[lug] AMD Catalyst Display Driver

[Steven Hart]

  Well I thought I had it figured out until the latest kernel was updated.

I know you have to reload the kernel modules each time a new kernel is 
loaded but now the ati install won't run right.

On first boot, I brought the system up in single user mode and ran the 
installer.  It ran normally and finished.  I then let the system come up 
fully and had accelerated graphics running normally.  Proceeded to fully 
update the box  (which included a new kernel).  On reboot, I went into 
single user again and tried to run the installer to make the new kernel 
module but it's complaining about permissions in the bin directory.

So right now I'm frustrated and don't want to deal with this anymore.  
Why does ATI make this such a pain in the ass while nvidia makes it 
relatively easy?

I'm tempted to buy 20 cheap nvidia cards and forget this ATI mess.

Any suggestions for making these ATI cards work from kernel to kernel 
would be greatly appreciated.

Steve

On 06/23/2011 04:46 PM, Collins Richey wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Steven Hart<shart at colorado.edu>  wrote:
>> Please disregard.  I figured it out.
>>
>> sorry to bother everyone, it's been one of those days!
>>
> It's always helpful if you tell "the rest of the story".
>

-- 
Steve Hart
Systems Administrator
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
University of Colorado Boulder
Steven.Hart at colorado.edu
(303)492-8109
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