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title: "Fixed Enabling Desktop Effects for ATI in Ubuntu Lucid"
description: "0.sudo apt-get purge fglrx-modaliases fglrx-amdcccle fglrx-kernel-source xorg-driver-fglrx xorg-driver-fglrx-dev 1.reboot."
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# Fixed Enabling Desktop Effects for ATI in Ubuntu Lucid

> 0.sudo apt-get purge fglrx-modaliases fglrx-amdcccle fglrx-kernel-source xorg-driver-fglrx xorg-driver-fglrx-dev 1.reboot.

0.sudo apt-get purge fglrx-modaliases fglrx-amdcccle fglrx-kernel-source xorg-driver-fglrx xorg-driver-fglrx-dev 1.reboot 2.sudo rm -r /etc/ati 3.sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf* 4.Install fglrx from synaptic or sudo apt-get install fglrx 5.sudo aticonfig --initial 6.Reboot

_Work flow_ One line : sudo apt-get purge fglrx-modaliases fglrx-amdcccle fglrx-kernel-source xorg-driver-fglrx xorg-driver-fglrx-dev ; rebbot

After reboot : sudo rm -r /etc/ati ; sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf*; sudo apt-get install fglrx ; sudo aticonfig --initial ; reboot

Again after reboot: Enable desktop effects from appearance.

_Details:_ Step 0 => Removal of the old drivers. Step 1 => Rebooting, this would have resulted in new xorg.conf. Step 2 => Removal of ati folder and xrog.confs. Step 3 => Installing flgrx drivers afresh. Step 4 => Generating new ati confs. Step 5 => Rebooting and enabling desktop effects