How to install ATI Video Card in you linux System
Posted by algoreal on March 28th, 2008 
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Open your terminal and write the next commands:
The next command it is for for install some dependencies and some packets needed to install correctly the driver.
$ sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debconf bzip2 wget After that command you go download the driver ati $ wget -c https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/64bit/ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run Now you need run the installation $ ./ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run--extractfglrx Open the directory fglrx $ cd fglrx/arch/x86_64/usr/X11R6 Probably you have a some files in this directory, such as… $ ln -s lib64 lib ## One more link needed for 8.2 ## begin 8.2 $ ln -sf libfglrx_gamma.so.1.0 lib/libfglrx_gamma.so.1 ## end 8.2$ cd - $ sudo ./packages/Debian/ati-packager.sh –buildpkg etch #replace with lenny or sid when appropriete $ cd .. $ sudo dpkg -i fglrx-driver_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb fglrx-driver-dev_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb fglrx-kernel-src_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb fglrx-amdcccle_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb
OK, after input this commands, reboot your machine…
After reboot run this command:
$ fglrxinfo
And the result of this command should be similar to:
algoreal@dhcp-10-187:~$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7281 Release
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March 28th, 2008 at 4:12 am
dear sir
what is the meaning of below command?
$ sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debconf
Do we will iintal 4 package i.e : module, assistant build,essential fakeroot dh and make debconf? or what?
I am sorry i try to learn the command line and since my internet connection is very bad I prefer to use DVD repo for install packege, unfortunately latest ATI card is not available,
fortunately one my friends has it. our ATI card is ATI radeon X550. could you help us.
salam (greeting in Indonesia)
Gunadi
March 28th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Yes, this command will install the packages listed :
module-assistant : A tool to help you build your own modules the debian/ubuntu way
build-essential : A metapackage linked to all the essential tools you need to build from source
dh-make and debconf : scripts to make packaging easier
March 28th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Please do something to show the entire command line content, because it is very important.
These is what I can see on an 4:3 format monitor:
“$ wget -c https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/dri”
“$ sudo apt-get install module-assistant buil”
“$ sudo dpkg -i fglrx-driver_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb fglrx-driver-dev_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb fglrx-”
I like to read first what is all about before I can apply those commands.
March 28th, 2008 at 10:59 am
And the tip you are talking do not refer to Ubuntu. It is for Debian,
they are brothers but they are not the same.
Do something, please.
March 28th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
i would suggest envy tool to install ATI and Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu check here
some good article check this
March 28th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Envy is great. I would also suggest taking a look here
March 28th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Thank you for your quick response. I already knew those things and Envy works.
I was talking about the fact that the command lines posted in this article can not be viewed on a normal display monitor (4:3 format). I have no idea what the author want
to say, I can’t read the entire command line because it is too long.
I don’t use this site just for me, I recommend the articles to many peoples and they seems to have the same problem.
I have no problem with the driver installation, I just want to see an other method if there is one and recommend it if possible.
March 29th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
@DoruHush: You would have to have an 800 by 600 pixel screen to not be able to see that command. I think today’s acceptable standards are assuming 1024 by 768.
Perhaps, as a work around, you could copy+paste the test into your own word processor to get some text wrap.
April 11th, 2008 at 7:17 am
I would like to advise the fellow readers to take EXTREME CAUTION when using envy. I have used it on my laptop 3 times , each after a fresh install. The first time I got decent results. The second time worked out well. The third time completely borked my sem and left me with no gui and no way to restore the gui. So I say again, use Envy with caution. Back uo the important stuff first. Envy usually installs without a hitch but you just never know.