Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 440233] Re: fglrx fails at startup because of missing amdpcsdb.default + removal leaves bad settings in Xorg.conf

2010-05-31 Thread Bryan Smith
Zhao, Have you read the install notes for the drivers particularly the following /"Note: You must be logged in with superuser privileges (as root or with sudo access) in order to successfully install the ATI Proprietary Linux driver."/ I am wondering why the directory /var/lib/dkms/fglrx dire

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 440233] Re: fglrx fails at startup because of missing amdpcsdb.default + removal leaves bad settings in Xorg.conf

2010-05-30 Thread Bryan Smith
Zhao, You should be aware that the following is two commands: cd /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.723/build; sh make.sh --nohints --uname_r=2.6.31-14-generic --norootcheck These are: cd /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.723/build sh make.sh --nohints --uname_r=2.6.31-14-generic --norootcheck The first is a change di

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 440233] Re: fglrx fails at startup because of missing amdpcsdb.default + removal leaves bad settings in Xorg.conf

2010-05-29 Thread Bryan Smith
Zhao, I am no expert at this but perhaps the install log for the driver may give a better clue as to why installation failed: /usr/share/ati/fglrx-install.log I have had to reinstall the drivers several times, typically after downloading and installing a new version of the kernel. This has m

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 440233] Re: fglrx fails at startup because of missing amdpcsdb.default + removal leaves bad settings in Xorg.conf

2010-03-09 Thread Bryan Smith
I run a system with a Sapphire HD5750 graphics card. I have the latest drivers which I downloaded from the ATI site installed on my system. Each time a new kernal comes down (like tonight) the graphics on my system stop working and my system becomes unusable. What I have to do is uninstall th