Slune is really slow and choppy

[Cysman]

Hi all,

I've tried to read and understand the posts for gaming and the video cards but I'm lost. I downloaded Slune and tried to play it but the game is very slow and choppy. I have an ATI Radeon 9800 pro which worked fine in Windows, for instance, I played Halo on it very nicely. Any one care to draw out in crayon what I might be able to do?

[handy]

If you haven't got the latest ati drivers, then you need them.

Go here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=408111

For help. (thanks Gerbman :mrgreen: )

[Cysman]

Ok, I'll give it a try. Thanks

[Cysman]

Wait a sec here, are those commands complete in themselves or is there a place where I need to input some info. Sorry but I'm new at the command line.

[handy]

The first thing you need to do is be sure that your card is supported by the drivers. The drivers are owned by ati, so I would go to their site & search out the info'.

Otherwise you could find yourself in trouble & waste your time.

& yes those commands are complete in themselves...

[Cysman]

When I typed in the first command, it told me that that particular driver wasn't installed so it wasn't removed. Huh?

[handy]

Not all ati cards are supported by these drivers. So please check at the ati web site before you attempt installation.

Could you post the results re: ati linux drivers support for your card here? We need to verify this.

Have a look at the online help:

Menu: System / Help

Not so much just for this problem but to help you to start to familiarise with the linux way...

The console is very different to the windoze way, & very efficient once you get used to it!

The first month is the toughest with a new operating system, so hang in there, it will probably get harder before it gets easier, but you do have the best support at the right price... :KS

[EDIT:] Sorry about harping on about the drivers, but I have never received a confirmation from you. This technical stuff relies on all the details I'm afraid.