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Method 2: Install the 8.35.5 Driver Manually

• Note: This is just an alternative installation method for the section above. It might help if you still get 'DRI missing' errors.
  

Download the ATI driver installer: ati-driver-installer-8.35.5-x86.x86_64.run(this installer is for 32bit and 64bit systems), taking care of which version needs for your device.

Change to the download directory. Make sure that you have the universe and multiverse repositories enabled in /etc/apt/sources.list before doing these steps. (Could someone edit this to tell how to enable universe and multiverse?)

Install necessary tools:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++5 linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Create .deb packages:

bash ati-driver-installer-8.35.5-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/edgy

Blacklist old fglrx module from linux-restricted-modules:

• Note: You only need to do this if you've installed the driver from Method 1 above.
  

As ubuntu's linux-restricted-modules package includes the fglrx module from an old driver version (8.28.8), we have to blacklist this module to make sure the new kernel module which is needed by the new driver will be used instead.

sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common

Add "fglrx" to the line "DISABLED_MODULES"

DISABLED_MODULES="fglrx"

Install .deb packages:

sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.35.5-1*.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.35.5-1*.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-amdcccle_8.35.5-1*.deb

Remove any old fglrx debs from /usr/src/:

sudo rm /usr/src/fglrx-kernel*.deb

Fix broken dependencies

• Note: You only need to do this if you have installed previous versions of these drivers using this method before.
  

sudo apt-get -f install

Compile the kernel module:

sudo module-assistant prepare
sudo module-assistant update
sudo module-assistant build fglrx
sudo module-assistant install fglrx
sudo depmod -ae

IMPORTANT: You have to recompile the kernel module after each kernel update!
NOTE: the new ATI driver (8.36.5) now support kernel 2.6.20!

[edit] Configure the Driver

sudo aticonfig --initial

• Note: An alternative to the aticonfig --initial command is to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and replace the string "ati" with "fglrx" in the "Device" section. This way you won't lose your old "Screen" and "Monitor" settings. Afterwards you can use aticonfig for setting overlay etc.
  

sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv

[edit] Finish the Installation

Now save any open document and reboot your system:

sudo shutdown -r now

• Note: An alternative to rebooting is to restart the X Server by pressing your CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE keys. If you do not reboot, you must remove any old kernel modules such as "drm" "radeon" or "fglrx" using the "rmmod" command. Example: rmmod fglrx
  If this sounds difficult, or you don't know which modules are "Modules such as..." then stick to rebooting ;)
  

[edit] Post-Installation Checks