OK, bad news still no good.
install of fglrx came back with already there, probrably from when I tried switching over to another driver in #4 above.
Re-installed via synaptic and re-booted.
No good
Purged fglrx-updates fglrx-amdcccle fglrx and installed amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-linux-x86.x86_64 which I had previously downloaded. Still no good.
I have a legacy version, amd-driver-installer-catalyst-13.1-legacy-linux-x86.x86_64 which I am willing to try.
OK, bad news still no good. installer- catalyst- 13.1-linux- x86.x86_ 64 which I had previously downloaded. Still no good. installer- catalyst- 13.1-legacy- linux-x86. x86_64 which I am willing to try.
install of fglrx came back with already there, probrably from when I tried switching over to another driver in #4 above.
Re-installed via synaptic and re-booted.
No good
Purged fglrx-updates fglrx-amdcccle fglrx and installed amd-driver-
I have a legacy version, amd-driver-