How to add in new screen resolution in slackware

vitalstrike82 · 10-31-2008, 08:43 AM

Hi,

i never use this installpkg command before. How do i get the package name? lets say i want to install the driver for ati hardware.

and is it install from slackware disc or download from internet when i type installpkg?

Thanks

barn63 · 10-31-2008, 10:18 AM

Go Here and download the source file "ati-driver-installer-8-7-x86.x86_64.run" and the slackbuild file "fglrx-module.tar.gz"

THEN:

Code:

tar -xvf fglrx-module.tar.gz

cp ati-driver-installer-8-7-x86.x86_64.run fglrx-module

cd fglrx-module

chmod +x fglrx-module.SlackBuild

./fglrx-module.Slackbuild

installpkg /tmp/fglrx-module-8.512-i486-SBo-1.tgz

The actual .tgz file name may be slightly different.

Then Go Here and download the slackbuild file "fglrx-driver.tar.gz"

THEN:

Code:

tar -xvf fglrx-driver.tar.gz

cp ati-driver-installer-8-7-x86.x86_64.run fglrx-driver

cd fglrx-driver

chmod +x fglrx-driver.SlackBuild

./fglrx-driver.Slackbuild

installpkg /tmp/fglrx-driver-8.512-i486-SBo-1.tgz

Again the actual .tgz file name may be slightly different.

After they both have sucussfully installed you can edit your xorg.conf file accordingly.

That is for the slackbuild method. You can also just download the source file and run it like T3slider mentioned before with the "--buildpkg Slackware/All" option.

I would just use the --buildpkg method personally.

vitalstrike82 · 11-04-2008, 04:06 AM

Thanks friend.

It works perfectly fine now.

Thanks for the guidance