installing amd drivers so I can get my screen's max resolution?

CyanPrime · 2012-07-16 20:01:20

Alright, so I'm on !#11 and I have a problem with my screen resolution. it's only at 1024x798 or something like that. my screen goes up to 1600x900, and I want to use that resolution. I tried xrandr from the command line using --output VGA-0 -- mode 1600x900, but it said it couldn't find the mode.

So now I'm trying to install the amd graphics drivers for my card using this tutorial http://debianandi.blogspot.com/2011/11/ … etary.html

But when I run the installer it errors out saying only this:

Check if system has the tools required for installation.
fglrx installation requires that the system have kernel headers. /lib/modules/3.2.0-3-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h cannot be found on this system.
One or more tools required for installation cannot be found on the system. Install the required tools before installing the fglrx driver.
Optionally, run the installer with --force option to install without the tools.
Forcing install will disable AMD hardware acceleration and may make your system unstable. Not recommended.

My question is what does this error mean, and how do I fix it?
Thank you for your time reading this.

safetycopy · 2012-07-16 20:07:53

Try:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

And have a look at @el_koraco's excellent The definitive guide to proprietary AMD graphics drivers.

CyanPrime · 2012-07-16 21:06:35

Thank you, that first line really helped me out!

but after I ran it, it installed (on the non-custom option), it rebooted, then the display stopped working. Like I'm only able to run in terminal. I did a xrandr, and it said "Can't find display" or something like that. so, umm, what should I do now to fix it?

safetycopy · 2012-07-16 21:22:30

I can only really suggest starting again and following @el_koraco's guide hmm

If you can post any errors here that might help someone else diagnose your exact problem.

Sorry I can't be more help than that sad

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CyanPrime · 2012-07-16 21:23:28

Start again? You mean reinstall? :<

safetycopy · 2012-07-16 21:24:01

I mean reisntall your video driver following @el_k's instructions.

CyanPrime · 2012-07-16 21:27:15

How do I do that when I have no display? is there a revert/uninstall command?

safetycopy · 2012-07-16 21:30:12

I assume you still have access to the downloaded driver? If so, cd to the directory it's saved in and rerun the installer.

CyanPrime · 2012-07-16 21:45:05

Alright I'll try that.
I tried aticonfig / amdconfig --uninstall and both said they didn't find anything to uninstall.

I'll try your idea next

safetycopy · 2012-07-16 21:48:54

You could also look at the smxi section of @el_k's thread.

CyanPrime · 2012-07-16 22:27:32

That helped out a lot, I got my display back, but I can only support Xorg-radion i guess. :< , and it's still at a bad resolution. Any idea how to get a better resolution then 1024x798?

safetycopy · 2012-07-16 22:40:29

Post the output of the following:

apt-cache policy firmware-linux-free
apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree

If those are not installed, I'd recommend trying them (& rebooting).

CyanPrime · 2012-07-17 00:32:59

me@crunchbang-dt:~$ apt-cache policy firmware-linux-free
firmware-linux-free:
  Installed: 3.1
  Candidate: 3.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.1 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
zero@crunchbang-dt:~$ apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree
firmware-linux-nonfree:
  Installed: 0.36
  Candidate: 0.36
  Version table:
 *** 0.36 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy/non-free amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
me@crunchbang-dt:~$

Both seem to be installed.

safetycopy · 2012-07-17 00:47:51

What video card are you using?

lspci | grep VGA

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CyanPrime · 2012-07-17 00:50:21

This kind :

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4200]

safetycopy · 2012-07-17 01:02:18

Hmmm... Maybe try reinstalling firmware-linux-nonfree?

sudo apt-get remove --purge firmware-linux-nonfree
sudo apt-get install firmware-linux-nonfree

Reboot.

CyanPrime · 2012-07-17 01:06:52

Alright, I've done that (But not rebooted yet) and I got a lot of this error on reinstalling it:

libkmod: ERROR ../libkmod/libkmod-config.c:684 kmod_config_parse: /etc/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf line 6: ignoring bad line starting with 'fb'

Edit: note the install seemed to work, as in it didn't quit.

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safetycopy · 2012-07-17 01:09:17

Well, that's a separate issue that I'm not sure about big_smile

Reboot and see what happens. It's possible you need a couple of packages from backports...

CyanPrime · 2012-07-17 01:09:19

Back from reboot, nothing seems to have changed. :<

Edit: looking at the xrandr gui I still can't go beyond 1024x798.

Last edited by CyanPrime (2012-07-17 01:10:18)

safetycopy · 2012-07-17 01:14:34

I sure wish @el_koraco would pop in big_smile

What kernel are you running?

uname -r

CyanPrime · 2012-07-17 01:18:39

3.2.0-3-amd64

^ That one, good sir.

safetycopy · 2012-07-17 01:21:03

Well, honestly I'm a bit stumped hmm Hopefully someone with a bit more know-how can chime in...

Sorry I couldn't get you sorted sad

el_koraco · 2012-07-17 08:03:37

You can't run the AMD driver with your card, it's no longer supported. You can try to use smxi, but select the "older Catalyst" option. I would install (X/L)Ubuntu 12.04, as they have a working Catalyst 12.4 in the repository and it will be supported for five years.

safetycopy · 2012-07-17 14:19:48

^ I was starting to wonder if that might be the case. Thanks for stopping by, mate smile

CyanPrime · 2012-07-17 23:34:07

el_koraco wrote:

You can't run the AMD driver with your card, it's no longer supported. You can try to use smxi, but select the "older Catalyst" option. I would install (X/L)Ubuntu 12.04, as they have a working Catalyst 12.4 in the repository and it will be supported for five years.

Sorry for the delayed reply, but is there a way I can just download that driver, or those parts and use them in crunchbang? Really all the other distros are so far behind #! that it's ether #! or Windows to me.

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