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Offline Dang

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Graphics Problem
« on: March 05, 2013, 11:51:08 AM »
I updated my system (KDE 64 RC1) this morning.  After a reboot - the Display Manager wouldn't work.  I uninstalled x11-driver-video-fglrx, dkms-fglrx, and fglrx-control-center, then installed the fglrx-legacy ones.  The display manager is working again, however, the desktop effects are bad.  I used to have wobbly windows, now I have ghost images.  I have a ‎RS780L [Radeon HD 3000] integrated card.  What can be done?
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Offline challenger50

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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2013, 12:09:17 PM »
I had the same problem, are you using the pass server? I went back to the old dkms-fglrx and x11-driver-video-fglrx, i had to switch back to a public server and uninstall the new version then reinstall the old version then had to pin the old ones so they would not update again.

please see my post http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,113907.0.html
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2013, 12:46:46 PM »
These packages weren't quite ready for prime time. I should have let Neal know their status. I'll try to get these fixed, really soon, then send them in with an urgent note.  :-[

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Offline JohnW_57

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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2013, 12:50:40 PM »
« Last Edit: March 05, 2013, 01:05:36 PM by JohnW_57 »
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2013, 01:43:55 PM »
To get the previous drivers back when you are hit in console after the update (for 64 bit)

Login as root and start XFdrake.
Find the free ati xorg driver and select it.
Hopefully after reboot or run startx you can login into the desktop.

Download these 3 rpm files.

http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/apt/pclinuxos/2011/RPMS.x86_64/dkms-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012.x86_64.rpm

http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/apt/pclinuxos/2011/RPMS.x86_64/fglrx-control-center-8.961-1pclos2012.x86_64.rpm

http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/apt/pclinuxos/2011/RPMS.x86_64/x11-driver-video-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012.x86_64.rpm

Start synaptic and remove the updated fglrx  packages.

Start konsole and  su to root.
Go to the download folder where the 3 rpms are

Type then  rpm -Uvh *.rpm
If it's correct the rpms gonna be installed.

Maybe needed: reboot your system.
Select your used driver with PCC  (hardware -> configure videocard)

After a reboot hopefully it's ok then.

JohnW



« Last Edit: March 05, 2013, 03:02:16 PM by JohnW_57 »
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2013, 02:44:06 PM »
After doing as JohnW_57 suggested and configuring the card to ... ATI Radeon HD 2000 and later (radeonhd/fglrx)
(note the "radeonhd/fglrx", not the "radeon/fglrx" that it always defaults to or the "vesa/fglrx" was I able to get rid of the ghost imaging and get the wobbly windows back.
Thanks!  Still looking into getting a better graphics card though.
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Offline cybernikolay

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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2013, 02:53:32 PM »
Thanks, it worked :-),...
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2013, 02:57:31 PM »
Can you tell us now how to set up synaptic to not select graphic update in the future but to sellect everything else automatically?
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2013, 03:05:43 PM »
Many thanks JohnW, worked for the 32bit install too.

Are we going to have to pin these "no install" permanently if the older ATi HD cards (mine's a FireGL5700/HD3650) are now deprecated?

What's wrong with AMD, they're killing perfectly good 3-4 year old laptops with this daft policy? :(
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Offline JohnW_57

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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2013, 03:06:23 PM »
Quote from: cybernikolay on March 05, 2013, 02:57:31 PM
Can you tell us now how to set up synaptic to not select graphic update in the future but to sellect everything else automatically?


http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,59692.msg480501.html#msg480501

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If you have an installed app and for whatever reason you don't want Synaptic to ever upgrade it with a new version. Here is how you do it.

Create a text file called preferences and add the following as an example:

Package: e2fsprogs
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: libext2fs2
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Save the file and copy it into the /etc/apt folder. Now Synaptic will forever ignore it when doing updates.


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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2013, 03:30:17 PM »
I tryied with following in the preferences file:

Package: dkms-fglrx
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: fglrx-control-center
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: x11-driver-video-fglrx
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*
Pin-Priority: 1001

I saved it in etc/apt folder as you said

started synaptic, reloaded, clicked mark all upgrades, and,....
it worked, It didn't select upgraded graphic driver, thanks a lot :-)
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2013, 03:45:00 PM »
Pin: version 1.40.2-1pclos*

Replace it with or edit:  dkms-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012
                          
                                     fglrx-control-center-8.961-1pclos2012

                                     x11-driver-video-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012

Like: Pin: version dkms-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012

JohnW
« Last Edit: March 05, 2013, 03:55:19 PM by JohnW_57 »
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2013, 03:55:05 PM »
Ok, thanks, im new to linux, I'we done now:

Package: dkms-fglrx
Pin: version dkms-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: fglrx-control-center
Pin: version fglrx-control-center-8.961-1pclos2012
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: x11-driver-video-fglrx
Pin: version x11-driver-video-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012
Pin-Priority: 1001

hope it is written down corectly now :-)
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2013, 03:58:09 PM »
Quote from: cybernikolay on March 05, 2013, 03:55:05 PM
Ok, thanks, im new to linux, I'we done now:

Package: dkms-fglrx
Pin: version dkms-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: fglrx-control-center
Pin: version fglrx-control-center-8.961-1pclos2012
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: x11-driver-video-fglrx
Pin: version x11-driver-video-fglrx-8.961-1pclos2012
Pin-Priority: 1001

hope it is written down corectly now :-)

Looks it's fine now.
You can test it and if there no error message then it's ok

JohnW
« Last Edit: March 05, 2013, 04:00:16 PM by JohnW_57 »
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Re: Graphics Problem
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2013, 05:48:35 PM »
Quote from: cozzykim on March 05, 2013, 03:05:43 PM
Many thanks JohnW, worked for the 32bit install too.

Are we going to have to pin these "no install" permanently if the older ATi HD cards (mine's a FireGL5700/HD3650) are now deprecated?

What's wrong with AMD, they're killing perfectly good 3-4 year old laptops with this daft policy? :(

There is nothing wrong with AMD in this case. This is a packaging issue, and I'm responsible. It will be worked out soon.

Galen
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