Cards that are known to work with these new drivers can be found here: https://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_8.26.18.html
Installing the new driver
Download the ATI driver installer from the ATI Website: 32bit Installer:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/ ... 18-x86.run
Edit:64 bit users:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/ ... x86_64.run
Edit:New 8.27.10 drivers are now available. Follow the guide but change the file names accordingly.
32 Bit: https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/ ... 10-x86.run
64 Bit:https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/ ... x86_64.run
This guide refers to the 32bit version of the driver. If you are using a x86_64 System you need the 64bit Installer. The installation procedure should be the same as for 32bit, except some filenames will differ slightly.
Change to the download directory. Make sure that you have the universe and multiverse repositories enabled in /etc/apt/sources.list before doing these steps.
Install necessary tools:
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential
sudo apt-get install fakeroot dh-make debconf libstdc++5 gcc-3.3-base
Create .deb packages:
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chmod +x ati-driver-installer-8.26.18-x86.run
./ati-driver-installer-8.26.18-x86.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/dapper
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sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.26.18-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.26.18-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-control_8.26.18-1_i386.deb
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sudo rm /usr/src/fglrx-kernel*.deb
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sudo module-assistant prepare,update
sudo module-assistant build,install fglrx
sudo depmod
Update the xorg.conf file:
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sudo aticonfig --initial
sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv
Confirm that it worked
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[fitzy@greenmachine49]~ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON XPRESS 200 Series Generic
OpenGL version string: 2.0.5879 (8.26.18)
Mer guider:
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu ... tion_Guide
