20Dec Install fglrx in Karmic
It’s been a long time since I started to use Ubuntu 9.10, Karmic. The main frustration over it was that I was unable to get my ATI Radeon HD3650 to work with the proprietary driver. A kernel panic would happen when X started.. Since the open-source drivers still don’t work that well with the HD series, I’ve started digging for some way to make it work. Yesterday I got it.
Really quick explanation, delete any fglrx driver you have from the repositories with:
sudo apt-get purge fglrx*
Next, download the driver from ATI’s site. Install it with (your version might be different than 9-12 and not x86_64):
sudo sh ati-driver-installer-9-12-x86.x86_64.run –buildandinstallpkg Ubuntu/karmic
Now we have to configure the driver with:
sudo aticonfig –initial
sudo aticonfig –acpi-services=off
All done, reboot and you should be now using fglrx without a single issue. Have fun with those 3d games:)
Edit: Just tried and you can get the same result using the driver from the repository, so, instead of downloading, build and install it, you can just install it as bellow and configure it as above.
sudo apt-get instal xorg-driver-fglrx
January 10th, 2010 at 7:54 am
I just wanted to say thanks! After days of scouring the web for information on how to get the drivers to work with the 3650 on my laptop on Karmic, your solution worked! (should anyone ask, I use a toshiba a305-s6845)
For a linux novice like me, the step-by-step guide helped a lot. Though I’m curious, what do the configuration commands do?
As far as I can guess, –initial registers the fglrx driver with xorg.conf, but I’m clueless as to the acpi thing. All I can guess is that it has something to do with power?
Anyway, thanks again!
P.S. I found your post here through a post you made on the Ubuntu forums.
January 10th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Hi Andrew,
So glad I could help you:)
You’re right on the –initial, it configures xorg.conf. Not that sure on why does disabling acpi makes it work, guess no one does, since it’s a closed driver, but it works and since the open-source alternative does not have the same results yet, I’m happy with it:)
January 30th, 2010 at 3:59 am
Thanks a bunch! I was having trouble on what seemed like a boot hang. My monitor and keyboard would go to sleep after the splash came up. Updating the fglrx driver fixed it!
February 21st, 2010 at 9:43 am
Interesting. That worked for me, on a Toshiba A300 running 32-bit Karmic. Using the xorg-driver-fglrx failed, so I tried with the ATI package (10-2, not 9-12) and it worked. It was either that or the precautionary purge at the start. Now have Compiz running and Jockey says I’m running the right driver, so all is well. Thank you!
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Hi, i have Mobility FireGL V5200 on my Thinkpad. Would this same solution work ? i have not tried.
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:37 pm
@Srinivasa it won’t do any harm, try it out;)