Hey there. So, I'm definitely a noob when it comes to Linux, but I am a quick learner and therefore, thought I could figure out how to correctly install my HD3870 in Linux... and I have so far failed. I've googled every combination of HD3870 and linux/ubuntu I could think and have tried everything that's come up, but I still can't get it to work!
I'll try and list as best I can what I've tried so far:
Installing The RadeonHD Driver On Ubuntu
Methods 1 and 2 here
I've also downloaded and installed the .run files from ATI of Catalyst versions 7.12-8.4 (yes, all of them). It's been about 3-days and I still haven't figured it out .
But anyway, this is my first time using Linux, but I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about hardware and computers in general, so I wanted the challenge of learning Linux. I know some basic terminal code by now, such as 'sudo' and commands like 'gedit' and 'apt-get update', but not much more beyond that, so please try and keep your instructions as noob-oriented as possible.
At the very least, I know how to reset my xorg.conf file with the 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg' command.
Here's my hardware configuration, by the way, and I have the latest updates.
Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160
4GB DDR2-800 RAM (2GB Crucial Ballistix, 2GB OCZ Platinum)
MSI Radeon HD3870 512MB
160GB WD primary SATA
400GB Seagate secondary SATA
I've seen on other forums where guys post their xorg.conf files. Just let me know if you need to see that or not.
As of right now, I managed to set it to 1440x900 resolution with my Acer AL1919W 19" 16x10 monitor, but it still doesn't recognize my HD3870. Any help would be appreciated and I'm anxious to figure this out!
Oh, one more thing. I've been looking a little more at different distributions of Linux (I only picked Ubuntu because I heard it was the most popular) and was wondering if there's any one of them in particular that would have hardware support for the HD3870? Or is Ubuntu the best one anyway? I'm a gamer, so I'd like to see what kinds of games I can run on this machine, but mostly, I'm running Linux just to learn Linux. You can let me know which one you're running and why you like it if you want.
Thanks again!
I'll try and list as best I can what I've tried so far:
Installing The RadeonHD Driver On Ubuntu
Methods 1 and 2 here
I've also downloaded and installed the .run files from ATI of Catalyst versions 7.12-8.4 (yes, all of them). It's been about 3-days and I still haven't figured it out .
But anyway, this is my first time using Linux, but I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about hardware and computers in general, so I wanted the challenge of learning Linux. I know some basic terminal code by now, such as 'sudo' and commands like 'gedit' and 'apt-get update', but not much more beyond that, so please try and keep your instructions as noob-oriented as possible.
At the very least, I know how to reset my xorg.conf file with the 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg' command.
Here's my hardware configuration, by the way, and I have the latest updates.
Asus P5K-E Wifi/AP
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160
4GB DDR2-800 RAM (2GB Crucial Ballistix, 2GB OCZ Platinum)
MSI Radeon HD3870 512MB
160GB WD primary SATA
400GB Seagate secondary SATA
I've seen on other forums where guys post their xorg.conf files. Just let me know if you need to see that or not.
As of right now, I managed to set it to 1440x900 resolution with my Acer AL1919W 19" 16x10 monitor, but it still doesn't recognize my HD3870. Any help would be appreciated and I'm anxious to figure this out!
Oh, one more thing. I've been looking a little more at different distributions of Linux (I only picked Ubuntu because I heard it was the most popular) and was wondering if there's any one of them in particular that would have hardware support for the HD3870? Or is Ubuntu the best one anyway? I'm a gamer, so I'd like to see what kinds of games I can run on this machine, but mostly, I'm running Linux just to learn Linux. You can let me know which one you're running and why you like it if you want.
Thanks again!
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