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  • Catalyst 10.1 prouduction support for Karmic

    I laugh at this, the driver has broken packing for the very system it claims to support. Anyways, how can I work around this broken packaging and install this. umm on Karmic that is.

  • #2
    You don't need to make packages. Just do:

    Code:
    sudo sh ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run
    You can also try the fix in post #56 (haven't tried it myself yet):

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    • #3
      to simple

      To simple, thanks. I guess i got in the habit of using the cchtml install guide. I think i originally did because of having driver install problem. Perhaps ati fixed whatever that was.

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      • #4
        Note that doing this will result in an installation outside the package manager with all the problems that come with that (uninstallation and updates.)

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        • #5
          Uninstalling is as simple as running sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh inside the /usr/share/ati folder. After that you can proceed to install the next version. With this method you can't use XvBA though, if that project interests you.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Melcar View Post
            With this method you can't use XvBA though, if that project interests you.
            How's that?

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            • #7
              Wenever I install the driver that way I can't use XvBA, with the following vainfo error:

              Code:
              libva: libva version 0.31.0-sds4
              Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
              libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
              libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/fglrx_drv_video.so
              xvba_video: error: dlopen(libXvBAW.so.1): libXvBAW.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
              libva error: /usr/lib/va/drivers/fglrx_drv_video.so init failed
              libva: va_openDriver() returns -1
              vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit
              I get no such error and working XvBA when I install with packages however.

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              • #8
                Hmm, just tried it again.

                Code:
                libva: libva version 0.31.0-sds4
                Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
                libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
                libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/fglrx_drv_video.so
                libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
                Seems to initialize fine here. Maybe a 32/64 bit difference? Kano probably has the answer

                Playback is still FUBAR here though.

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                • #9
                  Yeah. It's a 32/64bit thing. Using the installer doesn't get you the proper 64bit libraries or something like that, while with packages it does.

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