How do I install ati driver

[BobbyS]

Hello,

I have an x300 radeon card. How do I install ati driver in kubuntu. I do not see the driver anywhere in the system. Where do I get it from? Any help will be really appreciated!


Thanks
BobbyS

[Rog131]

Re: How do I install ati driver

There are:

opensource

xserver-xorg-video-ati

This driver for the X.Org X server (see xserver-xorg for a further description)
provides support for the ATI Mach, Rage, Radeon, and FireGL series. It
provides the 'atimisc', 'r128' and 'radeon' sub-drivers.

Note that this is not the same as the ATI-provided, binary-only, 'fglrx'
driver, which provides additional 3D functionality for some newer Radeon
cards, but is not supported.

This driver provides support for Mach, Rage, Rage128, Radeon, and most
FireGL series ATI cards.

xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd

This package provides the driver for the Radeon r5xx and r6xx family of chipsets, including the X1550, X1300, X1550, X1600, FireGL V3300/V3350, FireMV 2250, X1800, FireGL V5300/V7200/V7300/V7350, X1300 XT, X1600, FireGL V3400/V5200 X1300, X1650, X1950 Pro/GT, X1650, X1900, X1950, FireStream 2U, HD 2900 XT, HD 2400 Pro/XT, HD 2600 Pro/XT, Mobility X1300, X1350, Mobility X1400, X1450, X2300, Mobility X1600, X1700, Mobility FireGL V5200, V5250, Mobility X1800, X1900, Mobility FireGL V7100, V7200, Mobility HD 2300, Mobility HD 2400, Mobility HD 2600, and Radeon X1200.

Catalyst / fglrx

xorg-driver-fglrx

Video driver for the ATI Radeon and FireGL graphics accelerators.

This version of the ATI driver officially supports:

* FireGL: V8650, V8600, V7600, V7350, V7300, V7200, V7100,
V5600, V5200, V5100, V5000, HD3870, HD3850, V3600, V3400,
V3300, V3200, V3100, X3-256, X3, X2-256, Z1-128, T2-128,
X1-128, X1-256p
* FireMV: 2200 (Single card PCI-e configuration)
* Mobility FireGL: V5000, T2
* Mobility Radeon: X1800, X1600, X1400, X1300, X800, X700, X600, X300,
X200, 9800, 9600, 9550, 9500
* Radeon Xpress: 1200 series, 1100 series, 200 series
* Radeon: HD2900, HD2600, HD2400, X1900, X1800, X1600, X1300, X850,
X800, X700, X600, X550, X300, 9800, 9700, 9600, 9550, 9500

ATI All-in-Wonder variants of the above cards/chips are also supported, but video capture is not.

This package provides 2D display drivers and hardware accelerated OpenGL.

Probably the easiest way is to use the Envy.

Envy

What is Envy?:

"Envy" is an application for Ubuntu Linux and Debian written in Python and PyGTK which will:
1) detect the model of your graphic card (only ATI and Nvidia cards are supported) and install the appropriate driver. However automatic detection can be overridden with the "Manual installation"
2) install the right driver for your card and all the required dependencies
3) configure the Xserver for you

Envy is in the Hardy repositories.


or if you are DIY or want more info:

> The open source ATI driver
> Binary DriverHowto / ATI (Ubuntu Community Documentation)
> Ubuntu Ati Installation wiki

> Phoronix Forums - AMD/ATI Linux
(Technical support and discussion of the ATI/AMD proprietary Linux driver)
> Phoronix Forums - Open-Source AMD/ATI Linux
(Technical support and discussion of the open-source Radeon, RadeonHD, and Avivo drivers.)

[krazy]

Re: How do I install ati driver

in the latest kubuntu (intrepid), your card will work automatically, 3d, video etc. using the open source driver.