I started updating the distro from 13.04 to 13.10. Then I got my hands on a Radeon HD 2600.

I installed the RV630 compatible Catalystdriver from the official webpage.

Then xserver crashed everytime I opened a browser or vlc fx.

I took notice that there was no driver listed in configuration underneath.

michael@statubtunu:~$ lshw -c video
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-display UNCLAIMED     
description: VGA compatible controller
product: RV630 PRO [Radeon HD 2600 PRO]
      vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
      physical id: 0
      bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
      version: 00
      width: 64 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list
      configuration: latency=0
      resources: memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:e0500000-e050ffff ioport:1000(size=256) memory:e0000000-e001ffff

i installed additional drivers from jockey and the ubuntu softwarecenter ati-driver. though that only made it to crash xserver completely and when i type:

michael@statubtunu:~$ sudo startx


X.Org X Server 1.14.3
Release Date: 2013-09-12
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-37-generic i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux statubtunu 3.11.0-13-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 23 17:26:33 UTC 2013 i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic root=UUID=8fb2e395-0ea2-4f45-ac66-225696b7ce2c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Build Date: 15 October 2013  09:23:29AM
xorg-server 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) 
Current version of pixman: 0.30.2
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Nov 12 18:50:02 2013
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
Initializing built-in extension XTEST
Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
Initializing built-in extension SYNC
Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
Initializing built-in extension RENDER
Initializing built-in extension RANDR
Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
Initializing built-in extension RECORD
Initializing built-in extension DPMS
Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
Initializing built-in extension XVideo
Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
Initializing built-in extension SELinux
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
Initializing built-in extension DRI2
Loading extension GLX
ERROR: could not insert 'fglrx': No such device
(II) [KMS] drm report modesetting isn't supported.
(EE) 
(EE) Backtrace:
(EE) 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x49) [0xb77780b9]
(EE) 1: /usr/bin/X (0xb75d8000+0x1a3e24) [0xb777be24]
(EE) 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb75b540c]
(EE) 3: /usr/bin/X (xf86findOption+0x2a) [0xb7681daa]
(EE) 4: /usr/bin/X (xf86findOptionValue+0x23) [0xb7681f43]
(EE) 5: /usr/bin/X (0xb75d8000+0x7ebfd) [0xb7656bfd]
(EE) 6: /usr/bin/X (xf86ProcessOptions+0x37) [0xb7657507]
(EE) 7: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvbe.so (vbeDoEDID+0xe7) [0xb5eb8647]
(EE) 8: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so (0xb5ee7000+0x287c) [0xb5ee987c]
(EE) 9: /usr/bin/X (InitOutput+0xb23) [0xb7659c33]
(EE) 10: /usr/bin/X (0xb75d8000+0x2a30b) [0xb760230b]
(EE) 11: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0xb71ba905]
(EE) 12: /usr/bin/X (0xb75d8000+0x2a908) [0xb7602908]
(EE) 
(EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x5
(EE) 
Fatal server error:
(EE) Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
(EE) 
(EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
     at 
 for help. 
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE) 
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

This is what comes, but no GUI.

Is there any way to deal with this?