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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

installing proprietary driver for ATI graphics card

Asked by viktor133

i have a problem of freezing GUI, choking video and no 3D

running ubuntu 10.10 maverick on an toshiba sattelite a100-534 (32-bit, 1,5 GHz, 2 GB RAM)

think the problem is no support for graphic card (ati radeon xpress 200m). no driver to be found either when going to system> administration> additional drivers (this was the case with 8.04LTS hardy heron). i searched the internet and downloaded "ati catalyst control center" but it doesn't work without the actual driver. i downloaded this file "ati-driver-installer-10-11-x86.x86_64.run" which might (partially) solve my problem, but i'm not sure how to use it.

can somebody please advice on how to install this driver?

thnks

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#1

Look at this site:
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Maverick_Installation_Guide

particularly you need to (from a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)):

chmod a+x ati-driver-installer-10-11-x86.x86_64.run
sh ati-driver-installer-10-11-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/maverick

then

sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

You can cut and paste those commands.

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#2

Wait... Hang on.

ATI does not support the XPress series anymore.

From that page:
Which cards do ATI no longer support? The ATI Radeon 9500-9800, Xpress200-1250, 690G, 740G, X300-X2500 (including Mobility RadeonHD 2300, since it is really a DirectX 9 part). See the complete list here. If your card is on that list, you are limited to open-source drivers on Ubuntu Lucid. If you really need the proprietary Catalyst/fglrx driver, you will have to use an older Linux distribution, such as Debian Lenny/5.0.x or Ubuntu Hardy/8.04.x.

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viktor133 (viktor133) said : 		#3

i used the "ati catalyst control center", which is some program from the manufacturer and everything works fine!

thnks for the help

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alfaroce (alfaroce) said : 		#4

i have the same issue but this does not make sense... i am new to ubuntu but i have a monitor attach to my laptop and i can get a better resolution ..

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alfaroce (alfaroce) said : 		#5

can someone explain on how to do it step by step? thanks