[SOLVED] Install ATI Catalyst 14.6 (Beta) to fix Bug in Steam-Game

wotix · 2014-11-17 21:06:32

Hey,

I am trying to play Civilization V in Steam on Crunchbang but unfortunately I can't see any text on the buttons. After I did some google-seaches I found this solution:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/8930/disc … 748533/#p2
They suggest to install the beta driver from ATI's Website (looks like it helped most users)
They conclude its due to an OpenGL Extension error "it seems Civ is using some OGL Extension in between version 3.1 and version 3.3." I got no idea what this means... could anyone tell me a way to fix this? Am I able to install this beta driver on Crunchbang? As I recently crashed my #! trying to install graphic drivers I'm asking now first big_smile

Thanks a lot
greetz
Wotix

Last edited by wotix (2014-11-27 21:46:03)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2014-11-17 21:37:37

You can try it, just be aware that you may have to manually remove the binaries and re-install fglrx from the TTY if it all goes Pete Tong* -- if you're OK with that, then proceed...

However, I have always had issues with Radeon graphics in GNU/Linux -- the proprietary drivers are memory hogs and the free alternatives have indifferent performance.
I have never tried the beta drivers.
As they appear to be a development release some borkage is to be expected.

* wrong

wotix · 2014-11-27 21:18:48

Ok, I wanted to follow this "guide"

You will have to remove the existing drivers and install the binaries provided by ATI.

First, download the ATI beta driver for your processor and extract the package somewhere easy to find.

Now, open Synaptic and remove fglrx. Basically, search for it, select everything that matches and has a green square, right-click and click remove. As per this image[i.stack.imgur.com].

Reboot.
Don't login, instead press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to bring up a text console and login through there.

Type:
sudo stop mdm

Then, navigate to where you extracted the ATI driver:
cd "whatever that path name is"

IE, if you put it on your Desktop:
cd ~/Desktop/ati-driver-path-name

Then, run the ati driver file, something like:
./ati-driver-installer.sh

Follow the instructions, the defaults are probably fine. Reboot.

Now I'm stuck at the very beginning: uninstalling fglrx-driver gives me following error (rest of fglrx* worked fine):

wotix@phenom:/usr$ sudo LC_ALL=C apt-get remove fglrx-driver
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  acpi-support-base acpid dkms
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  fglrx-driver
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 24.9 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 130000 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing fglrx-driver ...
dpkg: error processing fglrx-driver (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fglrx-driver
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
wotix@phenom:/usr$

I tried install -f, but it doesn't solve anything:

wotix@phenom:/usr$ sudo LC_ALL=C apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  acpi-support-base acpid dkms
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  fglrx-driver
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 24.9 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 130000 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing fglrx-driver ...
dpkg: error processing fglrx-driver (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fglrx-driver
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
wotix@phenom:/usr$

Any ideas?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2014-11-27 21:27:05

Have a look at /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-driver.postrm and edit the first line to "exit 0" (backup the file first).

Then try to remove fglrx-driver again.

wotix · 2014-11-27 21:45:43

Yes, it did work. Thanks a lot. Civ 5 is finally running! smile

Head_on_a_Stick · 2014-11-27 21:55:40

smile

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#1 2014-11-17 21:06:32

[SOLVED] Install ATI Catalyst 14.6 (Beta) to fix Bug in Steam-Game

#2 2014-11-17 21:37:37

Re: [SOLVED] Install ATI Catalyst 14.6 (Beta) to fix Bug in Steam-Game

#3 2014-11-27 21:18:48

Re: [SOLVED] Install ATI Catalyst 14.6 (Beta) to fix Bug in Steam-Game

#4 2014-11-27 21:27:05

Re: [SOLVED] Install ATI Catalyst 14.6 (Beta) to fix Bug in Steam-Game

#5 2014-11-27 21:45:43

Re: [SOLVED] Install ATI Catalyst 14.6 (Beta) to fix Bug in Steam-Game

#6 2014-11-27 21:55:40

Re: [SOLVED] Install ATI Catalyst 14.6 (Beta) to fix Bug in Steam-Game

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