Updating graphics card and error message reads:

[SunEatsMoon]

"gedit has not been able to detect the character encoding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character encoding from the menu and try again."

I downloaded the updater from the ATI site and this got that message when I tried to run it.
Help please.:)

[P4man]

you are doubleclicking the installer, thats not how it works, as its a shell script.

However, you shouldnt do it this way in ubuntu. Just go to system > administration > additional drivers. If there is a driver for your videocard, it should be listed there.

[SunEatsMoon]

I see, that makes more sense.
I tried finding it under System>Administration>Hardware Drivers and nothing comes up for it.

[P4man]

Then most likely your videocard is no longer supported by ATI, and you should just use the opensource ones installed by default. Which videocard do you have?

[Mark Phelps]

If you don't know the specific make and model of your video card, you can find out by opening a terminal and entering "lspci". Look for a line containing "VGA".