blank screen with 13.2 beta for me, but the problem is now elsewhere. Xorg.log: [ 25.961] (II) LoadModule: "fglrx" [ 25.961] (II) Loading /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so [ 26.712] (II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - AMD Technologies Inc." [ 26.712] compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 12.10.5 [ 26.712] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 26.713] (II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm" [ 26.713] (II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm" [ 26.713] (II) Loading /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so [ 26.861] (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - AMD Technologies Inc." [ 26.861] compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 12.10.5 [ 26.861] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:12.10.05 [ 26.861] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier: UNSUPPORTED-12.10.17 [ 26.861] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Jan 28 2013 22:26:03 [ 26.861] (++) using VT number 7 [ 26.861] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx [ 27.037] (II) Loading PCS database from /etc/ati/amdpcsdb /etc/ati/amdpcsdb.default [ 27.070] ukiDynamicMajor: failed to open /proc/ati/major [ 27.070] ukiDynamicMajor: failed to open /proc/ati/major [ 27.071] (--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x6841) found [ 27.087] (II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a group targeted for this release [ 27.099] (II) AMD Video driver is unsigned [ 27.100] (II) fglrx(0): pEnt->device->identifier=0x7f5e283b40e0 [ 27.100] (II) fglrx(0): === [xdl_xs113_atiddxPreInit] === begin [ 27.141] (**) fglrx(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 [ 27.141] (II) fglrx(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps) [ 27.141] (==) fglrx(0): Default visual is TrueColor [ 27.141] (**) fglrx(0): Option "DPMS" "true" [ 27.141] (==) fglrx(0): RGB weight 888 [ 27.141] (II) fglrx(0): Using 8 bits per RGB [ 27.141] (==) fglrx(0): Buffer Tiling is ON [ 27.151] (II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm" [ 27.151] (II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm" [ 27.151] (II) Loading /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so [ 27.151] (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - AMD Technologies Inc." [ 27.151] compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 12.10.5 [ 27.152] ukiDynamicMajor: failed to open /proc/ati/major [ 27.152] ukiDynamicMajor: failed to open /proc/ati/major [ 27.153] (**) fglrx(0): NoAccel = NO [ 27.153] (**) fglrx(0): AMD 2D Acceleration Architecture enabled [ 27.153] (--) fglrx(0): Chipset: "AMD Radeon HD 7500M/7600M Series" (Chipset = 0x6841) [ 27.153] (--) fglrx(0): (PciSubVendor = 0x103c, PciSubDevice = 0x17f4) [ 27.153] (==) fglrx(0): board vendor info: third party graphics adapter - NOT original AMD [ 27.153] (--) fglrx(0): Linear framebuffer (phys) at 0xb0000000 [ 27.153] (--) fglrx(0): MMIO registers at 0xd0900000 [ 27.153] (--) fglrx(0): I/O port at 0x00003000 [ 27.153] (==) fglrx(0): ROM-BIOS at 0x000c0000 [ 27.188] (II) fglrx(0): Invalid ATI BIOS from int10, the adapter is not VGA-enabled [ 27.188] (EE) fglrx(0): Invalid video BIOS signature! [ 27.188] (EE) fglrx(0): GetBIOSParameter failed [ 27.188] (EE) fglrx(0): PreInitAdapter failed [ 27.188] (EE) fglrx(0): PreInit failed [ 27.188] (II) fglrx(0): === [xdl_xs113_atiddxPreInit] === end [ 27.190] (II) UnloadModule: "fglrx" [ 27.190] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fglrxdrm" [ 27.190] (II) Unloading fglrxdrm [ 27.190] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fglrxdrm" [ 27.190] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. ... this is with Intel driver for 12.10 from x-swat ppa ( "2:2.19.0-0ubuntu1~xup1" ) which should be fairly similar to original IMHO? From the error message it looks the drivers communicate well, but there's some firmware problem, I should probably ask AMD first what's this about. BTW, I was installing the beta driver trough creating distribution packages, then installing the resulting .deb files. Then after running "sudo aticonfig --initial" I got these errors, maybe somebody experienced enough can tell me if it's ok: Uninitialised file found, configuring. PowerXpress info: Diagnostic output from /usr/lib/fglrx/switchlibglx: update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf because link group x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf is /broken update-alternatives: warning: not replacing //usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules with a link Thanks for any info, I hope the 13.04 will work out of box with my notebook. :)