Vincent Onelli wrote:
I suspect that I may need an update driver, I checked ATI web side
and
found a file "ati-driver-installer-8-12-x86.x86_64.run" and the
instruction file "linux_cat812-inst.pdf". I got stuck at the first
instruction "sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh" not found
Any body there can help? I will appreciate very much.
GNU/Linux doesn't work that way, you don't use drivers from the
manufacturer, the correct driver is already included.
You're seeing a bug in the kernel package. That bug has to be fixed. As a
workaround, try booting with the "nomodeset" flag:
1. hold down a key while booting so GRUB shows up
2. press the e key to edit the boot commands
3. press the e key on the first command (the kernel command) to get to the
kernel's arguments
4. append a space and the word nomodeset
5. press Enter to confirm
6. press the b key to boot the modified sequence
if that fixes it, you can edit your /boot/grub/grub.conf file to append
nomodeset to the kernel's command line as a permanent workaround. If it
doesn't fix it, then the bug is not in kernel modesetting (KMS), but some
other area of the kernel (probably DRI/DRM, the Direct Rendering
Interface/Manager).
In any case, please also file a bug at
https://bugzilla.redhat.com
against "kernel" with your findings, what you're seeeing is clearly a
kernel bug.
Kevin Kofler