Category:Installation Documentation

Documentation to install the ATi Linux driver under the different distributions of GNU/Linux.

Installing ATI Proprietary Catalyst driver 8.3 posted March 5th 2008 on Debian Lenny (testing)

This was tested by running the automated install:

OPTIONALLY Update /etc/apt/sources.list to include non free as follows, DON'T JUST ADD THESE LINES Change just the last parts, where it says lenny main contrib non-free or main contrib non-free

deb http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

Code: apt-get update apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debconf bzip2 wget #OPTIONAL aptitude install linux-headers-2.6.22-3-amd64 #REQUIRED FOR DRIVER TO COMPILE KERNEL MODULE cd /var/tmp su - wget https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/64bit/ati-driver-installer-8-3-x86.x86_64.run sudo bash ati-driver-installer-8-3-x86.x86_64.run Follow screen for automatic installation.

aticonfig --initial REBOOT REBOOT REBOOT My xorg.conf including textured 2d settings is available at: http://www.trbailey.net/xorg.conf or http://www.trbailey.net/xorg.conf.copy You probably just want to replace the "Driver" section. The other parts are specific to my system Alternately you can use aticonfig -h and set them all yourself. DO NOT JUST COPY IT UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ELO TOUCHSYSTEMS 17" MONITOR WITHOUT TOUCH SCREEN OVERLAY! AT THE VERY LEAST YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL REFRESH LINES UNDER MONITOR TO MAKE IT WORK  Install compiz and set fglrx whitelist  apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compizconfig-backend-gconf compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main  Now edit /usr/bin/compiz  Find this line:  WHITELIST="nvidia intel ati radeon i810"  Change it to:  WHITELIST="fglrx nvidia intel ati radeon i810"  Save it  Test in terminal first:<BR> <BR> Enter: compiz --replace<BR> Fiddle to your hearts content<BR> If all works OK.<BR> System -> Preferences -> Sessions<BR> ADD<BR> Desc: Compiz Compisiting manager<BR> Command: compiz --replace<BR> SAVE, LOG off then logon again<BR> Play...<BR> Questions: siggma@trbailey.net

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