can anyone help me with installing the r800 driver for linux (i have a sapphire 5830 card) on ubuntu (lucid ofc)
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Ok, first off, when you boot linux on lucid because of the r800 series graphics, you will need to boot with the parameter xforcevesa because the dri included in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) does not properly support the hd 5000 series cards. However, ubuntu 10.04 will work perfectly once you finish installing the closed source drivers.
now as for the process of installing the driver, you will need to use xforcevesa until you get the ati driver installed. There is two methods involving the ati driver installation. One method is to use the Unofficial ATI Linux driver wiki - Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) Installation Guide
and the other is to try the "Ubuntu X" team ppa to make keeping up to date easier... Ubuntu x-swat ppa
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Originally posted by Dandel View PostOk, first off, when you boot linux on lucid because of the r800 series graphics, you will need to boot with the parameter xforcevesa because the dri included in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) does not properly support the hd 5000 series cards. However, ubuntu 10.04 will work perfectly once you finish installing the closed source drivers.
now as for the process of installing the driver, you will need to use xforcevesa until you get the ati driver installed. There is two methods involving the ati driver installation. One method is to use the Unofficial ATI Linux driver wiki - Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) Installation Guide
and the other is to try the "Ubuntu X" team ppa to make keeping up to date easier... Ubuntu x-swat ppa
did Galium3D or Mesa made something similar?
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Still can't use an Evergreen card in Linux?
Wow, such great ATI support (in Linux)!
Can't use the binary drivers or the open source. Ubuntu 10.04? Nope. So much for the connections with Ubuntu... anyway, maybe in Catalyst ver. 11, they'll be supported...maybe the open source driver will work in 2015.
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Originally posted by Panix View PostStill can't use an Evergreen card in Linux?
Wow, such great ATI support (in Linux)!
Can't use the binary drivers or the open source. Ubuntu 10.04? Nope. So much for the connections with Ubuntu... anyway, maybe in Catalyst ver. 11, they'll be supported...maybe the open source driver will work in 2015.
it would take a very long time with this kind of developing to get a fully functionally driver :S
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Originally posted by Auroraa9420 View PostNOOOOO!!!
it works teribly i cant see no difrence between without and with the catalyst :O
Also check that you are actually using the driver; if 3D is slow, perhaps it's using software rendering due to the driver not being installed properly.
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Originally posted by Qaridariummaybe you 'panix' is the second accound of kano ;-)
right now i'm here with the opensource driver because catalyst is a madhouse right now.. but i think 10-8 will be better (yes yes yes i'm a liar yes yes yes no comment please )
bridgman wrote in my threat about the R800 mesa 3d driver Q3 is the release date means next month.
and then the madhouse'catalyst' is obsoleted for R800 users.
How's the open source driver (state) then with Evergreen cards? I guess you're restricted to a certain distro version, too?
And no, this isn't Kano. ;-) Kano's more specific with complaints?
P.S. The Nvidia Fermi have some more choices and the 460 is price competitive with 5770 and if some mid-grade cards get released, wanna bet they'll be supported and working before the Evergreen cards are optimized?
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