Thread: HD 7870 card doesn't work with proprietary driver in Ubuntu 12.04

i've fitted asus hd7870 graphics card pc, , since installed proprietary drivers, ubuntu stops part-way through loading process, leaving me purple screen. on 1 occasion, instead of purple screen, got blinking cursor. ctrl+alt+f2 has no effect.

googled problem, , found 'ubuntu precise installation guide' @ cchtml.com. followed instructions (to letter, btw), , got same result.

found 'binarydriverhowto/ati' , started following instructions , ran problem straight away.

after copied , pasted following terminal, 'lspci -vvnn | grep vga', got result;-

john@john-system-product-name:~$ lspci -vvnn | grep vga
control: i/o- mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
bridgectl: parity- serr- noisa- vga+ mabort- >reset- fastb2b-
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
control: i/o- mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
control: i/o- mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
control: i/o- mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
control: i/o- mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
bridgectl: parity- serr- noisa- vga- mabort- >reset- fastb2b-
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
bridgectl: parity- serr- noisa- vga- mabort- >reset- fastb2b-
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
bridgectl: parity- serr- noisa- vga- mabort- >reset- fastb2b-
control: i/o- mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster- speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
01:00.0 vga compatible controller [0300]: advanced micro devices [amd] nee ati device [1002:6818] (prog-if 00 [vga controller])
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx+
control: i/o+ mem+ busmaster+ speccycle- memwinv- vgasnoop- parerr- stepping- serr- fastb2b- disintx-
bridgectl: parity- serr- noisa- vga- mabort- >reset- fastb2b-
john@john-system-product-name:~$

i'm not sure, don't think contains useful information.

can shed light on this, please.

thanks,

john

no idea how fix. download drivers amd's website. google how patch driver work on kernel. install required files , install debs.

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