Oh No! Something has gone wrong after fglrx installation

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Hi, I have got a really big issue that I would like to solve asap.
I have installed the fglrx driver to see if I can reduce the heat and the continuous fan noise, but what I have obtained is a not so funny blank page with written “Oh No! Something has gone wrong”.
I would like to know if you can suggest me a way to recover my system as it was before the drivers installation.
I’ve tried to start in recovery mode from boot loader option but it ends always in the same page.
I don’t know if there’s a way to start the system in command line mode (please correct me if this is the wrong terminology, I still need to learn a lot of things.) and remove somehow the installed driver. The problem is that I have no idea how to start the system in command line mode, and obviously no idea about how to recover the system removing this driver.
Your help will be extremely important, also because I haven’t made a complete backup of my data yet (silly me!!!).
Searching around the forum I haven’t find any solution, but maybe there is something written somewhere, in case please forward it to me, I’ll be very glad.
Here my System information:
Laptop HP G62
OS: OpenSuse 13.1 with Gnome, no Windows or other OS installed
Graphic: AMD Radeon HD 4225/4250
I trust in the help of the community!
Many Thanks
Simone

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Update to my situation:
When I was on the blank page (the so called Oh No! Something has gone wrong), I pressed CTRL+ALT+F1 and I obtained the command line mode.
I logged in and started yast (sudo /sbin/yast).
From yast I have removed my installation of fglrx.
Then I shutdown and restarted.
Opensuse does not work yet, but the recovery mode yes.
Now I will backup all my data, but I should do something to recover my opensuse in normal mode, probably installing some other drivers.
Any suggest?
Thanks

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Sorry If I write again, but I would like to keep the situation updated.
I followed those instructions:
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD_graphics_troubleshooting#Disable_FGLRX
with no success,
I cannot find the files:

rm /etc/modprobe.d/50-fglrx.conf

or

rm /etc/modprobe.d/fglrx.conf

but maybe it’s ok since I have to delete them

I removed succesfully

rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then I commented the radeon in the blacklist
/etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf

and then I did
sudo 7sbin/modprobe radeon

but I received this error:
FATAL: Error inserting radeon (/lib/modules/3.11.10-17-desktop/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.ko): Invalid argument

It seems tricky for me now…

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Remove “nomodeset” from the boot option if it is there.

Check that NO_KMS_IN_INITRD is set to “no” in /etc/sysconfig/kernel, and try to re-create your initrd with “sudo /sbin/mkinitrd”.

Your card is not supported by the fglrx driver btw, it only supports Radeon HD5000 and up.

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Thanks, it seems that I have solved the graphic problem, but it seems that i cannot connect anymore to the internet, is there an explanation for that?

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That’s definitely not related to the graphics driver.
Better open a new thread for that.

But what exactly do you mean with “cannot connect anymore to the internet”?
Are you not able to connect to your router? Are you not able to open web pages in a browser?

How do you actually connect to the internet? wired or wireless? NetworkManager or ifup?

Can you reach hosts via the IP address? “ping 8.8.8.8” f.e.
Then only your DNS settings are wrong. Try running “sudo /sbin/netconfig update -f” in that case.

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Ok, let’s delete my last comment, there was a problem in the connection that was independent from my computer.
As far as i have tested until now, the graphic have been recovered, so I can consider my issue as solved.
Many Many thanks again for your kind help!

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If you’ve made the decision to remove fglrx support on a brand new install, I’d think your best choice would be to just wipe clean and install a normal openSUSE.

As for reducing heat and fan noise…

  • Heat is something you probably shouldn’t tinker with much. If your system determines the internal temperature has risen to the upper bounds of sanity, you should let the fan run.
  • Fan noise is a function of the fan on/off and the fan’s mechanics. Recommend cleaning out the fan if this isn’t brand new hardware. For that matter, vacuum out the insides completely if you open up the case. Don’t try to disable your fan from turning on when it’s needed. You didn’t state your GPU(although a guess might be an ATI Radeon per the error you describe), but if you’re running an nVidia and have the proprietary drivers installed, the supporting nVidia utilities give you a little bit of control over when the fan runs. Don’t know if proprietary Radeon drivers might have similar functionality.

IMO,
TSU

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Try to install kernel 3.13 and higher. They work with AMD graphics much more better.