how do I install ati drivers for 5850?

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I just installed ubuntu about an hour ago and I need to update my ati drivers to 10.1.

I have the driver downloaded, I just don't know how to install it.

ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run

When I click it, it opens up getit but that doesn't work.

any help?
 
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Applications > Accessories > Terminal.

Where did you download them to?

I'll assume in a downloads folder?

cd downloads (is case sensitive)

Sudo sh ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run

or

sudo ./ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run
 
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downloader folder yes.

When I type that in it asks for sudo password? Same as my log in password? Because I tried that and it didnt work.

robert@robert-desktop:~$ sudo sh ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run
sh: Can't open ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run
 
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downloader folder yes.

When I type that in it asks for sudo password? Same as my log in password? Because I tried that and it didnt work.


yes sudo gives you elivated privaliges. It will be the same as the one you login with.

Maybe you typed it wrong or have caps lock on?

sudo ./atirofldriver.run

Try that one, I forget which one it is :p
 
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There must be something wrong.

robert@robert-desktop:~$ sudo chmod u+x ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run[sudo] password for robert:
chmod: cannot access `ati-driver-installer-10-1-x86.x86_64.run': No such file or directory

btw, the driver is on my desktop.
 
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btw, the driver is on my desktop.

That's what's wrong. The tilde (~) here (robert@robert-desktop:~$) represents your home directory (/home/robert). If you were to change to the folder called Music, it would look like this: robert@robert-desktop:/home/robert/Music$. This shows which directory you are working in. Any command you issue at the moment is executed within that directory. With the driver being on your desktop, nothing will happen because it's not in the folder you're executing commands in. Simply pop the driver in to /home/robert and then try again. :)
 
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After the fglrx driver is installed. Reboot your system and login. To check whether the fglrx driver is working, open a Terminal and type:

Code:
fglrxinfo
If fglrx is installed and working well you should see output such as:

Code:
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series 
OpenGL version string: 3.2.9232
 
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It's not linux, it's ati.

My nvidia card could be installed by a child.

I never had problems installing Catalyst drivers, either, though I'll admit that ATI cards are a little more problematic on Linux. The fact that I couldn't control the speed of the fan on my 4870 is the only reason I put my old 9800GT back in this machine.
 
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