tri2kon9

...I'll try going through the installation again then.

Yup.

bash: fglrxconfig: command not found

Thank you! That worked! Well, the code did. Now that the driver is installled, and after I rebooted, I still have cloned screens.

bash: ./ati-driver-installer-8.443.1-x86.x86_64.run: Permission denied

That's what it said, and I went into root like you said.

The file I'm trying to install:

ATI Driver Installer 46.0MB 7.12 Dec 20, 2007 Automated installer and Display Drivers for X.Org 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

These are the instructions that the ATI website gives me:

# Launch the Terminal Application/Window and navigate to the ATI Proprietary Linux driver download.

# Enter the command ati-driver-installer-7-12-x86.x86_64.run to launch the ATI Proprietary Linux driver installer. The ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Setup dialog box is displayed.

When I enter the second command, it says that it doesn't recognize the command.

Never mind, I somehow killed the lag. Now I'm back to the whole "I see the same thing on both monitors and can't install the drivers" problem.

I know, but my dad made me. He thought it would work, but it actually made everything worse. My computer is incredibly laggy now, which I didn't have before I swapped the video cards. Do you know how to fix that, besides getting the original card back?

New video card, different issues. I switched my video card out for the ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 Series, replacing my PCI tuner that wouldn't work either. Now I can't get its drivers to install.

Try going into the sound control and look at the mic settings. Mine was all the way down, and I spent the last day and a half trying to find the problem, I turned that up, and the problem was solved.

# File generated by XFdrake (rev 142098)

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
   # font server independent of the X server to render fonts.
   FontPath "unix/:-1"

   # minimal fonts to allow X to run without xfs
   FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
   Option "Composite"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
   #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
   AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
   #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
   Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
   Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
   Load "extmod"
   Load "type1"
   Load "freetype"
   Load "glx" # 3D layer
   Load "dri" # direct rendering
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier "Keyboard1"
   Driver "kbd"
   Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
   Option "XkbLayout" "us"
   Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier "Mouse1"
   Driver "mouse"
   Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
   Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier "monitor1"
   VendorName "Plug'n Play"
   ModelName "WDE LCM-17v2"
   HorizSync 30-82
   VertRefresh 50-75

   # Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 64.0 kHz hsync, ratio 5/4)
   ModeLine "1280x1024" 108 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync

   # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
   # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
   ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630

   # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
   ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier "device1"
   VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
   BoardName "ATI Radeon 9250 and earlier"
   Driver "ati"
   Option "DPMS"
   Option "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps" "1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Identifier "screen1"
   Device "device1"
   Monitor "monitor1"
   DefaultColorDepth 16

   Subsection "Display"
       Depth 8
       Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
   EndSubsection

   Subsection "Display"
       Depth 15
       Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
   EndSubsection

   Subsection "Display"
       Depth 16
       Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
   EndSubsection

   Subsection "Display"
       Depth 24
       Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
   EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
   Identifier "layout1"
   InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
   InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
   Screen "screen1"
EndSection

That's what the xorg.conf said.

Thank you! Now I'm just waiting for that to finish installing...

This is starting to give me a headache....It says to put the Mandriva dvd into my drive, and after I do that and hit enter, it pops open the drive and says to put the dvd in.

-bash: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Permission denied

That's what came up when I entered the code as a normal user, and as root.

I tried installing the drivers, but it wouldn't install because of unsatisfied lebexpat.so.1, and when I tried to find a download for it, I was unsuccessful, so if you have a link to that, that would be great ^_^

I just got a new Pinnacle PCTV HD card, and I can't figure out how to install it. If you know anything about this, or even if you don't, please help.

I'm using 2 Westinghouse monitors, main is a 17" screen, the other is a 19" widescreen. My video card is RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]. Currently I just see the same image on both monitors, and I want it to be an extended desktop. Please help, I know next to nothing about linux.

Well, 3 days and no freezing. Woo!

Yeah, about 5 months ago I switched from windows to this. But about 6 months before that, my CPU fan broke, so I switched to one of my old ones...

Ok, I just switched to my dads old CPU, heres hoping I don't freeze!

I don't have the money or attention span to get all that stuff you suggested....Oh yeah, something I forgot about, it usually freezes while I'm watching a video or playing a game. Not sure if that's helpful, but worth a shot...

I can't find the mailman app, so I can't stop it unfortunately....

Sep 19 18:30:01 localhost crond[7169]: (mail) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /usr/lib/m

ailman/cron/gate_news)

Sep 19 18:35:01 localhost crond[7252]: (mail) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /usr/lib/m

ailman/cron/gate_news)

Sep 19 18:42:13 localhost syslogd 1.4.1: restart.

Sep 19 18:42:13 localhost INIT: Loading ACPI module container: successfull

Sep 19 18:42:13 localhost INIT: Loading ACPI module fan: successfull

Sep 19 18:42:13 localhost kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.

Sep 19 18:42:13 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.17-13mdv

Sep 19 18:42:13 localhost INIT: Loading ACPI module hotkey: failed

Sep 19 18:42:13 localhost kernel: Loaded 21496 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6

.17-13mdv.

....It happened Sep 19 18:36

....I don't see anything that says "oops" in there......Konsole has too many to sort through easily too....

.......It seems that my logs are empty. Any tips now?

I case you don't know what logs are: SilversSurfer is talking about the following directories/files which monitor/document your computers behavior:

 

/var/log/messages

/var/log/dmesg

How do I access those? I can't figure it out...(I'm a complete linux noob, never used it before this)