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Old 10-06-2005, 01:04 AM   #1
bigmetalrabbit
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Unhappy GRRR...trying to install ATI drivers in suse 9.3


I downloaded the 50+mb binary driver installer & the x.org driver .rpm. Trying to follow instructions from the ATI website. It says to open a console and run: ./ati-driver-installer-8.14.13.run
from the download directory. Unfortunalely, no matter who i'm logged in as, bash keeps telling me ermission denied.

What the heck?!

before attempting that I did a system update from yast just to make sure the kernel is up to date, etc., and then rebooted and tried to install the drivers.

Help?
 
Old 10-06-2005, 10:01 AM   #2
ylts
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Installer does not have rights to execute.
type:
$chmod 777 ./ati-driver-installer-8.14.13.run

then try again
 
Old 10-06-2005, 07:06 PM   #3
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I have to give an installer RIGHTS to execute?! I thought that's what being 'root' was for.



Now I'm REALLY confused. And just when I thought I was starting to get this Linux stuff.

...and what the heck is $phmod and what's the 777 fer?

Oh well, I guess I can give it a shot, but I would much rather understand what i'm doing.

UPDATE
This is what I get when I try that:

bash: 777: command not found

What now?

Never mind, I get it. Reading up on chmod now. I'll be back if I need more help. Thanks!

Last edited by bigmetalrabbit; 10-06-2005 at 07:30 PM.
 
  


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