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''Note: Currently, ATI Drivers for AMD64 are only available in Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) and Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger)''

=== Hoary Hedgehog (Ubuntu 5.04) and Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) ===

''Note: Currently, ATI Drivers for AMD64 are not available in Breezy (Ubuntu 5.10)''

 1. Install the xorg-driver-fglrx package: {{{
sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx}}}

 1. Add fglrx to /etc/modules: {{{
echo fglrx | sudo tee -a /etc/modules}}}

  * This command won't have any effect until you reboot. To load the kernel module immediately, run `sudo depmod -a ; sudo modprobe fglrx`, but this will only work if you have already rebooted since upgrading the kernel. If it doesn't work, perform the next step (below) and then reboot.
 1. Edit `/etc/X11/xorg.conf` and change "ati" to "fglrx", perhaps with a command like: {{{sudo sed -i -e 's/"ati"/"fglrx"/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf}}}. Alternatively, just use your favourite text editor, or use {{{sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg}}} and select "fglrx" instead of "ati".
 1. Restart your machine

=== Warty Warthog (Ubuntu 4.10) ===

 1. Install the following package for Warty: {{{
sudo apt-get install fglrx-driver}}}
 1. Add fglrx to /etc/modules: {{{
echo fglrx | sudo tee -a /etc/modules}}}
  * This command won't have any effect until you reboot. To load the kernel module immediately, run `sudo depmod -a ; sudo modprobe fglrx`, but this will only work if you have already rebooted since upgrading the kernel. If it doesn't work, perform the next step (below) and then reboot.
 1. Edit {{{/etc/X11/XF86Config-4}}} and change "ati" to "fglrx", perhaps with a command like:
  * {{{sudo sed -i -e 's/"ati"/"fglrx"/'/etc/X11/XF86Config-4}}}. Alternatively, just use your favourite text editor, or use `sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86` and select "fglrx" instead of "ati".
 1. Restart your machine

=== Using the drivers from ati.com ===

As of november 2005, ati provides usable, properly packaged drivers which can be used on Ubuntu. They can even be installed easily! Note: the installer does not seem to be compatible with the Live CD (Ubuntu crashes while unpacking the installer)!

 1. Download the drivers from [https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=300 ati.com] (this link is for i386, i686 is available too)
 1. sudo apt-get install fakeroot gcc-3.4 module-assistant build-essential debhelper
 1. chmod +x ati-driver-installer-8.19.10-i386.run
 1. fakeroot ./ati-driver-installer-8.19.10-i386.run
 1. Choose "Generate distribution specific packages" and "Ubuntu" and the UBuntu version you use
 1. After the installer has run, do: sudo dpkg -i *.deb
 1. then do: sudo module-assistant build,install fglrx-kernel
 1. Make sure you use fglrx in xorg.conf and reboot
 1. Enjoy :)

=== Notes ===

'''Common issue:''' If you have an nforce2 chipset motherboard or if your Xorg.0.log reveals troubles when initialising AGP, put this in the Device section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf: {{{Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"}}}

'''Note''' (optional): If you are going to compile 3d applications, you will want to install the `fglrx-driver-dev` package

'''Note''' If you are having problems related to DRI or 3d acceleration and the following lines show up in your /var/log/Xorg.0.log {{{
(WW) fglrx(0): Kernel Module version does *not* match driver.
(EE) fglrx(0): incompatible kernel module detected - HW accelerated OpenGL will not work}}}
then make sure you have linux-restricted-modules installed for your kernel (type {{{sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r)}}}).

'''Note''' (optional): You might want to install the `fglrx-control` package, which provides a control panel to configure graphics card options such as dual-head display (two monitors).

'''Note''' If your screen goes blank after the reboot and your card has two outputs... try connecting your monitor to the other output. Or you can make the card send the same image to both outputs by adding the following line in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, in the same section where you put fglrx: {{{Option "MonitorLayout" "Auto,Auto"}}}

ATI driver version 8.12.10 is available in breezy, which should fix this problem + have a decent performance improvement.

=== Troubleshooting ===

execute the command:
{{{
fglrxinfo
}}}

Something like this should appear:
{{{
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON X800 PRO Generic
OpenGL version string: 1.3.4769 (X4.3.0-8.8.25)
}}}

If it doesn't, something is wrong.
One solution is to try installing the drivers while X is stopped.

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to bring up a command-line terminal.

2. Execute the command:
{{{
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
}}}

3. Make sure the fglrx module isn't loaded with the command:
{{{
sudo modprobe -r fglrx
}}}

4. Reinstall the drivers using apt.
{{{
sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-restricted-modules-2.6.10-5-<your architecture here> xorg-driver-fglrx
}}}

replace <your architecture here> with your architecture (386, 586, etc..)

5. Restart X with the command:
{{{
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
}}}

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