Unpleasant install experience. HD5850 Ubuntu 10.4.

[Jecos]

your xorg seems ok (as it should be)

It's like at the time fglrx loads it finds and unsupported chip, and then breaks, maybe it is only vendor ID issue. But I am guessing here, I have no idea what is happening, sorry.

If you don't have done yet, you should fill a bug at amd support page.

Well I'm in the process of filing a bug at ati.cchtml.com
saying that they forgot to put VisionTek HD5850 cards are windows only. lol I'm mean shit, the card is pretty much ATI's base cards not much deviation.

Screw playing heroes of newerth, quake wars, or the new upcoming steam.

[Jimbo]

It is worth to try a fresh install too, maybe you screw up something.

Also you can try:

-boot up in recovery mode, root console
-uninstall fglrx
-delete xorg.conf
-delete /etc/ati
-install fglrx

[Jecos]

It is worth to try a fresh install too, maybe you screw up something.

Also you can try:

-boot up in recovery mode, root console
-uninstall fglrx
-delete xorg.conf
-delete /etc/ati
-install fglrx

Pretty sure I didn't screw anything up. But I will try another fresh install just to be sure it wasn't a fluke.

Either way if it takes this much effort to get my consumer card working. I'd be worried about others that purely run linux for fun. I have a CS degree and have dealt with crap like this before. I'm no idiot.

When you switch to nvidia you don't need to sit in graphics card forums talking about bugs and other problems because the card/drivers "just work".
I used to frequent rage3d.com for all my fglrx problems but it seems to have died off and phoronix.com has taken its place.

[Jecos]

And this 1min edit window is the most idiotic thing ever!

[Hans]

And this 1min edit window is the most idiotic thing ever!

Have you considered trying another distro supported by fglrx?

[PsynoKhi0]

When you switch to nvidia you don't need to sit in graphics card forums talking about bugs and other problems because the card/drivers "just work".

Indeed...

Aaaaaaaanyway... Have you tried what I suggested on the first page?
When I still had my CRT monitor, the first time I plugged it onto my then Asus EAH4830 (dual DVI) the refresh rate wouldn't go over 60Hz (mind you in was in winxp), connecting it to the other DVI plug solved the issue.

Worth trying IMO

[PsynoKhi0]

I also tried using an analog cable. But really would a difference of connector matter? I've been testing on the primary dvi 1 connection.

That's what I meant, try the other connection.

[Kano]

Well it can not be always that easy as using Kanotix

[DivineGrace]

Well it can not be always that easy as using Kanotix

Sorry to get off-topic, but will there be a Kanotix 2010 release?

[Kano]

I create updated iso images from time to time - but still lenny based.