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Am I the only one that cannot get ATI 3d working?

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#1

When I tried to install using steps 1, 2, and 4 on this guide, after I reboot all I get is a black screen, and ctrl-alt-f1 does nothing, must do a hard reboot to recovery mode, and other guides I get no errors, just no 3d. Any ideas? I have an ATI 9800XT on an Asus TUSL2-C mobo with the intel 815 chipset.

#2

Anyone? When I follow this guide posted from darkmatter I can restart the desktop, or reboot, but when I run fglrxinfo, this is the result.... john@ubuntu:~$ fglrxinfo Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.2.1)

Why still Mesa? :confused:

#3

I have pretty much the same problem as you with my ati x800pro. The only way I can get X to start up with a screen is to comment out Load "dri" in xorg.conf.

I have checked Xorg.0.log in recovery modes for errors and there doesn't seem to be any. I'm still waiting for help with my post to this section.

Your not alone and I don't know how many guides I have tried on this forum all with the same result.

#4

It is more than just that, it's the fact that no one even offers to try to help fix the problem.

#5

I have an ATI Radeon 9800 pro, 3d does not work for me either :-|

#6

Same as Bontux, I have to comment "Load DRI" in the module section in order to have X start.

I have a Radeon Xpress 200M (RS480) and the latest (8.20.8 ) drivers from ati, which are supposed to manage this chip.

hope someone find an idea... :???:

#7

i could not get it working, i was using 64 bit kubuntu and trying to install the 64 bit ati drivers...i downgraded to the 32 bit drivers and no problems installed flawlessly the first time.