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[ubuntu] Unity doesn't start after FGLRX Install

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Hey I just installed 12.10 and I have tried the fglrx, fglrx-updates and the driver from ATI's website and after the driver installs, I always reboot, log into ubuntu and Unity doesn't load the desktop loads but no launcher appears and the top bar doesn't appear. I recall this ocurring a while ago, but I would think it was fixed by now. I have an ATI 5870 and under 12.04 I am running the 13.1 driver without issues directly from AMD. Any help to get 12.10 running would be greatly appreciated. (Hardware)

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Submitted by dayu on 01/28/2013

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'Additional Drivers' shows ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver, and ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) as not installed. ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver says it installs successfully when I try.

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