Error while trying to install ATI/AMD proprietary drivers (post-release update)
I had the same problem, in my case reinstall command helped. Paste this in terminal:
sudo apt-get install fglrx-updates --reinstall
If it doesn't work uninstall FGLRX:
sudo sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh
sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* xorg-driver-fglrx
Then install driver using terminal:
sudo apt-get install fglrx-updates
If that doesn't work uninstall everything again and try using official script, just follow those commands:
cd /tmp && wget -O amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip
unzip amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip
chmod +x amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run
sudo sh amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run
Windows will popup and you can start installing drivers. When you finish type:
sudo aticonfig --initial -f
and reboot.
The link is for the ATI 12.8 64bit drivers, to get a newer version replace it with a link provided to you by official AMD site, just select your harware.
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Lassi
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Lassi over 1 year
I tried to install the proprietary driver which is available for my graphics card. There are 2 available drivers;
"ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates)"
and
"ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver".
As the updates most likely were to improve something, I chose post-release updates version. However, when I click "Activate", the installation fails after download. The following message is shown to me:
Sorry, the installation of this driver failed. Please have a look at the log file for details /var/log/jockey.log
Full jockey.log is available here: http://pastebin.com/HsZaJXeQ
Is there any way I could get this "post-release updates" working? Or should I try installing the older version?
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Lassi almost 12 yearsI tried that, restarted my computer and tried installing the update, because in "Additional Drivers" none of the drivers was active. The installation failed again: pastebin.com/6jiBxYeG