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Old 02-10-2005, 11:40 PM   #1
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Installing ATI Drivers

I downloaded check.sh and ran it where i downloaded it /home/magus0216/ and tried to run check.sh and it gives me this error
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ATI Technologies
=====================================================================
Your possibly not running this script from the console
or maybe you simply dont have the console ownership.
Unable to determine XFree86 Version. Stopping now.

So I tried using su to get root and it gave me the same thing. Any suggestions?
 
Old 02-10-2005, 11:41 PM   #2
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log into root directly?
 
Old 02-11-2005, 10:15 AM   #3
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If you are running Mandrake 10.1, you are probably running Xorg, not XFree86, so check.sh won't be able to find it.

I understand that the latest version of the ATI drivers does work fine with Xorg.
 
Old 02-11-2005, 12:24 PM   #4
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Ok thanks. I'm a noob so I might as well ask. Whats Xorg.
 
Old 02-11-2005, 06:59 PM   #5
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Well I got them to install but it said I need to build a custom kernel? I went through the config but I didnt know my refresh rate settings for my monitor so I had to abort and when I rebooted I got a nice command prompt . Is there a guide for n00bs for this stuff?
 
  


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