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Well the updated ATI just came out so I tried to install it. I did the following:

sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx
sudo apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-radeon
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-ati
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri xserver-xorg-core
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Restarted the computer.

I select Ubuntu from GRUB and I get a black screen. I have no idea how to repair this. I previously followed the same instruction for ATI Drivers 11.10 and 11.11 without a problem.

How do I fix this issue so I can boot into Ubuntu and complete the driver installation process?

Zanna
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chazdg
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  1. Boot from Ubuntu Live CD and continue trying Ubuntu 11.10
  2. Chroot into your installation:

    sudo mount /dev/sdaX /mnt && \
    sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev && \
    sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc && \
    sudo mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys && \
    sudo mount --bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts && \
    sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc/resolv.conf && \
    sudo chroot /mnt
    

    where /dev/sdaX is the root partition.

  3. Install the ati drivers normally

  4. Reboot!
Zanna
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Reboot into recovery mode, in low graphics mode. Then reinstall your ATI driver:

sudo aticonfig --initial.

If you see nothing again on the reboot, go back into low graphics mode to uninstall the driver.

Zanna
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bioShark
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