HOWTO: Solving the "Your card is too old" problem

[Torph]

"envyng" is the tools new name..

I got some errors trying to install the aTI driver..

Dowloading the packages...
[==================================100.0%========== ============================]dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "interface.py", line 432, in <module>
a.mainMenu()
File "interface.py", line 303, in mainMenu
a.driverMenu('fglrx')
File "interface.py", line 339, in driverMenu
self.mainMenu()
File "interface.py", line 303, in mainMenu
a.driverMenu('fglrx')
File "interface.py", line 333, in driverMenu
self.process(self.abstract.install, package)
File "interface.py", line 391, in process
myFunction(myArgs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Envy/abstraction.py", line 155, in install
self.pkg.install(packages, self.widget)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Envy/packagemanager.py", line 206, in install
self.cacheUi.commit(UiFetchProgress(widget, self.isText), UiInstallProgress(widget, self.isText))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 226, in commit
res = self.installArchives(pm, installProgress)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 201, in installArchives
res = installProgress.run(pm)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/progress.py", line 216, in run
res = pm.DoInstall(self.writefd)
SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "interface.py", line 432, in <module>
a.mainMenu()
File "interface.py", line 303, in mainMenu
a.driverMenu('fglrx')
File "interface.py", line 339, in driverMenu
self.mainMenu()
File "interface.py", line 303, in mainMenu
a.driverMenu('fglrx')
File "interface.py", line 333, in driverMenu
self.process(self.abstract.install, package)
File "interface.py", line 391, in process
myFunction(myArgs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Envy/abstraction.py", line 155, in install
self.pkg.install(packages, self.widget)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Envy/packagemanager.py", line 206, in install
self.cacheUi.commit(UiFetchProgress(widget, self.isText), UiInstallProgress(widget, self.isText))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 230, in commit
raise SystemError, "installArchives() failed"
SystemError: installArchives() failed
papa@htpc:~/Desktop/Regnum$

[arlick]

Sorry im not ubunty/debian user, so i dont know what exactly fail, but you can try with ubuntu way too.

In ubuntu you can enable the proprietary drivers doing that:

System > Administration > hardware controllers

I dont know where it is in kubuntu

[ArcticWolf]

Execute it as root with sudo, and keep in mind that no other packaging tool is working (close Synaptic and the update manager).

[Torph]

cool update. I changed my video driver from the open source ATI to the FGLRX
rebooted... and it works now.. yeah!

[Pakos]

Is it normal when library has user as a owner instead of root?

[ArcticWolf]

Originally Posted by Pakos

Is it normal when library has user as a owner instead of root?

chown it then, but it should work... Check the permissions first.

[Pakos]

Originally Posted by Xephandor

chown it then, but it should work... Check the permissions first.

permissions are ok, i was just curious

[onemyndseye]

permissions will be set to whom ever compiled the lib.. then fixed-up to root when ' sudo make install ' is performed

[Pakos]

anybody tried game under newest ubuntu? i'm wondering if it's still required?

Forgot about backup

[Vijabei]

The provided proprietary driver from ATI for Ubuntu 9.04 does not support "older" cards. To have 3D performance for some cards you have to use the following driver

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati/

Regnum does not work with this driver.