This is a "drop back and punt" scenario. Debian now has the version 8.28.8-2 ati driver in unstable, non-free. This package is designed by Debian developers rather than ATI developers, and, in the long run, will be better suited for upgrades than the newer ati driver from the ati website. It is designed for xorg 7.1, which is also in Sid. There is obviously a certain amount of integration between xorg and the fglrx driver, and that integration is handled differently by ati and Debian developers. The bottom line here is that I am suggesting that you install xorg 7.1, the fglrx driver, and the newest kernel from Sid.
This would be my procedure:
# updatedb
# locate fglrx
(Remove every file from your system with "fglrx" in the name. You can use dpkg --purge to get some of them, but it won't get them all. Basically what we want to accomplish here is a completely clean fglrx slate)
(Using a text editor, change etch[testing] to sid[unstable] in /etc/apt/sources.list. Also make sure the repo line includes "contrib non-free")
# aptitude update
# apt-cache search 2.6.18
(This will identify the newest kernel [linux-image-2.6.18-1-...])
# aptitude install linux-image-2.6.18-1-...
# aptitude install linux-headers-2.6.18-1-...
# aptitude remove --purge xorg
# aptitude remove --purge xserver-xorg
# aptitude remove --purge xserver-xorg-core (This one will probably be gone already. Just making sure.)
(Reboot. This will bring you to a login prompt using the new kernel. Login as root.)
# aptitude install xserver-xorg-core
# aptitude install xserver-xorg
# aptitude install xorg
# aptitude install fglrx-control
# aptitude install fglrx-kernel-src
# aptitude install fglrx-driver
# module-assistant prepare
# m-a a-i fglrx
# modprobe -v fglrx
(Using a text editor, check /etc/X11/xorg.conf to make sure the driver section looks something like this:
Code:
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Xpress 200 (RS480)"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection
Change if necessary. Change sid[unstable] back to etch[testing] in /etc/apt/sources.list.)
# aptitude update
Reboot. Good luck.