Linux Restricted modules 2.6.20-2 are incompatable with X4100 Mobility.
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: linux-restricte
Hi I am writing to report that the FGLRX ATI drivers included in the linux-restricted modules package are incompatible with Radeon mobility (laptop) chipsets. This isn't just restricted to the 2.6.20-2 restricted modules - it is also true of all restricted-modules packages to date.
From my own experience the generic drivers for the ATI X series of cards (as in X1500, X1600, X1700 etc) which are applicable to desktop systems, are *not* the same as those for the equivalent ATI mobility series of cards which are intended for laptop use - and are rarely if ever interchangeable. Installing the linux restricted modules package on a laptop appears to cause the generic desktop fglrx modules to be installed - which as I said, simply does not work.
Previously to overcome this I simply used this script from Kanotix.com: http://
However this script is also incompatible with the latest FGLRX drivers and the 2.6.20-2 kernel - and now Kanotix itself as a project looks like it may be in the process of an implosion - so it is not at all clear if this script will be maintained any more. (It was however effective right up until the latest 2.6.19 Kubuntu kernel release).
There should almost certainly be a dialog that allows you to select the appropriate driver type for one's system (i.e.desktop or laptop) and also perhaps a modified/updated version of this script could be run to ensure atomatic configuration of the appropriate driver parameters.
I would very much like to be able to maintain my system directly through the Ubuntu repositories rather than being required to always seem the assistance or advice of third parties.
