Ubuntu 11.10 firegl v5200 on T60p issues

[philton]

Hey all.

I've got a T60p w/ firegl mobility v5200.

the open source ati driver works except I get a ton of dots and lines on the screen, that after a while becomes unbearable

fglrx does NOT show up in the jockey in the proprietary driver list (probably because it appears ati stopped supporting the card in the driver), however if I install it via the terminal I get a clear display, and fairly good graphics response (once I disable sync to vblank and increase the refresh rate), however unity and compiz eventually act inconsistently, especially as I attempt to modify the settings in ccsm.

I'm not a hardcore graphics user, though I do enjoy the functionality of "scale", "expo", et al.

I have a feeling I'm close to having a super functional system, but sense that niether the xorg ati driver, or the fglrx driver have been configured properly.

The only other issues I have with the install is the volume buttons don't correspond to the system master volume. (As if the system volume is just a buss)

Anyone out there success for at running Ubuntu 11.10 on a t60p? Any tips towards resolving these issues? Thanks!

[philton]

bump...

anyone?

[RealBlackStuff]

Ask this in the Linux forum, the majority of us use Windows.

[sirweldsalot]

heres a shot in the dark...
try adding fresh x-crack to you repository list.
if you have ubuntu tweak installed you can easily do it there.
video drivers are a tough deal with linux sometimes and thats why i'm still hanging on to 10.10 (also,i despise unity)