[sf-lug] ATI Radeon X1200 Series, Ubuntu and Ted

[Tom Haddon]

On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 19:46 -0700, ted wrote:
> > the list has some other suggestions), I'd probably recommend getting on
> > an ATI-specific forum/mailing list and seeing if they can help you out
> 
> Sweet, I did this.
> 
> I found myself here:
> 
> http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Hardy_Installation_Guide
> 
> I believe the driver is working, and when I get to (Under method one,
> just before Post-Installation Tweaks:
> 
> typing fglrxinfo in the terminal it returns:
> 
> display: :0.0  screen: 0
> OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
> OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
> OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.3-rc2)
> 
> So I follow the Removing Mesa Drivers instructions:
> 
> http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Hardy_Installation_Guide#Removing_Mesa_drivers
> 
> But alas, I do not have xserver-xgl installed.  

Ok, have you taken a look at this:

http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Gutsy_Installation_Guide#Verifying

I think we need to make sure you have successfully removed the Vesa
stuff and that it's using ATI.

Thanks, Tom

> 
> So, I try to change my appearances to "extra" and I get a white screen
> of death!  my mouse works but nothing else does.  I drop to a tty, and
> see some compiz stuff running:
> 
> gnome-appearance
> gnome-appearance
> compiz
> compiz.real
> compiz-decorato
> gtk-window-deco
> 
> I kill all of it and the white screen (maybe gray now that I saw it
> again) is gone, and this email has returned.
> 
> So I am left with these questions.  
> 
> How do I confirm that the correct driver is actually running?
> 
> How do I get compiz to not give me the white(gray) screen of death (well
> not really death more like a white screen of inconvenience since I don't
> have to reboot or nuthin)?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ted
> 
> 
>