Comment 36 for bug 1272291

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per terje (perterje22) wrote :

nwm. Solved.
I used the beta driver cause i had problems installing the stable one.

Install 13.12 from amd site.

amd-catalyst-13.12-linux-x86.x86_64.run --extract catalyst
Remove everything from this part to the end of the file within catalyst/common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/kcl_acpi.c
FROM:
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#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,6,3)
    if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_table_with_size(id, 0, &hdr, &tbl_size)))
#else
    tbl_size = 0x7fffffff;
    if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_table(id, 0, &hdr)))
......

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TO:

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#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,6,3)
    if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_table_with_size(id, 0, &hdr, &tbl_size)))
#else
    tbl_size = 0x7fffffff;
    if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_table(id, 0, &hdr)))
#endif
    {
        return KCL_ACPI_ERROR;
    }
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,9,1)
    ((acpi_tbl_table_handler)handler)(hdr);
#else
    ((acpi_table_handler)handler)(hdr);
#endif
    return KCL_ACPI_OK;
}
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Build.
sudo ./ati-installer.sh 13.251 --buildpkg Ubuntu/saucy

Go up one dir and dpkg them.

No more mouse glitches.
Have a nice one.