[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#542140: Bug#542140: fglrx-driver: fglrx driver doesn't work with linux-image-2.6.30 (AMD64)

[Gary Dale]

Patrick Matthäi wrote:
> Gary Dale schrieb:
>> Bertrand Marc wrote:
>>> Gary Dale a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> I notice that the log heading reports the X server version as 
>>>> 1.4.2. That seems a little strange.
>>> Right, I didn't notice that. It's probably the issue, but still I 
>>> can't figure out where it comes from.
>>>>
>>>> Also noticed that I've somehow lost ACPI support. I know I used to 
>>>> have it and I don't recall removing it, so I reinstalled it. That 
>>>> should at least allow my screen to power down again.
>>>>
>>> If you installed fglrx with apt-get, you didn't installed 
>>> 'Recommands', so you probably should install fglrx-atieventsd to get 
>>> ACPI support.
>>>
>>> Bertrand
>>>
>>> PS could you cc your replies to #542140 ?
>>>
>> No, it was likely just the lack of the ACPID that caused the problem. 
>> The fglrx-atieventsd was one of the .debs that installed OK earlier. 
>> Aptitude seems to think I've got the latest version.
>
> So maybe we should add acpid to recommends on fglrx-atieventsd.
>
It should be part of any recent Linux install. I don't know how it got 
removed. However, all that installing it fixed was a problem I had with 
my screen not shutting off - something that has never been a problem 
before (other than the ongoing problem with mplayer/avidemux/etc. 
crashing the screensaver).