Installing the Proprietary fglrx Driver (cont)

I think the reason that I could not get to the restricted driver dialogue was because I was running X from my user.

It says that it is installed but when I go to change it is says that there is no xconfig file present.

OK, now I trying it the harder way.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-generic restricted-manager

No change.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx

This installed some more software but I still don't see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

Make sure that fglrx is not in the disabled modules.

$ more /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common

There is nothing in the restricted module section so I am OK on that count.

Not installing the fglrx control because it is said to be buggy.

Generating a new set of module dependencies so the fglrx driver starts properly.

$ sudo depmod -a
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/fglrx.ko: No such file or directory

OK, do I need this?

Yes. Found the following under this link (way under :-):http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=588605&page=4

sudo ln -s /lib/modules/fglrx/fglrx.2.6.22-14-generic.ko /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/fglrx.ko

The file doesn't exists!!!

KO stands for kernel object (see http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/linuxversions.html)

Something is wrong because I am no longer getting a new xorg.conf file.

This has been a bust.

Try to install from ATI.