Hi!
Im a total newbie to linux. My laptop Dell Inspiron 14 has an ATI radeon HD 4330 graphics card. I had trouble with the card's performance in Ubuntu 10.04. Videos appeared slightly choppy, not too much, but enough to make me want to switch to Win 7, where it worked like a charm..
Tried upgrading to 10.10 as suggested by some friends, but to no avail. Finally, I tried updating the driver. Downloaded the latest version from ATI website(Catalyst 11.3). I followed the following site for this procedure:
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...talyst.2Ffglrx

But after the following command's(sh ati-driver-installer-11-3-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/maverick) execution, got the following errors:-
ashwin@ashwin-laptop:~/catalyst11.2$ sh ati-driver-installer-11-2-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/maverick
Created directory fglrx-install.1tuSe2
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing ATI Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver-8.821............................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... ...................
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ATI Technologies Catalyst(TM) Proprietary Driver Installer/Packager
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Generating package: Ubuntu/maverick
Package build failed!
Package build utility output:
dpkg-buildpackage: export CFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export CPPFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor):
dpkg-buildpackage: export CXXFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export FFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: export LDFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor): -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
dpkg-buildpackage: source package fglrx-installer
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 2:8.821-0ubuntu1
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by ATI Technologies Inc. <http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html>
dpkg-source --before-build fglrx.H039QH
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
debian/rules build
#Create important strings
for i in 10fglrx \
dkms.conf \
fglrx.install \
fglrx-dev.install \
fglrx-amdcccle.install \
overrides/fglrx; do \
sed -e "s|#XMODDIR#|usr/lib/fglrx/xorg/modules|" \
-e "s|#XMODDIR32#||" \
-e "s|#DRIDIR32#|usr/lib32/fglrx|" \
-e "s|#LIBDIR#|lib|" \
-e "s|#DRIDIR#|usr/lib/fglrx|" \
-e "s|#CVERSION#|8.821|" \
-e "s|#XARCH#|xpic|" \
-e "s|#ARCH#|x86|" \
debian/$i.in > debian/$i; \
done
# remove exec bit on everything
find arch \
etc \
lib \
module \
usr \
xpic -type f | xargs chmod -x
find: `module': No such file or directory
# set executable on user apps
find arch/x86/usr/sbin \
arch/x86/usr/X11R6/bin \
usr/sbin/ -type f | xargs chmod a+x
# set exec bit on scripts
find lib etc debian -name "*.sh" -type f | xargs chmod +x
# Generate modaliases
sh -e debian/modaliases/fglrx_supported \
lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/fglrxko_pci_ids.h > \
debian/modaliases/fglrx-modules.alias.override
dh build
dh_testdir
dh_auto_configure
dh_auto_build
dh_auto_test
fakeroot debian/rules binary
#Steps that we can't easily represent in debhelper files or .in files yet
dh_installdirs -pfglrx
dh_installdocs -pfglrx usr/share/doc/fglrx/* --exclude ATI_LICENSE.TXT
dh_installinit -pfglrx --name="atieventsd" --no-start --update-rcd-params="defaults 31"
Duplicate specification "O=s" for option "O"
#remove executable bits from stack
dh_install -pfglrx-amdcccle
execstack -c debian/fglrx-amdcccle/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/amdcccle
dh_install -pfglrx
for i in \
debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/atiode \
debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/amdnotifyui \
debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/dri/fglrx_dri.so \
debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.* \
; do execstack -q $i; execstack -c $i; done
- debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/atiode
- debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/amdnotifyui
- debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/dri/fglrx_dri.so
- debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2
# Make some additional scripts executable
find debian/fglrx-amdcccle/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/ \
-type f | xargs chmod a+x
# Blacklist any other driver that udev may want to load instead of fglrx
printf "blacklist radeon\n" > /tmp/fglrx.H039QH/debian/fglrx/lib/fglrx/modprobe.conf
#ld.so.conf
echo "/usr/lib/fglrx" > "/tmp/fglrx.H039QH/debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf"
#Run the normal stuff
dh binary-arch
dh_testroot -a -Nfglrx -Nfglrx-amdcccle
dh_prep -a -Nfglrx -Nfglrx-amdcccle
dh_installdirs -a -Nfglrx -Nfglrx-amdcccle
dh_auto_install -a -Nfglrx -Nfglrx-amdcccle
dh_install -a -Nfglrx -Nfglrx-amdcccle
dh_installdocs -a -Nfglrx
dh_installchangelogs -a
dh_installexamples -a
dh_installman -a
dh_installcatalogs -a
dh_installcron -a
dh_installdebconf -a
dh_installemacsen -a
dh_installifupdown -a
dh_installinfo -a
dh_pysupport -a
dh_installinit -a -Nfglrx
Duplicate specification "O=s" for option "O"
dh_installmenu -a
dh_installmime -a
dh_installmodules -a
dh_installlogcheck -a
dh_installlogrotate -a
dh_installpam -a
dh_installppp -a
dh_installudev -a
dh_installwm -a
dh_installxfonts -a
dh_bugfiles -a
dh_lintian -a
dh_gconf -a
dh_icons -a
dh_perl -a
dh_usrlocal -a
dh_link -a
dh_compress -a
dh_fixperms -a
dh_strip -a
dh_makeshlibs -a
objdump: debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf: File format not recognized
debian/rules override_dh_shlibdeps
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/fglrx.H039QH'
dh_shlibdeps -l/tmp/fglrx.H039QH/debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libAMDXvBA.so.1.0 contains an unresolvable reference to symbol dlsym: it's probably a plugin.
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: 22 other similar warnings have been skipped (use -v to see them all).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/atieventsd contains an unresolvable reference to symbol XauFileName: it's probably a plugin.
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2 contains an unresolvable reference to symbol XOpenDisplay: it's probably a plugin.
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: 30 other similar warnings have been skipped (use -v to see them all).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libfglrx_gamma.so.1.0 contains an unresolvable reference to symbol XextCreateExtension: it's probably a plugin.
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: 5 other similar warnings have been skipped (use -v to see them all).
dpkg-shlibdeps: error: no dependency information found for /usr/share/ati/lib/libQtGui.so.4 (used by debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/amdnotifyui).
dh_shlibdeps: dpkg-shlibdeps -Tdebian/fglrx.substvars debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libfglrx_gamma.so.1.0 debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libAMDXvBA.so.1.0 debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libaticaldd.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/fglrx_xgamma debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/atiodcli debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/atieventsd debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/atiode debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/aticonfig debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/fglrxinfo debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/amdnotifyui debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/bin/fgl_glxgears debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/dri/fglrx_dri.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libaticalrt.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libfglrx_dm.so.1.0 debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2 debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libXvBAW.so.1.0 debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libaticalcl.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/xorg/modules/glesx.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/xorg/modules/amdxmm.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/xorg/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libatiadlxx.so debian/fglrx/usr/lib/fglrx/libatiuki.so.1.0 returned exit code 2
make[1]: *** [override_dh_shlibdeps] Error 9
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/fglrx.H039QH'
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2
Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.1tuSe2
ashwin@ashwin-laptop:~/catalyst11.2$



Kindly help me out!! The above output was obtained, when I tried it out with 11.2, since 11.3 didn't work out...
I've been in front of the laptop since last 5 hours.
Thanx to all, and Good night..

You need to install the QT library.

I too have the video problem, and have found two workarounds : don't look at videos fullscreen, or use the open radeon driver (xf86-video-radeon).

Serafean

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It's a pity that so many people are unaware of the poor Linux-support from Ati. I bought a laptop with nVidia graphics, because nVidia always works great with Linux.
Next time you buy a laptop make sure that it has a nVidia graphics chip.
My advice for your problem is to Google ...

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Another thought crossed my mind : try playing aroubnd with xv settings. xv is the video overlay in which videos are displayed. Enabling/Disabling it might help.Where to do that depends on your video player.
I beg to differ, its getting much better very fast : for one ATI support the xrandr extension, making your display configurable through desktop utilities (BIG +) ; second ATI releases documentation to their hardware, and employ ?two? (at least one) developers of the free (as in speech) radeon driver. Granted its not yet feature-complete, but at least provides a quite good out of the box experience. This is one of the reasons I bought ATI (and because it had the best bang for the buck). Call me a fanboy if you wish

No disrespect, but that doesn't help much.

Serafean

Thanx, Serafean.. I will look into the open source driver, as u suggested.

The opensource driver has improved but If your looking for 3d performace you are still going to need propriatary drivers

Serafean, could u please help me out with the open source driver? I couldn't find the one u suggested under synaptic package manager..
How to go about it??

What Linux distro are you using. Their should or normally is a configuration tool that reconfigures your /etc/X11/xorg.conf for you. You can take a look at the file your self and see if you understand. But where driver is you would take out the fglrx and put in ati if the driver module is already on your system.

recommended include AMD, too. it is worked for running any linux.