install a .run file

1 - Open a terminal window
2 - Go to the location where you put the downloaded driver
3 - Type sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8-01-x86.x86_64.run
4 - Follow the instruction of the installer.

For more information, please read this page:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/linux_cat81-inst.html

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Helton

the driver is downloaded to the desktop
so this is what i did

kwam@study-desktop:~$ cd /home/kwam/Desktop
kwam@study-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8-01-x86.x86_64.run
kwam@study-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8-01-x86.x86_64.run
kwam@study-desktop:~/Desktop$

Kjerryn,

Follow the instructions in this tutorial https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI#head-99489608eb537a1a0346cdd3ad34209d7887714a

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Helton

hi, after update i went to
System -> Administration -> Restricted Drivers Manager" and select "ATI
the response was that my hardware does not need any restricted drivers.
pls what does that mean

i also tried this

kwam@kwam-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install dpkg-dev debhelper libstdc++5 dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libstdc++5 is already the newest version.
libstdc++5 set to manual installed.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  gawk gettext html2text intltool-debian patch po-debconf
Suggested packages:
  dh-make debian-keyring cvs gettext-doc diff-doc
Recommended packages:
  fakeroot libmail-sendmail-perl libcompress-zlib-perl
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  debhelper dkms dpkg-dev gawk gettext html2text intltool-debian patch
  po-debconf
0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 2846kB/3104kB of archives.
After unpacking 11.9MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Abort.
kwam@kwam-desktop:~$

Kjerryn,

Sorry, we need to go back to the begining. I didn't understand which steps you took. Did you follow the instrutions of the tutorial that I gave to you? What's happening then?

If you can, please answer this aditional questions:
What version of Ubuntu do you use?
What brand and model of graphics board do you use?
Did you try System -> Administration -> Restricted Drivers Manager in the first place?
If you try, what was the system response?

Thanks,

Helton

hello Helton,
sorry for the mistake.
about your questions
am using gusty
ATI Rage 128
and restricted drivers manager says that my hardware does not need any restricted drivers.
does that mean i cannot enable desktop effects

kwam@kwam-desktop:~$ /etc/X11/xorg.conf
bash: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Permission denied
kwam@kwam-desktop:~$

Kjerryn you need to be root to edit your xorg.conf

kjerryn, the message about not needing a restricted driver means you have an open source drive for which the restricted driver doesn't change anything and is therefore not needed. You should be able to enable your desktop effects without making any changes. However, ATI cards have never been easy so no guarantee. If it won't enable, let us know. Maybe you will need to install a proprietary driver via a different method or maybe it's an issue with the xorg.conf file.

hello Jim,
it still says desktop effects could not be enabled

I have very little experience with ATI and what experience I do have was all negative. If you can't enable desktop effects it probably means you don't have the right driver. If it works for you, probably the easiest way to get the right driver would be envy (http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html). Other than that I don't know.

hi JIM,
I downloaded and installed a the envy file
envy_0.9.10-0ubuntu2_all.deb

after installation, the response was same version already installed.
thanks

Thanks Helton Dória, that solved my question.

I'm new to Ubuntu.. Few days ago downloaded latest Ubuntu 8.10.. Had the same problem with running .run file (latest ATI driver for my 9550). I tried eveything I found on forums, nothing seamed to work, then I tried

1. rightclick on driver
2. selected "open with" from the menu
3. then at the bottom of the window, clicked on the little triangle before "use a custom command" and
4. entered "sh".
5. then I clicked "open" button
and setup started.