[plug] Ok, what have I done wrong now.

[Tomasz Grzegurzko]

Check the ubuntu forums there's heaps on that error you're getting from fglrx.
Or stick with the ubuntu packages for fglrx.

Tomasz

On 11/8/06, Lee Jamieson <leejam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I've installed Kubuntu recently and originally had no problem with it.
>  Now I have a ATI video card which, in the first instance allowed me
> to have a 12**x1*** resolution, but at 60hz, which was annoying; as
> there was noticeable flicker on the screen.  I initially tried
> downloading the ati driver from ati and followed the instructions to
> set it up.
>
> Now I'm looking at 640x480.  I can't change the resolution to anything
> higher -only lower.
>
> I tried installing the ati-driver-installer-8.30.3.run that I'd
> downloaded by doing:
>
> lee at lees:~/Temp$ sudo ./ati-driver-installer-8.30.3.run
>
> this is the result:
>
>
> Creating directory fglrx-install
> Verifying archive integrity... All good.
> Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux
> Driver-8.30.3................................ (many more dots here)
> -e ===================================
> -e ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager
> -e ===================================
> ./ati-installer.sh: 991: Syntax error: Bad substitution
> Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install
> lee at lees:~/Temp$ 991: Syntax error: Bad substitution
>
> I am not sure what that error message is about as there's nothing on
> the ati KB about that particular error.
>
> Any suggestions, help or RTFM! :P would be very much appreciated.
> --
> -
> Regards,
>
> Lee Jamieson
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