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Howto: Fix Ubuntu 9.04 ATI Driver Issues

ChaosTheory · 2009-08-03 06:27:15

My guide is pretty straight forward, basically what it does is roll back your xserver to version 1.5 which is supported by the ATI drivers. http://friendlytechninja.vndv.com/2009/07/30/howto-fix-ubuntu-9-04-and-ati-driver-issues/ This may or may not work for you guy, but I posted this on the official ubuntu forum and it…

03-08-2009 07:27AM

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My guide is pretty straight forward, basically what it does is roll back your xserver to version 1.5 which is supported by the ATI drivers.

http://friendlytechninja.vndv.com/2009/07/30/howto-fix-ubuntu-9-04-and-ati-driver-issues/

This may or may not work for you guy, but I posted this on the official ubuntu forum and it seems to be working for people.

Jonathan

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#2 03-08-2009 10:24AM

Khannie

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Nice

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#3 03-08-2009 03:38PM

An Fear Aniar

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Good one. I'm glad I have nvidia though, never have had any problems.

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#4 03-08-2009 07:08PM

Galen

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The worst I had to do was use mplayer and vlc in x11 mode. Then I put my ati card in a drawer and switched to a nvidia card.

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