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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

ati/amd fglrx graphics driver not activating

Asked by Todd Davis

using ubuntu 10.04 on toshiba c655,the hardware driver ati/amd fglrx driver will not activate ,help!
log view:

012-04-18 07:34:50,115 DEBUG: Updating repository indexes...
2012-04-18 07:35:13,731 DEBUG: ... success
2012-04-18 07:35:29,002 DEBUG: updating <jockey.detection.LocalKernelModulesDriverDB instance at 0x2a30bd8>
2012-04-18 07:35:29,004 DEBUG: reading modalias file /lib/modules/2.6.32-38-generic/modules.alias
2012-04-18 07:35:29,141 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/bcmwl
2012-04-18 07:35:29,154 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/disable-upstream-nvidia
2012-04-18 07:35:29,200 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/fglrx-modules.alias.override
2012-04-18 07:35:29,203 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/nvidia-173
2012-04-18 07:35:29,207 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/nvidia-96
2012-04-18 07:35:29,209 DEBUG: reading modalias file /usr/share/jockey/modaliases/nvidia-current
2012-04-18 07:35:29,212 WARNING: Could not open DriverDB cache /var/cache/jockey/driverdb-OpenPrintingDriverDB.cache: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/cache/jockey/driverdb-OpenPrintingDriverDB.cache'
2012-04-18 07:35:29,483 DEBUG: loading custom handler /usr/share/jockey/handlers/madwifi.py
2012-04-18 07:35:29,513 WARNING: modinfo for module ath_pci failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module ath_pci

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Ravi Kumar (kumarravi-kumar267) said : 		#1

Hey do this it in your terminal:

> sudo apt-get update [It will reload you cache]

Then go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers. You will find the required driver for your graphic card.

Please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto if you still have problems or this answer doesn't helped you.

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Todd Davis (davisetdavis) said : 		#2

I have done that and get a proprietary driver that will not load,have manually installed ATI Radeon driver that just does not work properly(video skips ,stalls ,crashes).Reverted to Ubuntu video driver which works,with no desktop visual effects,but it is more stable than the radeon driver.
The graphics card is an ATI Radeon Mobility HD4200.
I would like to take full advantage of the graphics card if I can,if you know of a workaround or the proper driver I would really appreciate it.
Thank you very much for the help!

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Ravi Kumar (kumarravi-kumar267) said : 		#3

Hi from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsVideoCardsAti it is found that ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 has give good performance if you use the default open source driver. But you will unable to get the full advantage of your graphic card as because the open source driver has its own limit and it under development.
You can head to http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...allation_Guide.

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Todd Davis (davisetdavis) said : 		#4

Thank you so much for your time and information,it is much appreciated.I am going to use the driver that came with the distro as it is at least stable.In the long run,the computer is much faster using linux than windows7,so I can put up with some average graphics .Plus the time I save not cleaning up the hard drive means I can mess around with the machine more.
Thanks again.

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Ravi Kumar (kumarravi-kumar267) said : 		#5

you are welcome. If you any related queries or problem then you can ask it in www.ubuntuforums.org or at www.askubuntu.com.