Chipp

I have a question about the ATI Linux drivers. What are the XFree86 and X.Org things that are required?

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Answer to question 1 http://xfree86.ntua.gr/
Answer to question 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System

Chipp

OK, I got XFree86 installed, but is there a way to tell if it is working? Also, I would asume that after decompressing the .tar that the drivers came in, I should copy them to the directories that the files are in?

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Yes you need to put them in the directories you created for XFree86, there should be a guide somewhere on that site about that.

Chipp

Alright, I tried to just copy and paste them into the correct folders, but It says I can't do that because I don't have proper permissions. Is there a way to get the permissions without having to move them in the Root Terminal?

By the way, I am running Ubuntu.

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ouroboros1827

just 'su' to root, then open nautilus like this: 'nautilus &'. the & keeps your terminal from being tied up. run that twice, then do the copy-pasting.

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Yup exactly what he said.

Chipp

Yess! That worked, reps on the way. Thanks Guys.

AFTERTHOUGHTS: Is there a control pannel with these drivers? How do I know if they work?

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ouroboros1827

umm...not sure this is accurate, but i usually get 5fps in tuxracer with whatever drivers come defualt. if you can play tuxracer with >60fps, then they work.

Chipp

Hmm, I'll download Tux and find out.

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