Hello everyone, my name is Manuel and i'm very very new to the whole Linux environment. After looking around for a Linux desktop that would be suitable for me, i decided to go with Kubuntu Fiesty 7.04. I believe it was fairly easy to install and for some reason i was drawn more to the KDE than the GNOME environment. Well to make the story short, i wanted to update my video card and use the "ATI Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver 8.38.6" from their website. I downloaded the installer and ran the following command on the Konsole:
sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.38.6.-x86.x86_64run
it took me to a GUI interface and i selected the automatic installation. After it was done it said to run the following command to finish the installation:
/usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig --initial
and i saw something happening and so i restarted the computer. But after i restarted the computer Kubuntu wont boot up no more.
1)Is there a way to fix this other than reinstalling Kubuntu 7.04?
2)What is the benefit of installing the ATI drivers over the recommend one by Kubuntu?
3)Did i forgot to do something?
Please i need help. I'm really glad to find out more about Open Source and the great things that are out there for those who can't afford to pay 400 dollars for an operating system. I would like to say thank you to the thousands of people who have work on these project over the years.
Manuel
sh ./ati-driver-installer-8.38.6.-x86.x86_64run
it took me to a GUI interface and i selected the automatic installation. After it was done it said to run the following command to finish the installation:
/usr/X11R6/bin/aticonfig --initial
and i saw something happening and so i restarted the computer. But after i restarted the computer Kubuntu wont boot up no more.
1)Is there a way to fix this other than reinstalling Kubuntu 7.04?
2)What is the benefit of installing the ATI drivers over the recommend one by Kubuntu?
3)Did i forgot to do something?
Please i need help. I'm really glad to find out more about Open Source and the great things that are out there for those who can't afford to pay 400 dollars for an operating system. I would like to say thank you to the thousands of people who have work on these project over the years.
Manuel
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