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  • Drivers for AMD (ATI) Radeon HD 5670 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin).

    Hello,

    I've got problems with my AMD (ATI) Radeon HD 5670 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin).

    I had 2GB of RAM (DDR2, PC6400, 800MHz), I added another 2GB so now I have 4GB (2x2GB) and I'm not able to use fglrx drivers.

    I've applied patch for new kernel http://phoronix.com/forums/showthrea...86-32-bit-arch and installed latest Catalyst 12.4 drivers succesfully without any errors according to WIKI pages http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...TI.27s_site.29 but unfortunately after system restart I get black or violet screen and I'm not even able to switch to other virtual console with Ctrl+Alt+F1...F6. When I remove 2GB (only 2GB left) system starts normally and everything works fine.

    It's not RAM issue, because I've got Windows 7 installed as well and it works fine, 4GB of memory are visible in the system. Besides when I installed Backtrack 5 which is based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 12.4 catalyst drivers were working correctly with 4GB RAM inserted.


    All installations were made on fresh and updated system. After I install drivers and execute
    Code:
    sudo amdconfig --initial -f
    fglrxinfo output and xorg.conf (before this command there was no /etc/X11/xorg.conf) are as follows (right after installation and before system restart):
    Code:
    [B]przemek@pc:~/catalyst12.4$ sudo amdconfig --initial -f[/B]
    Uninitialised file found, configuring.
    Using /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    Saving back-up to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original-1
    [B]przemek@pc:~/catalyst12.4$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf[/B]
    Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "aticonfig Layout"
        Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
    EndSection
    
    Section "Module"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
        Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
        Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
        Option        "DPMS" "true"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Device"
        Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
        Driver      "fglrx"
        BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
    EndSection
    
    Section "Screen"
        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
        Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
        Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
            Viewport   0 0
            Depth     24
        EndSubSection
    EndSection
    
    [B]przemek@pc:~/catalyst12.4$ fglrxinfo[/B]
    display: :0  screen: 0
    OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
    OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x300)
    OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 8.0.2)
    
    przemek@pc:~/catalyst12.4$
    I moved xorg.conf file to see if it causes problems, but after
    Code:
    sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.disabled
    the problem was still present- black or violet screen.

    After xorg.conf restoration
    Code:
    sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.disabled /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    I tried to tune it according to wiki
    Code:
    sudo amdconfig --tls=0
    
    sudo amdconfig --acpi-services=off
    but without success...

    Blacklisting radeon modules also did not help...
    Code:
    echo "blacklist radeon" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-radeon.conf
    sudo depmod -a


    Ofcourse when I remove 2GB RAM and leave 2GB- system boots normally and fglrxinfo looks very good:
    Code:
    [B]przemek@pc:~$ fglrxinfo[/B]
    display: :0  screen: 0
    OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 5670
    OpenGL version string: 4.2.11631 Compatibility Profile Context
    
    [B]przemek@pc:~$ fgl_glxgears[/B]
    Using GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
    3178 frames in 5.0 seconds = 635.600 FPS
    4172 frames in 5.0 seconds = 834.400 FPS
    4163 frames in 5.0 seconds = 832.600 FPS
    4153 frames in 5.0 seconds = 830.600 FPS
    4165 frames in 5.0 seconds = 833.000 FPS
    4152 frames in 5.0 seconds = 830.400 FPS
    4141 frames in 5.0 seconds = 828.200 FPS
    4160 frames in 5.0 seconds = 832.000 FPS
    4162 frames in 5.0 seconds = 832.400 FPS
    ^C
    przemek@pc:~$
    Problem is present only when 4GB are inserted... I borrowed 1GB of RAM and tested configuration with 3GB and it was working fine!

    Used kernel supports 4GB of RAM (visible after free -m when fglrx drivers are not installed)
    Code:
    przemek@pc:~$ uname -r
    3.2.0-25-generic-[B]pae[/B]
    przemek@pc:~$
    The same situation is with fglrx drivers from repos...


    What kind of logs can I check? Can anyone help me with this issue?

    Looking forward,
    Przemek.

    P.S. I tried also 12.6 Beta version of catalyst drivers, mentioned patch was not need to successfully generate packages, but after installation situation is still the same- black or violet screen when 4GB are inserted...

  • #2
    With the new ram inserted, try to startx and check /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see what the problem is.
    We would need to see the log, to be able to suggest anything.

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    • #3
      Hello,

      when X server starts I get violet screen with Ubuntu logo and system freezes- I can not switch to other virtual consoles with Ctrl+Alt+F1...F6.

      So what I did was: I inserted 4GB of RAM, started the system which got stuck (screen with logo), restarted computer, entered recovery mode (in GRUB there i always recovery mode entry below normal entry), entered root console and copied the content of /var/log.Xorg.0.log. The result can be found here http://ubuntuone.com/1aV8Rqz8KGybj4Be25Cem9

      Do you see any errors? What other logs can I check (I wanted to check /var/log/messages as well but such file does not exist)???

      Looking forward,
      Przemek.
      Last edited by przemnet; 28 June 2012, 02:13 PM.

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      • #4
        Xorg.0.log SECOND PART

        Code:
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): Supported established timings:
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 720x400@70Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 640x480@60Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 640x480@67Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 640x480@72Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 640x480@75Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 800x600@56Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 800x600@60Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 800x600@72Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 800x600@75Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 832x624@75Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@60Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@70Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@75Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): 1152x864@75Hz
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): Supported standard timings:
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): #0: hsize: 1280  vsize 1024  refresh: 60  vid: 32897
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): #1: hsize: 1280  vsize 960  refresh: 60  vid: 16513
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): #2: hsize: 1152  vsize 864  refresh: 75  vid: 20337
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): Supported detailed timing:
        [     4.890] (II) fglrx(0): clock: 108.0 MHz   Image Size:  338 x 270 mm
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): h_active: 1280  h_sync: 1328  h_sync_end 1440 h_blank_end 1688 h_border: 0
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): v_active: 1024  v_sync: 1025  v_sync_end 1028 v_blanking: 1066 v_border: 0
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 81 kHz, PixClock max 145 MHz
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): Monitor name: SyncMaster
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): Serial No: H9NY902609
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): EDID (in hex):
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): 	00ffffffffffff004c2d970137314544
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): 	250f010380221b782aee95a3544c9926
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): 	0f5054bfef8081808140714f01010101
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): 	010101010101302a009851002a403070
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): 	1300520e1100001e000000fd00384b1e
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): 	510e000a202020202020000000fc0053
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): 	796e634d61737465720a2020000000ff
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): 	0048394e593930323630390a202000cb
        [     4.891] (II) fglrx(0): End of Display0 EDID data --------------------
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): EDID for output DFP1
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): EDID for output DFP2
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer: SAM  Model: 197  Serial#: 1145385271
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Year: 2005  Week: 37
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): EDID Version: 1.3
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Digital Display Input
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 34  vert.: 27
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Gamma: 2.20
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): DPMS capabilities: Off
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4 
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): redX: 0.640 redY: 0.330   greenX: 0.300 greenY: 0.600
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): blueX: 0.150 blueY: 0.060   whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Supported established timings:
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 720x400@70Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 640x480@60Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 640x480@67Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 640x480@72Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 640x480@75Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 800x600@56Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 800x600@60Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 800x600@72Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 800x600@75Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 832x624@75Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@60Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@70Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 1024x768@75Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): 1152x864@75Hz
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Supported standard timings:
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): #0: hsize: 1280  vsize 1024  refresh: 60  vid: 32897
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): #1: hsize: 1280  vsize 960  refresh: 60  vid: 16513
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): #2: hsize: 1152  vsize 864  refresh: 75  vid: 20337
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): Supported detailed timing:
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): clock: 108.0 MHz   Image Size:  338 x 270 mm
        [     4.892] (II) fglrx(0): h_active: 1280  h_sync: 1328  h_sync_end 1440 h_blank_end 1688 h_border: 0
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): v_active: 1024  v_sync: 1025  v_sync_end 1028 v_blanking: 1066 v_border: 0
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 81 kHz, PixClock max 145 MHz
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Monitor name: SyncMaster
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Serial No: H9NY902609
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): EDID (in hex):
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): 	00ffffffffffff004c2d970137314544
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): 	250f010380221b782aee95a3544c9926
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): 	0f5054bfef8081808140714f01010101
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): 	010101010101302a009851002a403070
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): 	1300520e1100001e000000fd00384b1e
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): 	510e000a202020202020000000fc0053
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): 	796e634d61737465720a2020000000ff
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): 	0048394e593930323630390a202000cb
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Printing probed modes for output DFP2
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x60.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x75.0  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x960"x60.0  108.00  1280 1376 1488 1800  960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1152x864"x75.0  108.00  1152 1216 1344 1600  864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1152x864"x60.0  108.00  1152 1328 1440 1688  864 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x768"x60.0  108.00  1280 1376 1488 1800  768 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1280x720"x60.0  108.00  1280 1376 1488 1800  720 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1024x768"x75.0   78.75  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1024x768"x70.0   75.00  1024 1048 1184 1328  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (56.5 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "800x600"x72.0   50.00  800 856 976 1040  600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync (48.1 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "800x600"x75.0   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.0   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.0   36.00  800 824 896 1024  600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "640x480"x75.0   31.50  640 656 720 840  480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "640x480"x72.0   31.50  640 656 696 832  480 481 484 520 -hsync -vsync (37.9 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "640x480"x67.0   27.28  640 664 728 816  480 481 484 499 -hsync +vsync (33.4 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Modeline "640x480"x60.0   25.18  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): EDID for output CRT1
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): EDID for output CRT2
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Output DFP1 disconnected
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Output DFP2 connected
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Output CRT1 disconnected
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Output CRT2 disconnected
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Output DFP2 using initial mode 1280x1024
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Eyefinity capable adapter detected.
        [     4.893] (II) fglrx(0): Adapter ATI Radeon HD 5670 has 4 configurable heads and 1 displays connected.
        [     4.893] (==) fglrx(0):  PseudoColor visuals disabled
        [     4.893] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
        [     4.893] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
        [     4.893] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
        [     4.894] (==) fglrx(0): NoDRI = NO
        [     4.894] (==) fglrx(0): Capabilities: 0x00000000
        [     4.894] (==) fglrx(0): CapabilitiesEx: 0x00000000
        [     4.894] (==) fglrx(0): OpenGL ClientDriverName: "fglrx_dri.so"
        [     4.894] (==) fglrx(0): UseFastTLS=0
        [     4.894] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
        [     4.894] (II) Loading extension ATIFGLRXDRI
        [     4.894] (II) fglrx(0): doing swlDriScreenInit
        [     4.894] (II) fglrx(0): swlDriScreenInit for fglrx driver
        [     4.894] ukiDynamicMajor: found major device number 250
        [     4.894] ukiDynamicMajor: found major device number 250
        [     4.895] ukiDynamicMajor: found major device number 250
        [     4.895] ukiOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:0:0
        [     4.895] ukiOpenDevice: node name is /dev/ati/card0
        [     4.895] ukiOpenDevice: open result is 17, (OK)
        [     4.895] ukiOpenByBusid: ukiOpenMinor returns 17
        [     4.895] ukiOpenByBusid: ukiGetBusid reports PCI:1:0:0
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): [uki] DRM interface version 1.0
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): [uki] created "fglrx" driver at busid "PCI:1:0:0"
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): [uki] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0x2000
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): [uki] mapped SAREA 0x2000 to 0xb6f20000
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): [uki] framebuffer handle = 0x3000
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): [uki] added 1 reserved context for kernel
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): swlDriScreenInit done
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Version Information:
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0):     Name: fglrx
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0):     Version: 8.96.4
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0):     Date: Apr  5 2012
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0):     Desc: ATI FireGL DRM kernel module
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module version matches driver.
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): Kernel Module Build Time Information:
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0):     Build-Kernel UTS_RELEASE:        3.2.0-25-generic-pae
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0):     Build-Kernel MODVERSIONS:        no
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0):     Build-Kernel __SMP__:            yes
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0):     Build-Kernel PAGE_SIZE:          0x1000
        [     4.895] (II) fglrx(0): [uki] register handle = 0x00004000
        Do you see any errors? What other logs can I check (I wanted to check /var/log/messages as well but such file does not exist)???

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        • #5
          Originally posted by przemnet View Post
          Hello,

          when X server starts I get violet screen with Ubuntu logo and system freezes- I can not switch to other virtual consoles with Ctrl+Alt+F1...F6.

          So what I did was: I inserted 4GB of RAM, started the system which got stuck (screen with logo), restarted computer, entered recovery mode (in GRUB there i always recovery mode entry below normal entry), entered root console and copied the content of /var/log.Xorg.0.log. The result can be found here http://ubuntuone.com/1aV8Rqz8KGybj4Be25Cem9

          Do you see any errors? What other logs can I check (I wanted to check /var/log/messages as well but such file does not exist)???

          Looking forward,
          Przemek.
          By any chance is the install of ubuntu 12.04 lts a 32-bit install or 64-bit install? The 32-bit installs might be a problem.


          Also, on ubuntu the logs you want are as follows:
          /var/log/syslog
          /var/log/kern.log
          /var/log/Xorg.0.log

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          • #6
            Hello Experts,

            sory for late reply, but finally I managed to collect logs.

            Yes, I am using 32-bit version of Ubuntu.

            I've installed the newest kernel avalible in repos (3.2.0-26-generic-pae), uninstalled old and installed the newest version of Catalyst drivers (version 12.6- this time I did not have to install the patch http://phoronix.com/forums/showthrea...86-32-bit-arch) but unfortunatelly situation is still the same- violet screen...

            Here http://ubuntuone.com/1aFILwwVLV9f6jMqUdjDTN you can find logs (/var/log folder) that were collected via root console in recovery mode (still can not switch to other consoles with Ctrl+Alt+F1...F6):
            - in folder 4GB_12_4 there are logs collected when 4GB are inserted with 12.4 Catalyst drivers installed
            - in folder 4GB_NO_12_4_fglrx there are logs when 4GB are inserted and 12.4 Catalyst drivers were removed
            - in folder 4GB_12_6 there are logs collected when 4GB are inserted with 12.6 Catalyst drivers installed

            Could you have a look on provided logs- I'll appreciate your advices.

            Looking forward,
            Przemek.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by przemnet View Post
              Could you have a look on provided logs- I'll appreciate your advices.
              I check this logs, but can't find any error messages or warnings related to your problem. I recommend you register bugreport on fglrx bugtracker (with attached report generated by /usr/share/fglrx/atigetsysteminfo.sh utility) and/or contact with tech. support. If you need immediate solution, that probably will be switch from x86 to x86_64 Ubuntu installation.

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              • #8
                Hello,

                thanks for advices. I filed a bug: http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560 so lets wait what will happen next.

                Unfortunatelly I can not install 64-bit version of Ubuntu 12.04, because I can not start Live CD- I get kernel panic errors...

                Looking forward,
                Przemek.

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                • #9
                  According to your atisysteminfo-report.txt, motherboard model is GA-MA69G-S3H, and BIOS version is F4a. Latest BIOS for this motherboard is F8E:
                  Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

                  May you please try update BIOS, as John Bridgman recommends?

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                  • #10
                    Funny you should post that. Foolishly swayed by russianneuromancer I tried it again, ubuntu 12.04 x64 + fglrx.

                    I installed server and upgraded it to desktop. On booting, I had the same problem with the black screen, which would eventually vanish, just having hidden the boot messages.
                    Not really a problem so far, only it also does not shutdown cleanly, which means it scans the filesystem on boot. That takes a while, and meanwhile you get nothing but that faintly dark violet screen to look at. I suggest you try booting in recovery mode where the boot process is in textmode and you can see what's going on. It may be just some error prompt or a kernel panic or whatever but you can't see it since ubuntu hides it.

                    All in all I found fglrx to be almost as bad as I expected, and switched back to the oss driver, which is quite difficult btw.

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