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Ubuntu 12.04 problems with Unity 3d and Ati Radeon Hd 6670

Im running Ubuntu 12.04 in my PC, Intel Dual Core,2.5gb RAM, ATI Radeon HD 6670 I have intalled the driver for my ATI following this tutorial. The thing is that Unity 3D do not respond, every time ...
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Graphic card driver, Xorg (Open-source) version vs Proprietary (AMD and Nvidia) version, Which is the best?

i would like to ask about the graphic card driver on linux. from on my experience here is, im having a laptop with a HD6320 from E-450 APU, which is belong to my friend and i install it an Xubuntu ...
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Can't install Unity related applications

Currently running 13.04 (64bit) with dual monitors using an ATI 4850. Legacy drivers did not work with the graphics card so I am using open source drivers. I can run GNOME perfectly fine but cannot ...
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I need help resolving dual display issues with 13.04 running the ATI Radeon Open Source driver

I did a fresh install of 13.04 on my Dell Precision M6500. I was previously running 12.04 LTS. My laptop has an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 adapter and I'm using the open source driver. Plugging in ...
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Unity does not start in Ubuntu 13.04

I have upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04 and I cannot use Unity. I have tried the proprietary driver, both from the official sources and from AMD's website. I have also tried using the open source x.org ...
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Compiz does not work well

Well this is the first time I'm with Ubuntu. The problem is that after installing Compiz and extras, I can install the cube and some other elements. But there are problems with: 3d windows, Paint ...
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compiz and unity crash after AMD drivers installed

I'm a new linux user. I recently installed AMD drivers from software center. When I restarted my machine, the normal login screen with the top menu bar appeared but after login I only have my ...
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Why does the ATI catalyst driver disable compiz config?

After installing the ati catalyst driver for my ATI HD 6000 series VGA, the entire compiz config is NOT running. I don't see a single effect. Do I need to remove the catalyst to see the visual ...
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Only wallpaper visible after ATI driver installation

I have the ATI (AMD) HD7870 graphic card and I had just installed Ubuntu. With the Open Source drivers the desktop works fine; however, since I have a newer card, I'd like the proprietary drivers ...
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Ubuntu desktop 12.10 64-bit, icons don't show

Recently I had problems with fglrx cause I have an ATI card, if I install the privative drivers from the Ubuntu repo, I get no Unity launch bar cause the drivers are not compatible with the new Xorg. ...
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Unity (compiz) doesn't work with Xinerama and AMD GPUs

Using 2 AMD gpus to power 3 monitors, when I enable Xinerama and reboot Unity doesn't open. I am using the 12.11 beta drivers from ATI and 12.10 version of Ubuntu. Here is a log using the Unity ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 ATI Driver 12.11 fails after compiz and xorg update

I updated my system via the package manager from Unity and next restart was just blackness. After being here: ...
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Best triple head display setup

I'm currently running Ubuntu 12.04 with a darn good triple head display setup. I've got a VisionTek 900530 Radeon HD 5450 512MB DDR3 PCI Express video card that has two DVI outputs and one Mini ...
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installed AMD catalyst driver and am stuck with 800 x 600 resolution and no unity sidebar

First off, Compix kept crashing on me. I uninstalled fglrx and installed the AMD catalyst driver. When I restarted my computer my resolution stays at 800 x 600 and I can't see any sidebar icons so ...
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Unable To Enable Compiz Animations

I`m Using Ubuntu 12.10 Unity And I INstalled compiz I`ve Enable Animations And Custmized How I Like BUt None Of The Animations Are Not Working My Laptop Model Is Hp-Dv7t-QuadEditon i7 ...
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Compiz has broken after installing 12.10 with ATI Catalyst 12.10 drivers

After upgrading to Quantal yesterday I installed the new ATI Catalyst drivers, the 12.10 version, for my ATI Radeon HD 7850 card. Upon logging into Ubuntu I am presented with no Unity. I can access ...
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Unity missing? Can't see top or side panels

I just removed some effects using ccsm, switched to the AMD proprietary driver, rebooted and after I log in, the unity panel is no longer there. If I hit the windows key or the alt key, nothing ...
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Falied installing ATI X.Org binary driver!! (ATI Radeon HD 5400)

The open source driver worked well with the fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04, but it drains my laptop battery faster. So I installed the proprietary driver from jockey-gtk. It gave me this error ...
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Different backgrounds on 3 monitor set-up

I currently have a 3 monitor set-up using an AMD HD6870 card. All monitors are 1920 x 1080 and in a 16:9 configuration. However 2 are orientated as landscape whilst one is in portrait. The way I ...
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Boot fails after showing ubuntu screen and just sits on screen showing [OK]. Tried removing fglrx but still can't get it to go

Just all the sudden compiz failed and I couldn't get it to relauch so I rebooted the system. Ever since, after the Ubuntu login screen (with 5 round circles in the middle. It just goes to the next ...
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Enabling animation in powersave mode in catalyst control

I have HP Pavilion g6-1118tx laptop with AMD graphics card radeon 6470M running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I have successfully installed catalyst driver and selected powersave mode found in it. Since ...
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Poor DASH Performance, no smooth scrolling on 12.04 with AMD Proprietary driver

I own a Vaio VPCYB3V1E laptop with an AMD E-450 APU. I upgraded to 12.04 yesterday and the system came preinstalled with open source drivers. With THOSE open source drivers, dash worked perfectly ...
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Compiz/unity not working

sorry for my bad english but i'm french. Well, i have this new ubuntu with unity and compiz just doesn't work. As you can see i have everything i need checked : http://i.stack.imgur.com/aykyc.png ...
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Dual Screen stopped working when I got a new monitor with a ATI Radeon HD 5450 [closed]

I'm running the lastest Ubuntu 11.10 on a desktop machine with an ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card. After some trouble everything seemed to work fine with two 19 inch screens. Some days ago I replaced ...
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getting compiz to work with Ubuntu 11.10 and fglrx

I am trying to get Compiz to work in Ubuntu 11.10. I have FGLRX installed and the "Additional Drivers" screen seems to report that FGLRX is active and currently in use. I have tried using CCSM to ...
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Compiz disables 3rd Monitor

I have a try monitor setup with using the proprietary ATI drivers: This works pretty well with metacity, with the exception of some maximize strangeness. On monitors 3 and 2 it works as expected. ...
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Unity 3D, Compiz effects and Intel Sandybridge Mobile Graphics

My notebook is a Pavilion dv6-6030el with an Intel i7-2630QM CPU, 8 GB of RAM and the ATI HD 6490m as VGA dedicated. I was forced to stop it due to the switchable graphics issue editing the GRUB and ...
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Can I downgrade compiz?

I'm just wondering if it is possible to downgrade compiz to maverick's version 0.8.6 like in natty? I have an ATI radeon mobile 3200/4330 dual GPU and the new compiz and even natty's compiz doesn't ...
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graphics issue with switchable graphics [closed]

im tottaly new in ubuntu.i have hp pavillion dv6 3035et and it has two graphics cards in it (one of them is ati hd5650 and other is onboard intel) and i couldnt install a driver even one of ...
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ATI proprietary drivers not working with an ATI Radeon HD 3400

I am using Lenovo Thinkpad laptop with ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series graphic card. I installed Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit today and tried to install proprietary drivers 1)Hence I installed proprietary drivers ...
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Compiz animations jittery with an ATI Radeon HD 6520G [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Performance being really choppy with ATI drivers I have Ubuntu 11.10 64bit installed on a machine with an AMD A6-3400M CPU, and a Radeon HD 6520G card. For some reason ...
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Fix Mobility Radeon Graphics in Ubuntu 11.04 [until now] [closed]

Is there some things to fix mobility AMD Radeon HD3xxx series in Ubuntu 11.04 ?? Until now, i've been updated my system using Kernel 2.6.39-11 and Catalyst 11.7 but Graphics Effects sill running ugly ...
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OpenSource Driver with ATI HD 6770

Im currently using fglrx from AMD and wanna try other driver to see if I can get better performance with compiz (I'm getting flickering). Everything I've tried dont works(Radeon, RadeonHD), I think ...
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After upgrading, effects are very slow

...programs run normally, but the effects are very sluggish. How can I fix this?
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3D compiz effects choppy and slow. How to fix?

I have a ATI proprietary drivers but it makes the Unity 3D very slow except 2D. Like everything works but it runs a bit slow and choppy. You could even see it when you see the loading circles on the ...
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moving windows lags after update to Natty [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Performance being really choppy with ATI drivers I just upgraded my main machine to Natty. I have an ATI 2600 with the proprietary ATI driver. It worked fine with ...
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Garbage on rotated screen when I rotate a certain monitor

I have a really weird problem with ubuntu natty: I have 2 monitors (Dell 2407wfp and Dell 2007wfp) connected via DVI to a Ati X1600 graphics card. Everything works well in normal configuration, but ...
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How do I disable vsync in CCSM and Catalyst Control Center?

How do I disable vsync in Compiz-Config Settings Manager and Catalyst Control Center?
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Does Unity require proprietary graphics card drivers?

I understood that the Unity desktop in Natty uses Compiz and therefore requires a graphics card driver that support composition effects. Does this mean if I have an ATI or NVIDIA card I'm forced to ...
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Compiz antialiasing with xserver-xorg-video-radeon? [closed]

Windows previews are ugly on my computer. Is there any solution to make them smooth? BTW windows previews in Metacity with compositing enabled (/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager) are ...
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Can Unity based on Compiz already be fully used?

Last, time several month ago, I installed Unity to test it in maverick. I had the problem that it didn't work as expected. Instead of Unity I only got a white screen, I'm not 100% sure what the ...
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How can I run compiz-fusion effects with ATI Radeon x1250?

I was installing ubuntu 10.10 to my friend laptop, but when trying to set up effects, I got an error. Then I tried to install proprietary drivers, but this card is too old and no longer supported. :( ...
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FGLRX driver performance with compiz

I recently turned on compositing in my laptop using the following command: gconftool-2 -s --type bool /apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager true Performance seems to be same after that except ...
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How to enable graphics card XFX ATI RADEON HD 4350

I need to enable the 3D effects in the graphics card under Ubuntu 10.10 OS
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Get Compiz working on x1300 ati

I have Ubuntu 10.10 installed on a thinkpad T60 with an ati mobile x1300. Ubuntu isn't loading any proprietary drivers and compiz doesn't work. A google search turned up nothing. Sure, some people ...