Gnome crash after installing amd catalyst

Installed arch on my Acer Iconia tab w500 with Gnome as the DE.
Performance using the open-source driver was bad, so i tried the amd driver, following these steps:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AM … repository
Used Vi0L0's repository and followed the steps from " Configuring the driver ". However, when i restart, Gnome says 'On no! Something has gone wrong' and invites me to log out.. logging in back again presents me to the same screen.
Info that might be usefull:
$ lsmod | grep flgrx
fglrx 9175838 33
amd_iommu_v2 17450 1 fglrx
button 12909 1 fglrx
running 'fglrxinfo' gives me an error. Unable to open display(null). Because i am on the CLI.
$ grep '(EE)' /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 116.907] (EE) systemd-logind: failed to get session: PID 615 does not belong to any knows session
[121.639] (EE) AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory]
$ grep '(WW)' /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Running this command i see the following problems:
fonts.dir not found in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0@0:1:1) found ---> This mesage appears multiple times with different values
fglrx(0): board is an unknown third pary board, chipset is supported
fglrx(0): Option "VendorName" is not used
fglrx(0): Option "ModelName" is not used
Last edited by GodsOtherHand (2014-10-18 21:22:55)

Well, not quite. Yes, gdm had issues with catalyst since 3.12. That can be worked arround by using a different Login Manager - e.g. kdm, lightdm and whatnot. Or Downgrading gdm and libgdm to 3.10. The symptoms are a black screen at start, since gdm crashes. You can still start a gnome-session via startx.
This issue is seperate. Here, gnome session crashes, even when started via startx. I've got the same issue, but no solution yet.

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14. When the files have finished copying open the HD and the Sims 15. folder and launch The Sims 2 Application
16.. close down the game
(17-20 only apply if you have University)
17. Insert the next expansion DVD University
18. Run the Expansion installer
19. launch the game
20. close the game
(21-24 only apply if you have Nightlife)
21. Insert the next expansion DVD Nightlife
22. Run the Expansion installer
23. launch the game
24. close the game
(25-28 only apply if you have Open for Business)
25. Insert the next expansion DVD Open for Business
26. Run the Expansion installer
27. launch the game
28. close the game
(29-36 only apply if you have Pets)
29. Insert the Pets DVD
30. Run the Pets installer
31. Launch the game
32. Close the game
33. Download The Sims 2 Pets 1.6 Rev A patch
http://support.aspyr.com/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&root=201&id=438
34. Run the Pets Patch Installer
35. Launch the game
Everything should be up and running properly at this point. Thank you for playing The Sims 2.
Have a nice day,
Aspyr Tech Support
8/2
Hello again,
I greatly appreciate how quickly you responded once more, but frustratingly the game is still not working. I burned my saved game info to a DVD so that I could erase every single Sim-related file on my system. I followed steps 1-16 exactly , then skipped to 29. But once I launched the game with Pets, the exact same problem occurred - it (un)expectedly closed when the startup screen got to "Calibrating Canine Customization."
I don't know what could possibly be going wrong, and it's very disappointing. Please let me know if there is anything else I should try.
8/3
Hello,
I am sorry you are still having problems with The Sims 2. In most cases checking to make sure you have all the latest Apple updates and a fresh install will fix this problem.
Here are a few things to check for:
1. Make sure the game is installed on the boot volume, the main hard drive.
2. Don't put the game in your Applications folder. There are permissions conflicts that can arise when games are installed here. Install the game to the root level of your drive instead.
3. Run the permissions repair. To do this, launch the Disk Utility located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder. The second tab will allow you to repair permissions.
4. Remove the game completely (search for all game files) and run the install again, and choose the Macintosh HD as the destination for the install. When you launch the game, leave all in-game graphics settings at the defaults. Then reinstall the patch.
Here's something else you can try. Uninstall the game again, move ALL files related to game to the trash and empty it. Do a search on your entire computer to make sure that you got everything. Disconnect any peripherals from your computer except for the keyboard and mouse, create a New User account, reboot the computer and log into the new user account. Then reinstall the game. Choose your Macintosh HD as the destination to install to, and after initially launching the game, leave all in-game graphics/resolution settings at the defaults.
Have a nice day,
Aspyr Tech Support
8/3
Sorry, it's me again.
I've done everything you suggested in this and the other e-mails, to no avail.
-my system is fully updated.
-ALL Sims 2 files trashed and emptied.
-Permissions repair run.
-peripherals unplugged.
-New user created.
-Rebooted and logged in as new user.
-Installed directly to HD.
-Launched + closed game.
-Installed Pets Exp.
-Launched - failed. It crashed at the very same point during startup.
-downloaded and installed patch; still failed.
I'm ready to restore my base game saved files from their DVD and sell the expansion pack on eBay.
8/3
There is one last thing to try and that is to assume there is something wrong with the Pets DVD. We offer a disc replacement service for $10 or, if you have purchased the disc in the last 90 days, it is free.
8/16/07
I received my replacement disc today, and quickly installed it after backing up my files. The game still crashes at the same point during startup. Is it time to give up?
8/16/07
Hello,
I am very sorry the Pets expansion has not worked for you. I have never run into a situation where nothing will fix the problem. In all cases with the Sims 2 or expansions a disc replacement fixes the problem. I would guess that there is some obscure Apple issue causing the Pets to crash.
Have a nice day,
Aspyr Tech Support

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