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3D ATI Video Card Driver

  • Install the xorg-driver-fglrx package from the Restricted repository (see Chapter 3, Adding, Removing and Updating Applications).

  • echo fglrx | sudo tee -a /etc/modules sudo depmod -a ; sudo modprobe fglrx sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup sudo sed -i -e 's/"ati"/"fglrx"/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  • If you are using an NForce2-based motherboard you will also need to do the following:

    kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf

    Change "Section "Device"" add the following line:

    Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
  • Restart your machine for changes to take effect.

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