is mentioned instead of fglrx in the path that is printed. In this case you need to
- $ sudo update-alternatives --set gl_conf /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf
-to set fglrx as the active alternative. You can alternatively (no pun intended) and additionally change the gl_conf into automatic mode before the installation this way:
- $ sudo update-alternatives --auto gl_conf
-After that, the alternatives should automatically be configured correctly when the graphics driver .debs are installed.