aatwo Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 I just ran... "aticonfig --initial" ...and then did the following... "OR you can do it manually by editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf: 1. Change the Driver to "fglrx" in the Device section. 2. Run "update-alternatives --config gl_conf" and select ati.conf." ... I restarted and am still unable to choose any of the 3D desktop settings. My Pc is awesome why can't it use the 3D desktop?! :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aatwo Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Ok I just went to run that config tool in System/Configuration/Hardware/Harddrake and I noticed you could change the driver there. I changed it to "fglrx" and it said it detected the propietary driver and so I told it to use it. It then told me to log out so I did. While logging out the screen went blank and the PC became unresponsive bar the mouse so I was forced to manually cut the power. When I turned my PC back on linux completely messed up. It's all command prompt now and it says something about something keeps crashing. God dam it :'( Do you have any idea on what's happened or on how to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard1098 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I typed what you last posted but got this. "aticonfig: Writing to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' failed. No such file or directory. No ATI fglrx device was found in the file: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'. Please run 'aticonfig --initial' or change the 'Driver' part of your configuration file to "fglrx" and run aticonfig again." ---------- This file path was mentioned earlier in the console but I tried to find it to edit it manually but couldn't find it. The following is what the console told me but I do not have a session called XFdrake. Only one called Fdrake. I tried logging onto it anyway but it still said my system does not support 3D desktop effects. ----------- "More information on package ati-8.28.8-3plf2007.0.x86_64 Follow the instructions below to reconfigure X to use the new ATI driver. If you are upgrading from another ATI proprietary driver, reconfiguring is unnecessary. You can reconfigure X either automatically: 1. Run XFdrake as root. 2. Go to the Graphics Card list. 3. Select the "Radeon (fglrx)" (it is usually already autoselected). 4. Answer any questions asked and then quit. OR you can do it manually by editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf: 1. Change the Driver to "fglrx" in the Device section. 2. Run "update-alternatives --config gl_conf" and select ati.conf." Have you installed: compiz, mesa and task-3ddesktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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