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Ubuntu Edgy Installation Guide

2007-07-09T03:26:34Z

80.104.163.55: /* Method 2: Install the 8.35.5 Driver Manually */

The [[:Category:Releases|latest]] fglrx driver supports Radeon 9500+ and the X-series cards up to X1900.

==Pre-Installation Checks==
=== Enable "restricted" Repository ===
To do this in GNOME, go to your System Menu > Administration > Software Sources. Place a check next to "Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted)," click Close, click Reload, and let the application update the package list.

To do this in XFCE, go to your Applications > System > Software Sources. Place a check next to "Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted)," click Close, click Reload, and let the application update the package list.

If you use KDE, go to K > System > Adept Manager Manage Packages. Enter your password. Go to Adept > Manage Repositories. Right Click everything that starts with deb or deb-src and select enable. Select fetch updates and you are good to go!

=== Disable Composite Extension ===
In Ubuntu Edgy the Composite extension is enabled by default, however, ''fglrx'' does not yet support Composite with DRI. In order to disable Composite you have to edit the ''xorg.conf'' file:
<pre>sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf</pre>
and add these lines at the end of the file:
{{Box File|/etc/X11/xorg.conf|
<pre>Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection</pre>
}}
*Note: Xubuntu does not have gedit. The default text editor in Xubuntu is called mousepad.
*Note: Kubuntu does not have gedit. The default text editor in Kubuntu is called kate.
*Another option is to use nano (or vim).

== Installation ==
===Method 1: Install the 8.34.8 Driver the Ubuntu Way===

<pre>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) #Okay if it is already installed
sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx
</pre>
Continue to "Configure the Driver" below.

===Method 2: Install the 8.38.6 Driver Manually===
*Note: ''This is just an alternative installation method for the section above. It might help if you still get 'DRI missing' errors.''

Download the ATI driver installer: [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.38.6-x86.x86_64.run ati-driver-installer-8.38.6-x86.x86_64.run](this installer is for 32bit '''and''' 64bit systems), taking care of which version needs for your [[Hardware|device]].

Change to the download directory. Make sure that you have the [http://www.ubuntux.org/node/71 ''universe'' and ''multiverse'' repositories] enabled in ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' before doing these steps.

''Install necessary tools:''
<pre>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++5 linux-headers-$(uname -r)
</pre>

''Create .deb packages:''
<pre>
bash ati-driver-installer-8.38.6-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/edgy
</pre>

''Blacklist old fglrx module from linux-restricted-modules:''

*Note: You only need to do this if you've installed the driver from Method 1 above.

As ubuntu's ''linux-restricted-modules'' package includes the fglrx module from an old driver version (8.28.8), we have to blacklist this module to make sure the new kernel module which is needed by the new driver will be used instead.

<pre>sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common</pre>
Add "fglrx" to the line "DISABLED_MODULES"
{{Box File|/etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common|
<pre>DISABLED_MODULES="fglrx"</pre>
}}

''Install .deb packages:''
<pre>
sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.38.6-1*.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.38.6-1*.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-amdcccle_8.38.6-1*.deb
</pre>

''Remove any old fglrx debs from /usr/src/:''
<pre>
sudo rm /usr/src/fglrx-kernel*.deb
</pre>

''Fix broken dependencies''
*Note: ''You only need to do this if you have installed previous versions of these drivers using this method before.''
<pre>
sudo apt-get -f install
</pre>

''Compile the kernel module:''
<pre>
sudo module-assistant prepare
sudo module-assistant update
sudo module-assistant build fglrx
sudo module-assistant install fglrx
sudo depmod -ae
</pre>

'''IMPORTANT''': You have to recompile the kernel module after each kernel update!
''NOTE'': the new ATI driver (8.36.5) now support kernel 2.6.20!

===Configure the Driver===
<pre>
sudo aticonfig --initial
</pre>
*Note: An '''alternative''' to the '''aticonfig --initial''' command is to edit ''/etc/X11/xorg.conf'' and replace the string "ati" with "fglrx" in the "Device" section. This way you won't lose your old "Screen" and "Monitor" settings. Afterwards you can use aticonfig for setting overlay etc.
<pre>
sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv
</pre>

===Finish the Installation===
Now save any open document and reboot your system:
<pre>
sudo shutdown -r now
</pre>
*Note: An '''alternative''' to rebooting is to restart the X Server by pressing your CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE keys. If you do not reboot, you must remove any old kernel modules such as "drm" "radeon" or "fglrx" using the "rmmod" command. Example: <code>rmmod fglrx</code> <br/>''If this sounds difficult, or you don't know which modules are "Modules such as..." then stick to rebooting ;)''

== Post-Installation Checks ==
===Verifying===
Run the following command to check its output to ensure the fglrx driver is installed properly:
<pre>
fglrxinfo

display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY RADEON 9700
OpenGL version string: 2.0.6400 (8.35.5)
</pre>
If you do not see ATI as your vendor, then there are ways to [[Troubleshooting|troubleshoot installation]].

=== Additional configure with aticonfig tool ===
You can even more configure the driver with the '''aticonfig''' tool, more information can be found at [[Configuring]].

For example: <br>
* use powerplay option to switch power state for battery friendly or performance mode
* use dual head or one big desktop mode
* turn second monitor on/off on the fly

==Ubuntu-specific Issues==

=== Revert to Xorg driver ===

If (for any reason) the fglrx install fails, you can revert to the Xorg driver by executing
<pre>sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg</pre>
and selecting the "ati" driver, or simply restoring the previous /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, if you made a backup.

You also need to remove the xorg-driver-fglrx or your manually installed drivers to get the 3D acceleration back, since it is provided by file /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 which belongs to libgl1-mesa package and which is moved to backup and replaced at the installation of xorg-driver-fglrx (or the manually built) package. In case the removal of the fglrx drivers fails to restore the file from libgl1-mesa, you have to reinstall the package by running:

<pre>sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa</pre>

=== If suspend and hibernate not working ===

If after fglrx installation suspend and hibernate stop working. I mean it suspends and hibernates but does not start and just gives black screen. Then put POST_VIDEO to false:
{{Box File|/etc/default/acpi-support|
<pre># Should we attempt to warm-boot the video hardware on resume?
POST_VIDEO=false</pre>
}}

==See Also==
*[[Frequently Asked Questions]]
*[[Performance Issues]]

=== Permalinks to guides for older driver versions ===

* [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Edgy_Installation_Guide&oldid=3402 Ubuntu Edgy Installation Guide of driver v8.33.6]
* [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Edgy_Installation_Guide&oldid=3541 Ubuntu Edgy Installation Guide of driver v8.34.8]

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[[Category:Installation Documentation]]

Suspend2

2006-08-01T01:20:51Z

80.104.163.64:

==Suspend2 with fglrx 8.19 and above==

Suspend2 version 2.2-rc11 and the ati driver version 8.19.10 is the first combination which is supposed to work without any support tool like vbetool. Suspend2 is the next generation of software suspension tool that has more advanced configuration options and scripting possibilities which makes it more usable for hardwares that need workaround and work not with Suspend's original version. Note that Suspend2 version 2.2-rc13 is the last one that works when fglrx is hardware accelerated, rc14 and 15 does not resume correctly with DRI enabled. 8.19.10+ fglrx works best with rc13.

Suspend1 is included in vanilla kernel, but Suspend2 is a patchset for specific kernel versions, and a package of hibernation script and scriplets (that do the suspend and resume process along with the kernel). You need to go to [http://www.suspend2.net suspend2.net] to download the patchset and patch the related kernel source, compile it and the fglrx kernel driver. Go there for more info about the suspend2 installing. If you want to use rc11 you will need kernel 2.6.14. Former versions of Suspend2 are not using well the new fglrx driver 8.19.10, so it is advisable to use suspend2 2.2-rc11. Older versions are said to be working with older versions of ati driver but it's likely you will need a working vbetool to use them.

The recent versions were tested by a bunch of users and reported to be fully usable. [http://rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33834557 rage3d forum thread]. It hibernates and resumes fglrx very well. You should have a perfectly restored X screen when you resume your machine. Hunt for bugs and flaws is still running and any discoveries should be described on this page and the [http://ati.cchtml.com/ bugzilla].

The new '''suspend2 2.2-rc13''' has many new fixes (though filewriter still needs caution, but swapwriter works fine), and if you want to use it with ati-driver, please be aware that you might need to add the following line to your hibernate.conf (or /etc/hibernate/common.conf) to make it work:

ProcSetting extra_pages_allowance 5000 # 5000 may not be enough... read below!

Anyway, if you're using XGL you maybe whould have to increase this value, becouse it simply indicate how much space should use Suspend2 to save Video Memory, and XGL uses lots more than standard X. If when you're hibernating Suspend2 freezes on "Doing atomic copy", this could be the cause.
Reading [http://lists.suspend2.net/lurker/message/20060626.101725.740570ff.en.html Suspend2 mailing list], I suggest to use a value close to (your memory size)/4 with also some padding... So if you've 64Mb of Vram set extra_pages_allowance to 20000, if you've 128Mb of Vram set extra_pages_allowance to 40000 and so on...
By the way, you could set a better value looking the suspend2 debug infos with

cat /sys/power/suspend2/debug_info | grep "Extra pages"

In my case the output is "Extra pages : 7552 used/20000", but the value changes a lot durning your session...

==Suspend2 experience==

====Bugs:====

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux (kernel 2.6.14-suspend2-r1 with suspend 2.2-rc11), fglrx 8.19.10 - hangs if two instances of X are resumend and switching to another X.

(Resuming a freezed proxy service (ziproxy or tinyproxy) caused kernel locking. Be careful to stop them before suspending. -- 2.2-rc11)

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux with suspend 2.2-rc14 and rc15, fglrx 8.20.8 - Cannot resume with HW acceleration, DRI. rc13 works fine!

* Gigabyte GA-7N400-L (Nforce2), Radeon 9600XT, 512 MB RAM, gentoo linux with suspend2 2.2.5/ 2.2.7, fglrx 8.25.18/ 8.26.18, kernel 2.6.16/ 2.6.17 - it hangs with screen off after resume

====Good working:====

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux (kernel 2.6.14-suspend2-r1 with suspend 2.2-rc13/rc11), fglrx 8.20.8

* AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+, nForce 2,
1Go RAM, Radeon 9200SE - FC4 suspend 2.2-rc11 (or latest 2.2-rc13) using FC4 kernel from http://mhensler.de/swsusp/
and livna ATI RPM!

* Radeon Mobility 9700 64Mb, Centrino 1.5Ghz using Ubuntu Dapper with fglrx 8.27.10, loading XGL + Compiz. You need an higher value of ProcSetting extra_pages_allowance X (I'm using 20000).

- XV and 3D acceleration is still present after suspend! (XV is ok since fglrx-8.20.8)

Suspend2

2006-08-01T01:06:28Z

80.104.163.64: /* Suspend2 with fglrx 8.19 and above */

==Suspend2 with fglrx 8.19 and above==

Suspend2 version 2.2-rc11 and the ati driver version 8.19.10 is the first combination which is supposed to work without any support tool like vbetool. Suspend2 is the next generation of software suspension tool that has more advanced configuration options and scripting possibilities which makes it more usable for hardwares that need workaround and work not with Suspend's original version. Note that Suspend2 version 2.2-rc13 is the last one that works when fglrx is hardware accelerated, rc14 and 15 does not resume correctly with DRI enabled. 8.19.10+ fglrx works best with rc13.

Suspend1 is included in vanilla kernel, but Suspend2 is a patchset for specific kernel versions, and a package of hibernation script and scriplets (that do the suspend and resume process along with the kernel). You need to go to [http://www.suspend2.net suspend2.net] to download the patchset and patch the related kernel source, compile it and the fglrx kernel driver. Go there for more info about the suspend2 installing. If you want to use rc11 you will need kernel 2.6.14. Former versions of Suspend2 are not using well the new fglrx driver 8.19.10, so it is advisable to use suspend2 2.2-rc11. Older versions are said to be working with older versions of ati driver but it's likely you will need a working vbetool to use them.

The recent versions were tested by a bunch of users and reported to be fully usable. [http://rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33834557 rage3d forum thread]. It hibernates and resumes fglrx very well. You should have a perfectly restored X screen when you resume your machine. Hunt for bugs and flaws is still running and any discoveries should be described on this page and the [http://ati.cchtml.com/ bugzilla].

The new '''suspend2 2.2-rc13''' has many new fixes (though filewriter still needs caution, but swapwriter works fine), and if you want to use it with ati-driver, please be aware that you might need to add the following line to your hibernate.conf (or /etc/hibernate/common.conf) to make it work:

ProcSetting extra_pages_allowance 5000 # 5000 may not be enough... read below!

Anyway, if you're using XGL you maybe whould have to increase this value, becouse it simply indicate how much space should use Suspend2 to save Video Memory, and XGL uses lots more than standard X. If when you're hibernating Suspend2 freezes on "Doing atomic copy", this could be the cause.
Reading [http://lists.suspend2.net/lurker/message/20060626.101725.740570ff.en.html Suspend2 mailing list], I suggest to use a value close to the half of your memory size with also some padding... So if you've 64Mb of Vram set extra_pages_allowance to 20000, if you've 128Mb of Vram set extra_pages_allowance to 40000 and so on...
By the way, you could set a better value looking the suspend2 debug infos with

cat /sys/power/suspend2/debug_info | grep "Extra pages"

In my case the output is "Extra pages : 7552 used/20000", but the value changes a lot durning your session...

==Suspend2 experience==

====Bugs:====

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux (kernel 2.6.14-suspend2-r1 with suspend 2.2-rc11), fglrx 8.19.10 - hangs if two instances of X are resumend and switching to another X.

(Resuming a freezed proxy service (ziproxy or tinyproxy) caused kernel locking. Be careful to stop them before suspending. -- 2.2-rc11)

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux with suspend 2.2-rc14 and rc15, fglrx 8.20.8 - Cannot resume with HW acceleration, DRI. rc13 works fine!

* Gigabyte GA-7N400-L (Nforce2), Radeon 9600XT, 512 MB RAM, gentoo linux with suspend2 2.2.5/ 2.2.7, fglrx 8.25.18/ 8.26.18, kernel 2.6.16/ 2.6.17 - it hangs with screen off after resume

====Good working:====

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux (kernel 2.6.14-suspend2-r1 with suspend 2.2-rc13/rc11), fglrx 8.20.8

* AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+, nForce 2,
1Go RAM, Radeon 9200SE - FC4 suspend 2.2-rc11 (or latest 2.2-rc13) using FC4 kernel from http://mhensler.de/swsusp/
and livna ATI RPM!

* Radeon Mobility 9700 64Mb, Centrino 1.5Ghz using Ubuntu Dapper with fglrx 8.27.10, loading XGL + Compiz. You need an higher value of ProcSetting extra_pages_allowance X (I'm using 20000).

- XV and 3D acceleration is still present after suspend! (XV is ok since fglrx-8.20.8)

Suspend2

2006-08-01T00:54:49Z

80.104.163.64: /* Suspend2 experience */

==Suspend2 with fglrx 8.19 and above==

Suspend2 version 2.2-rc11 and the ati driver version 8.19.10 is the first combination which is supposed to work without any support tool like vbetool. Suspend2 is the next generation of software suspension tool that has more advanced configuration options and scripting possibilities which makes it more usable for hardwares that need workaround and work not with Suspend's original version. Note that Suspend2 version 2.2-rc13 is the last one that works when fglrx is hardware accelerated, rc14 and 15 does not resume correctly with DRI enabled. 8.19.10+ fglrx works best with rc13.

Suspend1 is included in vanilla kernel, but Suspend2 is a patchset for specific kernel versions, and a package of hibernation script and scriplets (that do the suspend and resume process along with the kernel). You need to go to [http://www.suspend2.net suspend2.net] to download the patchset and patch the related kernel source, compile it and the fglrx kernel driver. Go there for more info about the suspend2 installing. If you want to use rc11 you will need kernel 2.6.14. Former versions of Suspend2 are not using well the new fglrx driver 8.19.10, so it is advisable to use suspend2 2.2-rc11. Older versions are said to be working with older versions of ati driver but it's likely you will need a working vbetool to use them.

The recent versions were tested by a bunch of users and reported to be fully usable. [http://rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33834557 rage3d forum thread]. It hibernates and resumes fglrx very well. You should have a perfectly restored X screen when you resume your machine. Hunt for bugs and flaws is still running and any discoveries should be described on this page and the [http://ati.cchtml.com/ bugzilla].

The new '''suspend2 2.2-rc13''' has many new fixes (though filewriter still needs caution, but swapwriter works fine), and if you want to use it with ati-driver, please be aware that you might need to add the following line to your hibernate.conf to make it work:

ProcSetting extra_pages_allowance 5000

==Suspend2 experience==

====Bugs:====

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux (kernel 2.6.14-suspend2-r1 with suspend 2.2-rc11), fglrx 8.19.10 - hangs if two instances of X are resumend and switching to another X.

(Resuming a freezed proxy service (ziproxy or tinyproxy) caused kernel locking. Be careful to stop them before suspending. -- 2.2-rc11)

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux with suspend 2.2-rc14 and rc15, fglrx 8.20.8 - Cannot resume with HW acceleration, DRI. rc13 works fine!

* Gigabyte GA-7N400-L (Nforce2), Radeon 9600XT, 512 MB RAM, gentoo linux with suspend2 2.2.5/ 2.2.7, fglrx 8.25.18/ 8.26.18, kernel 2.6.16/ 2.6.17 - it hangs with screen off after resume

====Good working:====

* Abit NF7, Radeon 9600XT, 1G RAM, gentoo linux (kernel 2.6.14-suspend2-r1 with suspend 2.2-rc13/rc11), fglrx 8.20.8

* AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+, nForce 2,
1Go RAM, Radeon 9200SE - FC4 suspend 2.2-rc11 (or latest 2.2-rc13) using FC4 kernel from http://mhensler.de/swsusp/
and livna ATI RPM!

* Radeon Mobility 9700 64Mb, Centrino 1.5Ghz using Ubuntu Dapper with fglrx 8.27.10, loading XGL + Compiz. You need an higher value of ProcSetting extra_pages_allowance X (I'm using 20000).

- XV and 3D acceleration is still present after suspend! (XV is ok since fglrx-8.20.8)