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68.192.36.104: removed random edit at top---it said "excellent site thank you"

2015-04-14T22:14:49Z

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	~~ï»¿Excellent site! Thank U!,~~

	==X Server Related Issues==		==X Server Related Issues==

78.25.122.25: ï»¿Excellent site! Thank U!,

2015-04-13T14:52:19Z

ï»¿Excellent site! Thank U!,

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	~~==Installer Issues==~~		ï»¿Excellent site! Thank U!,
	~~When the installer fails to produce results~~, check the directory where the ati catalyst installer has been placed. If it contains international characters or spaces, weird errors will arise. (The issue has been reported to ATI some time ago, but even in the newest releases they seem to like to prefer to conserve the bug)

	~~===== February 15, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) =====~~

	~~Had much the same problems as the poster below, but found another fix:~~

	~~Error:~~

	~~dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting~~

	~~Solution found at [http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html].~~

	~~1. Extract files from the installer:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd~~

	~~2. Edit the packages/Ubuntu/dists/lucid/rules file as follows:~~

	~~The following line had to be appended after line 69:~~
	~~SRC_other_arch := x86_64~~
	~~and the following line had to be appended after line 151:~~
	~~-e "s\|#SRCOTHERARCH#\|$(SRC_other_arch)\|g" \~~

	~~3. Create package:~~

	~~sudo ./ati-installer.sh 9.012 --buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid~~

	~~===== January 22, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) =====~~

	~~Just wanted to document my problems with this install and the workaround I came up with.~~

	~~1. I got the installer from AMD (amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run) and attempted this:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/natty~~

	~~This failed with:~~

	~~dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting~~
	~~make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2~~
	~~dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2~~

	~~That '#SRCOTHERARCH#' looked a bit suspicious. I found a directory arch/x86_64/etc/OpenCL/vendors with an "icd" file in it. I guessed that was what the installer was looking for.~~

	~~2. I then extracted the files from the installer:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd~~

	~~3. Create sym link for the "#SRCOTHERARCH#" directory that the installer is expecting to find:~~
	~~cd amd/arch~~
	~~ln -sf x86_64 '#SRCOTHERARCH#'~~

	~~4. Back up to the installer directory and retried the "buildpkg" step - this time it worked and created the three deb package files. I was then able to continue with the install as normal.~~

	==X Server Related Issues==		==X Server Related Issues==

68.99.209.219: revert vandalism

2015-04-13T00:22:31Z

revert vandalism

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	~~Why~~ is ~~everything so difficult?,~~		==Installer Issues==
			When the installer fails to produce results, check the directory where the ati catalyst installer has been placed. If it contains international characters or spaces, weird errors will arise. (The issue has been reported to ATI some time ago, but even in the newest releases they seem to like to prefer to conserve the bug)

			===== February 15, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) =====

			Had much the same problems as the poster below, but found another fix:

			Error:

			dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting

			Solution found at [http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html].

			1. Extract files from the installer:

			sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd

			2. Edit the packages/Ubuntu/dists/lucid/rules file as follows:

			The following line had to be appended after line 69:
			SRC_other_arch := x86_64
			and the following line had to be appended after line 151:
			-e "s\|#SRCOTHERARCH#\|$(SRC_other_arch)\|g" \

			3. Create package:

			sudo ./ati-installer.sh 9.012 --buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid

			===== January 22, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) =====

			Just wanted to document my problems with this install and the workaround I came up with.

			1. I got the installer from AMD (amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run) and attempted this:

			sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/natty

			This failed with:

			dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting
			make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2
			dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2

			That '#SRCOTHERARCH#' looked a bit suspicious. I found a directory arch/x86_64/etc/OpenCL/vendors with an "icd" file in it. I guessed that was what the installer was looking for.

			2. I then extracted the files from the installer:

			sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd

			3. Create sym link for the "#SRCOTHERARCH#" directory that the installer is expecting to find:
			cd amd/arch
			ln -sf x86_64 '#SRCOTHERARCH#'

			4. Back up to the installer directory and retried the "buildpkg" step - this time it worked and created the three deb package files. I was then able to continue with the install as normal.

	==X Server Related Issues==		==X Server Related Issues==

178.88.111.209: Why is everything so difficult?,

2015-04-10T23:54:00Z

Why is everything so difficult?,

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:54, 10 April 2015
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	~~==Installer Issues==~~		Why is everything so difficult?,
	~~When the installer fails to produce results~~, check the directory where the ati catalyst installer has been placed. If it contains international characters or spaces, weird errors will arise. (The issue has been reported to ATI some time ago, but even in the newest releases they seem to like to prefer to conserve the bug)

	~~===== February 15, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) =====~~

	~~Had much the same problems as the poster below, but found another fix:~~

	~~Error:~~

	~~dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting~~

	~~Solution found at [http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html].~~

	~~1. Extract files from the installer:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd~~

	~~2. Edit the packages/Ubuntu/dists/lucid/rules file as follows:~~

	~~The following line had to be appended after line 69:~~
	~~SRC_other_arch := x86_64~~
	~~and the following line had to be appended after line 151:~~
	~~-e "s\|#SRCOTHERARCH#\|$(SRC_other_arch)\|g" \~~

	~~3. Create package:~~

	~~sudo ./ati-installer.sh 9.012 --buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid~~

	~~===== January 22, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) =====~~

	~~Just wanted to document my problems with this install and the workaround I came up with.~~

	~~1. I got the installer from AMD (amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run) and attempted this:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/natty~~

	~~This failed with:~~

	~~dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting~~
	~~make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2~~
	~~dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2~~

	~~That '#SRCOTHERARCH#' looked a bit suspicious. I found a directory arch/x86_64/etc/OpenCL/vendors with an "icd" file in it. I guessed that was what the installer was looking for.~~

	~~2. I then extracted the files from the installer:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd~~

	~~3. Create sym link for the "#SRCOTHERARCH#" directory that the installer is expecting to find:~~
	~~cd amd/arch~~
	~~ln -sf x86_64 '#SRCOTHERARCH#'~~

	~~4. Back up to the installer directory and retried the "buildpkg" step - this time it worked and created the three deb package files. I was then able to continue with the install as normal.~~

	==X Server Related Issues==		==X Server Related Issues==

68.174.163.184: latest Catalysts installer on 64bit debian does not set symlinks from /usr/lib64 to /usr/lib which is used by xorg to startx.

2014-12-14T18:11:21Z

latest Catalysts installer on 64bit debian does not set symlinks from /usr/lib64 to /usr/lib which is used by xorg to startx.

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Mooninite: Reverted edits by 178.168.82.88 (talk) to last revision by 77.197.11.212

2014-04-06T16:53:00Z

Reverted edits by 178.168.82.88 (talk) to last revision by 77.197.11.212

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	~~wDtYKy Really enjoyed~~ this ~~post~~.~~Really thank you! Really Cool~~.		==Installer Issues==
			When the installer fails to produce results, check the directory where the ati catalyst installer has been placed. If it contains international characters or spaces, weird errors will arise. (The issue has been reported to ATI some time ago, but even in the newest releases they seem to like to prefer to conserve the bug)

			===== February 15, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) =====

			Had much the same problems as the poster below, but found another fix:

			Error:

			dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting

			Solution found at [http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html].

			1. Extract files from the installer:

			sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd

			2. Edit the packages/Ubuntu/dists/lucid/rules file as follows:

			The following line had to be appended after line 69:
			SRC_other_arch := x86_64
			and the following line had to be appended after line 151:
			-e "s\|#SRCOTHERARCH#\|$(SRC_other_arch)\|g" \

			3. Create package:

			sudo ./ati-installer.sh 9.012 --buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid

			===== January 22, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) =====

			Just wanted to document my problems with this install and the workaround I came up with.

			1. I got the installer from AMD (amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run) and attempted this:

			sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/natty

			This failed with:

			dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting
			make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2
			dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2

			That '#SRCOTHERARCH#' looked a bit suspicious. I found a directory arch/x86_64/etc/OpenCL/vendors with an "icd" file in it. I guessed that was what the installer was looking for.

			2. I then extracted the files from the installer:

			sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd

			3. Create sym link for the "#SRCOTHERARCH#" directory that the installer is expecting to find:
			cd amd/arch
			ln -sf x86_64 '#SRCOTHERARCH#'

			4. Back up to the installer directory and retried the "buildpkg" step - this time it worked and created the three deb package files. I was then able to continue with the install as normal.

	==X Server Related Issues==		==X Server Related Issues==

178.168.82.88: wDtYKy Really enjoyed this post.Really thank you! Really Cool.

2014-04-06T13:23:30Z

wDtYKy Really enjoyed this post.Really thank you! Really Cool.

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:23, 6 April 2014
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	~~==Installer Issues==~~		wDtYKy Really enjoyed this post.Really thank you! Really Cool.
	When the installer fails to produce results, check the directory where the ati catalyst installer has been placed. If it contains international characters or spaces, weird errors will arise. (The issue has been reported to ATI some time ago, but even in the newest releases they seem to like to prefer to conserve the bug)

	~~===== February 15, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) =====~~

	~~Had much the same problems as the poster below, but found another fix:~~

	~~Error:~~

	~~dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting~~

	~~Solution found at [http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html http://parallelplusplus.blogspot.ca/2013/01/problems-with-amd-catalyst-131-on-ubuntu.html].~~

	~~1. Extract files from the installer:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd~~

	~~2. Edit the packages/Ubuntu/dists/lucid/rules file as follows:~~

	~~The following line had to be appended after line 69:~~
	~~SRC_other_arch := x86_64~~
	~~and the following line had to be appended after line 151:~~
	~~-e "s\|#SRCOTHERARCH#\|$(SRC_other_arch)\|g" \~~

	~~3. Create package:~~

	~~sudo ./ati-installer.sh 9.012 --buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid~~

	~~===== January 22, 2013 - Catalyst 13.1 Install on Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) =====~~

	~~Just wanted to document my problems with this install and the workaround I came up with.~~

	~~1. I got the installer from AMD (amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run) and attempted this:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/natty~~

	~~This failed with:~~

	~~dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting~~
	~~make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2~~
	~~dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2~~

	~~That '#SRCOTHERARCH#' looked a bit suspicious. I found a directory arch/x86_64/etc/OpenCL/vendors with an "icd" file in it. I guessed that was what the installer was looking for.~~

	~~2. I then extracted the files from the installer:~~

	~~sh amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract amd~~

	~~3. Create sym link for the "#SRCOTHERARCH#" directory that the installer is expecting to find:~~
	~~cd amd/arch~~
	~~ln -sf x86_64 '#SRCOTHERARCH#'~~

	~~4. Back up to the installer directory and retried the "buildpkg" step -~~ this ~~time it worked and created the three deb package files~~. ~~I was then able to continue with the install as normal~~.

	==X Server Related Issues==		==X Server Related Issues==

77.197.11.212 at 09:16, 29 January 2014

2014-01-29T09:16:19Z

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	This bug occurs because pxpress loads the intel driver with the		This bug occurs because pxpress loads the intel driver with the
	"AccelMethod" "UXA" option. You can verify this is the cause		"AccelMethod" "UXA" option. You can verify this is the cause
	by using a minimal `xorg.conf`		by using a minimal (Intel only) `xorg.conf`
	(even before fglrx drivers are installed) with just		(even before fglrx drivers are installed) with just

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	Identifier "Intel Graphics"		Identifier "Intel Graphics"
	Driver "intel"		Driver "intel"
	Option "AccelMethod" "UXA" # (fglrx uses) I can see the bug		Option "AccelMethod" "UXA" # (mode fglrx uses) I can see the bug
	# Option "AccelMethod" "SNA" #(default) no bug!		# Option "AccelMethod" "SNA" #(default) no bug!
	EndSection		EndSection

77.197.11.212 at 09:09, 29 January 2014

2014-01-29T09:09:26Z

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	This turns off vsync for the Intel card (the mode that attempts to make your gfx card sync its framerate		This turns off "vsync" for the Intel card (the mode that attempts to make your gfx card sync its framerate
	with that of the display to avoid tearing, rather than racing ahead at its intrinsic higher framerate).		with that of the display to avoid tearing, rather than racing ahead at its intrinsic higher framerate).

	Now even in "UXA" mode, the bug should not be reproducible.		Now even when pxpress loads the intel driver in "UXA" mode, the bug should not be reproducible.

	It would be a better solution if it were possible to tell pxpress to load intel		It would be a better solution if it were possible to tell pxpress to load intel
	driver with SNA mode...		driver with SNA mode directly.

	=== No XVideo support on 690G integrated graphic chipset ===		=== No XVideo support on 690G integrated graphic chipset ===

77.197.11.212: format

2014-01-29T09:07:28Z

format

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:07, 29 January 2014
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	This bug occurs because pxpress loads the intel driver with the		This bug occurs because pxpress loads the intel driver with the
	"AccelMethod" "UXA" option. You can verify this is the cause		"AccelMethod" "UXA" option. You can verify this is the cause
	by using a minimal `xorg.conf`		by using a minimal `xorg.conf`
	(even before fglrx drivers are installed) with just		(even before fglrx drivers are installed) with just

	~~[code]~~

	Section "Device"		Section "Device"
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	EndSection		EndSection

	~~[/code]~~

	and you should reproduce the bug with a few attempts at closing lid/locking screen.		and you should reproduce the bug with a few attempts at closing lid/locking screen.
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	Create (or edit) the DRI config file `~/.drirc` containing		Create (or edit) the DRI config file `~/.drirc` containing

	~~[code]~~

	<device screen="0" driver="dri2">		<device screen="0" driver="dri2">
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	</device>		</device>

	~~[/code]~~

	This turns off vsync for the Intel card (the mode that attempts to make your gfx card sync its framerate		This turns off vsync for the Intel card (the mode that attempts to make your gfx card sync its framerate