Need To configure my HD 3870 In linux

[kovax]

when i open the ati catalyst center it show me massage saying (there was a problem initializing catalyst control center Linux edition .it could be caused by the Following.
1.no Ati graphic drive is installed .or the ait driver is not function properly .plz install the ati Drive appropriate for you Ati hardware,or configure using aticonfig.
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1- How can i open aticonfig :D ?
2- i need to know how could i configure my hd 3870 on Linux ?? :eek:

[ultima]

maybe new drivers ?

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

[kovax]

i already install it :( but its need to configure

[-RK]

which linux?

[kovax]

which linux?

Linux ubuntu 8.10

[-RK]

Never used anything but an NV card in Ubuntu. Usually with Ubuntu it's pretty damn straightforward to configure hardware.

ehh, I've been meaning to start playing with linux all over again anyway. Maybe this will be the excuse to get it going
again.

You might try Envy: http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
and it's instructions: http://albertomilone.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Envy-InstructionsForUbuntu

do you know what driver you are using?


here are some links that might help out in the meantime:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI

http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Main_Page

[kovax]

Never used anything but an NV card in Ubuntu. Usually with Ubuntu it's pretty damn straightforward to configure hardware.

ehh, I've been meaning to start playing with linux all over again anyway. Maybe this will be the excuse to get it going
again.

You might try Envy: http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
and it's instructions: http://albertomilone.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Envy-InstructionsForUbuntu

do you know what driver you are using?


here are some links that might help out in the meantime:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI

http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Main_Page

about Driver i using its ati-driver-installer-8-11-x86.x86_64
i have remove the older one manually
But after all Last Link helped me alot thanx -RK