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* Native Installer Support contributed by Aric Cyr
* Native Installer Support contributed by Aric Cyr
* Repackaged by [http://www.stanchina.net/~flavio/debian-official/fglrx-driver.html Flavio Stanchina] (currently out of date)
* Repackaged by [http://www.stanchina.net/~flavio/debian-official/fglrx-driver.html Flavio Stanchina] (currently out of date)
* As of 23.05.2007, x.org 7.1, the installer from ati doesn't quite work. There is, however, a binary patch availible at [http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?p=1334906801 forum thread], [http://kanotix.com/files/install-fglrx-debian.sh direct link to installer script]


== Installation ==
== Installation ==

Revision as of 11:05, 23 May 2007

General Status

  • Included with Distribution
  • Native Installer Support contributed by Aric Cyr
  • Repackaged by Flavio Stanchina (currently out of date)
  • As of 23.05.2007, x.org 7.1, the installer from ati doesn't quite work. There is, however, a binary patch availible at forum thread, direct link to installer script

Installation

ANOTHER Installation Guide:

"3D Acceleration for ATI cards (works for SuSE, Mandriva and Debian)" at

linuxhelp.150m.com/ati/ati.htm
http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/ati/ati.htm (mirror)

Tips and Tricks

  • To build your own .deb packages you will need to install at least the following packages from the apt repositories:
    • fakeroot
    • debhelper
    • build-essential
    • make
    • module-assistant
  • Debian Help
  • Debian Forums

Related Resources

  • Debian wiki page refering ATI.


Distribution Neutral Steps

Verifying | Configuring | Troubleshooting