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| − | Documentation to install the ATi Linux driver under the different distributions of GNU/Linux.
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| − | '''Installing ATI Proprietary Catalyst driver 8.3 posted March 5th 2008 on '''Debian Lenny''' (testing)'''
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| − | This was tested by running the automated install:
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| − | OPTIONALLY Update /etc/apt/sources.list to include non free as follows, DON'T JUST ADD THESE LINES<br>
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| − | Change just the last parts, where it says '''lenny main contrib non-free''' or '''main contrib non-free'''<br>
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| − | deb http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free<br>
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| − | deb-src http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free<br>
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| − | deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free<br>
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| − | deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free<br>
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| − | Code:<br>
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| − | apt-get update<br>
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| − | apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debconf bzip2 wget '''#OPTIONAL'''<br>
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| − | aptitude install linux-headers-2.6.22-3-amd64 #REQUIRED FOR DRIVER TO COMPILE KERNEL MODULE<br>
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| − | cd /var/tmp<br>
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| − | su -<br>
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| − | 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<br>
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| − | bash ati-driver-installer-8-3-x86.x86_64.run.bin<br>
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| − | <br>
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| − | Follow screen for automatic installation.<br>
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| − | aticonfig --initial<br>
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| − | REBOOT REBOOT REBOOT<br>
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| − | My xorg.conf including textured 3d settings is available at:<br>
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| − | http://www.trbailey.net/xorg.conf<br>
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| − | or<br>
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| − | http://www.trbailey.net/xorg.conf.copy<br>
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| − | DO NOT JUST COPY IT UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ELO TOUCHSYSTEMS 17" MONITOR WITHOUT TOUCH SCREEN OVERLAY!<br>
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| − | AT THE VERY LEAST YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL REFRESH LINES UNDER MONITOR TO MAKE IT WORK<br>
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| − | '''Install compiz and set fglrx whitelist'''<br>
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| − | apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compizconfig-settings-backend compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main <BR>
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| − | Now edit /usr/bin/compiz<BR>
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| − | Find this line:<BR>
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| − | WHITELIST="nvidia intel ati radeon i810"<BR>
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| − | Change it to:<BR>
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| − | WHITELIST="fglrx nvidia intel ati radeon i810"<BR>
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| − | Save it<BR>
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| − | Test in terminal first:<BR>
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| − | Enter: compiz --replace<BR>
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| − | Fiddle to your hearts content<BR>
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| − | If all works OK.<BR>
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| − | System -> Preferences -> Sessions<BR>
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| − | ADD<BR>
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| − | Desc: Compiz Compisiting manager<BR>
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| − | Command: compiz --replace<BR>
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| − | SAVE, LOG off then logon again<BR>
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| − | Play...<BR>
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