Problems with Catalyst 8.8 Ununtu hardy

[HailandKill]

I've downloaded and attempted to install the latest Catalyst drivers for my card. I'm running Ubuntu hardy and the drivers on the repo don't give very good video playback (jerky) and cause wine to crash...

The open ati drivers give flawless video playback but rubbish 3D framerates!

So, here I am trying to get the new drivers working with no avail.

Unfortunately, the fglrx drivers refuse to work... and everything reverts to mesa

The problem seems to start here:

drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:5:0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card1
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card2
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card3
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card4
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card5
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card6
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card7
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card8
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card9
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card10
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card11
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card12
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card13
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card14
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns -6
(WW) fglrx(0): Failed to open DRM connection
(II) fglrx(0): [FB] Find the MC FB aperturs range(MCFBBase = 0x1c000000, MCFBSize = 0x4000000)
(--) fglrx(0): Video RAM: 65536 kByte, Type: DDR SGRAM / SDRAM
(II) fglrx(0): PCIE card detected
(WW) fglrx(0): board is an unknown third party board, chipset is supported
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) fglrx(0): ***Display: ConnectedDisplayTypes=0x00000002, disabled=0x00000000
(II) fglrx(0): Connected Display1: LCD on internal LVDS [lvds]
(II) fglrx(0): Display1 EDID data ---------------------------
(II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer: CMO  Model: 1409  Serial#: 0
(II) fglrx(0): Year: 2005  Week: 21
(II) fglrx(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) fglrx(0): Digital Display Input
(II) fglrx(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 30  vert.: 19
(II) fglrx(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) fglrx(0): No DPMS capabilities specified; RGB/Color Display
(II) fglrx(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) fglrx(0): redX: 0.590 redY: 0.340   greenX: 0.317 greenY: 0.535
(II) fglrx(0): blueX: 0.150 blueY: 0.121   whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
(II) fglrx(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) fglrx(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) fglrx(0): clock: 71.0 MHz   Image Size:  303 x 190 mm
(II) fglrx(0): h_active: 1280  h_sync: 1328  h_sync_end 1360 h_blank_end 1440 h_border: 0
(II) fglrx(0): v_active: 800  v_sync: 803  v_sync_end 809 v_blanking: 823 v_border: 0
(II) fglrx(0):  N141I1-L03
(II) fglrx(0):  CMO
(II) fglrx(0):  N141I1-L03
(II) fglrx(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) fglrx(0): 	00ffffffffffff000daf091400000000
(II) fglrx(0): 	150f0103801e13780a04859757518926
(II) fglrx(0): 	1f505400000001010101010101010101
(II) fglrx(0): 	010101010101bc1b00a0502017303020
(II) fglrx(0): 	36002fbe10000018000000fe004e3134
(II) fglrx(0): 	3149312d4c30330a2020000000fe0043
(II) fglrx(0): 	4d4f0a202020202020202020000000fe
(II) fglrx(0): 	004e31343149312d4c30330a202000b4
(II) fglrx(0): End of Display1 EDID data --------------------
(WW) fglrx(0): Only one display is connnected,so single mode is enabled
(II) fglrx(0): Primary Controller - LCD on internal LVDS
(II) fglrx(0): Internal Desktop Setting: 0x00000001
(II) fglrx(0): POWERplay version 3.  2 power states available:
(II) fglrx(0):   1. 301/301MHz @ 60Hz [enable load balancing]
(II) fglrx(0):   2. 100/133MHz @ 60Hz [low voltage]
(==) fglrx(0): Qbs is not supported in this release. Disabled.
(==) fglrx(0): FAST_SWAP disabled
(==) fglrx(0):  PseudoColor visuals disabled
(==) fglrx(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) fglrx(0): Center Mode is disabled 
(==) fglrx(0): TMDS coherent mode is enabled 
(II) fglrx(0): Total of 14 modes found for primary display.

...some stuff....

(II) fglrx(0): driver needs X.org 7.1.x.y with x.y >= 0.0
(II) fglrx(0): detected X.org 7.1.0.90
(EE) fglrx(0): atiddxDriScreenInit failed, GPS not been initialized. 
(WW) fglrx(0): ***********************************************
(WW) fglrx(0): * DRI initialization failed!                  *
(WW) fglrx(0): * (maybe driver kernel module missing or bad) *
(WW) fglrx(0): * 2D acceleraton available (MMIO)             *
(WW) fglrx(0): * no 3D acceleration available                *
(WW) fglrx(0): ********************************************* *

xorg.conf

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Default Layout"
        Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load    "dri"
        Load    "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver      "synaptics"
        Option      "SendCoreEvents" "true"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto-dev"
        Option      "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
        Option      "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
        Option      "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
        Option      "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
        Driver      "fglrx"
        Option      "UseFastTLS" "2"
#       BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
        Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
        Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
        EndSubSection
EndSection

EDIT :: In fact... looking into it a bit, I don't even have the directory "/etc/dri", let alone anything in it... does that sound right? Have I broken something?

[energyman]

you mean 'dev/dri'...?

I would remove the driver part of your xorg.conf and let aticonfig redo it.