Computer Science Canada Ubuntu Troubles |
| Author: | BenLi [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ubuntu Troubles |
Hey all, haven't posted in a while... Okay, so I decide to do a fresh install/upgrade to 7.10. I've done this (installing I mean) a few times. Here are my specs: Dell e1505 Core 2 Duo T7200 2 GB Ram ATI X1400 I am well aware of the issues with the ATI flgrx driver. So I go through with my usual routine of " sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx" But this time I got ben@ben-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Couldn't find package xorg-driver-fglrx I tried it a bit later and I got: ben@ben-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it? Can anyone tell me what's wrong? |
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| Author: | Euphoracle [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Ubuntu Troubles |
I've had nothing but problem with the X1**0 cards; the drivers are a PAIN. I still haven't managed to get my X1650 to work. |
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| Author: | Clayton [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Ubuntu Troubles |
1)make sure you have all the updates for Ubuntu that are current 2)make sure that only one instance of any program that uses apt is operating at a time. |
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| Author: | rdrake [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Ubuntu Troubles |
Like Clayton said, the second error is caused by having two instances of apt-get going (are you updating the system at the same time?). Your first error might be caused by a lack of repositories for Ubuntu. You might want to check out Envy, which automates the installation of ATI drivers (despite the fact that it says it's for Nvidia only). Oh, and you probably need to install a few packages in order to make Envy work. At least build-essentials and some others are required. Best of luck! I too suffer from crappy ATI drivers. |
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| Author: | PaulButler [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Ubuntu Troubles |
- The "could not get lock" error could be another apt-get running as others have suggested, but it could also be that you have Update Manager, Synaptic, Aptitude, or "Add/Remove Applications" open. I think the Ubuntu does lock the file automatically while it looks for updates, but that could be just my imagination. - xorg-driver-fglxr is in the Universe repository. You will need to enable this by going to Applications->Add/Remove Applications->Preferences and check off the proprietary drivers box. If you have done this and it still doesn't work, "apt-get update" might help. |
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| Author: | n0cfed [ Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Ubuntu Troubles |
umm have any of you looked at envy? http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html detects both ati and nvidia cards and installs the right driver |
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