How to install ATI drver on hoary (3D enabled)?

fireedo · 05-30-2005, 09:35 PM

I had dowloaded tuxracer but whoaaa the game running slowww.......I think this because no 3D enable on my ubuntu (with my ATI Radeon Graphic card)....so can anyone can help me please....

Mega Man X · 05-30-2005, 10:05 PM

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/BinaryDriverHowto

fireedo · 05-31-2005, 06:43 AM

can someone tell me step by step to install ATI driver on hoary? because I try from http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/BinaryDriverHowto and I fell not work.....please

heema · 05-31-2005, 07:13 AM

here is how i installed mine :

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-restricted-modules-<your-kernel-version> xorg-driver-fglrx

then edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and Look for your Device section. And change the Driver from ati to fglrx and add
Option "backingstore" "true"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"

here is my part :

Code:

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 9800 Pro (R350 NH)"
	Driver		"fglrx"
	BusID		"PCI:3:0:0"
        Option "backingstore" "true"
        Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
EndSection

dont worry about the busid as it wont be the same

THATS IT

fireedo · 05-31-2005, 08:19 AM

"sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-restricted-modules-<2.6.10-5-386> xorg-driver-fglrx"

so I write this on my terminal ?

heema · 05-31-2005, 09:08 AM

noo without the < >

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-restricted-modules-2.6.10-5-386 xorg-driver-fglrx

NOTE: before you could install these you have to enable universe and multiverse repositories

http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories

fireedo · 05-31-2005, 09:20 AM

so how can I know if my 3D has been enable or not? or I must restart first?
I usually do fgl_glxgears, glxgears, and glxinfo to test....is it same with ubuntu?

heema · 05-31-2005, 09:34 AM

yes its the same

you have to restart the X server first

by pressing CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE

then type fglrxinfo

fireedo · 05-31-2005, 10:45 AM

root@ubuntu:/home/edo # fgl_glxgears
X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Major opcode of failed request: 145 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 5 (X_GLXMakeCurrent)
Serial number of failed request: 32
Current serial number in output stream: 32

why is that?

fireedo · 06-05-2005, 08:33 PM

the problem had been solved......thanx

kjellhar · 06-15-2005, 11:26 AM

This actually worked without any problems. I have tried to get my ATI card working on Suse 9.2 and Debian Sarge and Sid without even being close to success. I have followed all the Howtos a came across. And now, after 3 minutes, it was working, 3D and all

Thanks
kha

kjellhar · 06-15-2005, 11:27 AM

For the record.. Now I'm running Ubuntu.
So far it's looking great.

heema · 06-15-2005, 06:39 PM

no problem , i am glad that it worked for both of you

midgcool · 06-17-2005, 10:53 AM

Helloo...

Well i get this when I do fglrxino...

display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.2.1)

and glxgears gives me around 360 fps, what do i do?