Thursday, July 16, 2009

HowTo install ATI drivers Ubuntu 8.04 (not supported in 9.04?)

Example card ATI x1650

0) Uninstall
navigate to the /usr/share/ati
sudo sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh

1) install pre-req
sudo apt-get install xorg build-essential dpkg-dev debhelper libstdc++5 dkms cdbs fakeroot


2) Find the correct package
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
---Se readme

3)Download

wget https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-9-3-x86.x86_64.run


4) Install
sudo sh ati-driver-installer-9-3-x86.x86_64.run


5)
sudo /usr/bin/aticonfig --initial


6) reboot
sudo reboot


7) test
fglrxinfo

glxinfo | grep 'direct rendering'

glxgears

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