Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #30447
  2. Comment #74

Comment 74 for bug 30447

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kaname (yasukanazawa) wrote : Re: Lockup problems with both the free xorg ATI driver and the proprietary fglrx driver, using various ATI cards

I think this ATI-fglrx problem is not just for ubuntu or a specific X WM, as I told before, I have Slackware and I had read about this problem in other distributions as Debian, Fedora, etc. Also people that tried with just loading X (without any WM), having the same problem.

This is the same problem in Gentoo:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-343410-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-100.html

I wonder if my drivers are installed correctly (I followed all the instructions). If I type "lsmod" fglrx is not displayed, also, "dmesg | fglrx" doesn't display anything. But I know they are load in memory because when playing a movie, It runs smoothly (much better that with out the driver) and the driver is configured at xorg.conf, and I ofcourse, having the "hang" problem listed here.

So, it is necesary to have the driver as module? how can I install the driver as module?