Kubuntu with ATI RADEON 9000

[phr3ak]

i recently purchased an ati radeon 9000 graphics card for my desktop running kubuntu, and the system detects the card and everything but the card is supposed to allow dual monitors, but kubuntu is not detecting either monitor ports on the card. can anyone help me with getting dual monitors to work through the card? any help would be much apreciated

[askrieger]

Re: Kubuntu with ATI RADEON 9000

First of all, you could install the ATI Radeon proprietary driver package, if you haven't done so already. It is called "fglrx". It provides features for ATI cards that are not included in the open source driver. Of course, if you wish to keep your system completely free of closed source programs, keep squinting.

Second, take a look at the ATI release notes site. the links at the top of the page didn't work for me, but if you scroll down, all the info is there.

Note: I do not have a Radeon 9000 and so I cannot vouch for this suggestion.

Slightly later: It appears that the ATI info is several years old,

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[Yuri sss]

Re: Kubuntu with ATI RADEON 9000

Not sure if there is a Gallium driver for R200, but if there is, you could try out that one and see if it works any better for your Radeon 9000.
Perhaps it would've been better not to purchase a 9 year old card on some flea market, but rather get a somewhat more recent model.