hello, first, thanks for your help your description is correct. as a plus, now if i go in the restricted device manager, i get the message 'our hardware does not need any restricted drivers.'.
lsmod | grep fglrx outputs nothing. $ dpkg -l 'linux-restricted-modules*' Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii linux-restrict 2.6.20.3-12.11 Non-free Linux 2.6.20 modules helper script and $ sudo modprobe fglrx FATAL: Error running install command for fglrx [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ thanks! -- ATI radeon X1550 driver doesn't work under amd64. Mesa used as fallback https://launchpad.net/bugs/93861 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs