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Hey,
I'm kind of new to Linux, but I believe that with your help I'll manage..
I'm using a regular PC not Laptop with ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600 (PCIE)] and Ubuntu 10.04 TLS.
I want to use compiz, so I installed it from Ubuntu software manager, but it is not working.
After I understood that it is because of the graphics adapter I downloaded the driver for Linux x86 from ATI's web, and when I tried to install the .run file I got this:
Quote:
Error: ./default_policy.sh does not support version
default:v2:i686:lib::none:2.6.32-31-generic; make sure that the version is being
correctly set by --iscurrentdistro
There is supposed to be fglrx (the driver) in software center
However ATI move older cards to the group of unsupported cards (there is driver but it is not compatible with the newer Xorg release that is in the sytem)
If thats the case :
Use the open source driver. It can get compiz to work on some cards, even work quite well sometimes
Install older version of Ubuntu or other Linux system and upgrade everything except Xorg and the driver
Hey,
I didn't find anything on the link.
I installed catalyst again from the Ubuntu software center, but I can't find the driver for my card there.. All I see is 9XXX group..
Use the open source "ati" / "radeon" driver. I use it with 9250 and Kwin compoziting (equiv to Compiz) and it works
Install older OS with older Xorg and drivers, from a time when the card was still supported. Update everything else except Xorg and the drivers. Ubuntu 8.X LTS might work for you
Hey,
I'm kind of new to Linux, but I believe that with your help I'll manage..
I'm using a regular PC not Laptop with ATI Technologies Inc RV380 [Radeon X600 (PCIE)] and Ubuntu 10.04 TLS.
I want to use compiz, so I installed it from Ubuntu software manager, but it is not working.
"is not working" is not informative. compiz is perfectly capable of running on the open source drivers that Ubuntu 10.04 ships with for the radeon X600. They are the only possible drivers you can use for that video card that will provide 3D acceleration in any recent distribution. If compiz is not working with those drivers, tell us what, exactly, isn't working so we can help you.
compi rreiss@rreiss-desktop:~$ compiz
compiz (core) - Fatal: Root visual is not a GL visual
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
That is exactly what I was looking for. And here's the source of your problem:
Code:
(II) Module glx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
You still have part of fglrx (the proprietary driver from AMD) installed. You will need to remove is entirely. If it wasn't installed via synaptic or the driver manager, there should be an uninstall script in /usr/share/ati/ . You can try running that to remove fglrx.
.
Under /usr/share/ati/ there was only one file before I removed the 'fglrx' and now the directory is gone.
What next?
B.T.W earlier when I opened compiz my screen flashed and than the computer was kind of stuck until I rebooted from the physical button..
The new glxinfo:
Quote:
rreiss@rreiss-desktop:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 135 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
Serial number of failed request: 14
Current serial number in output stream: 14
Last edited by rotem; 04-24-2011 at 04:15 PM.
Reason: glxinfo added
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