FGLRX bricked Ubuntu 9.10 [Archive]

rv65

07-24-2009, 04:40 PM

I have a Dell D610 with an X300 mobile GPU. I also run Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 2 and it now has a black screen instead of a login screen. Is there a way to fix this. Any help would be great.

rv65

07-24-2009, 04:56 PM

Driver version is 9.3.

bridgman

07-24-2009, 05:13 PM

Uninstall fglrx. The install instructions include a section on uninstall. You won't be able to make the 9.3 driver work on Ubuntu 9.10 without downgrading some major components. Go with the open source drivers which should get installed automatically.

rv65

07-24-2009, 05:37 PM

Whats the name of the FGLRX driver? I forgot the name of it. I have the laptop on so I can remove it.

rv65

07-24-2009, 05:44 PM

Got a live disc to figure out the name of the driver.

rv65

07-24-2009, 05:54 PM

Uninstall fglrx. The install instructions include a section on uninstall. You won't be able to make the 9.3 driver work on Ubuntu 9.10 without downgrading some major components. Go with the open source drivers which should get installed automatically.

That worked. Thanks for the advice. Now the laptop works.