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Which ATI card do you have?

Are you able to output video using HDMI?

Thanks

Thanks for the replies :)


Ok, I installed "fglrx" and "fglrx-amdcccle" via Jockey aka "Additional Hardware GUI app".

Everything seems to be working ok.

Packages in the Ubuntu 12.04 repo (...

Thanks for the quick response, I will install "fglrx" when I get home. I sure hope Canonical will provide driver updates.

Btw: I believe the current "fglrx" driver in the 12.04 repo is the same as...

@QIII

Will Ubuntu update proprietary AMD drivers ( 12.5, 12.6, etc. ) in their repo, once AMD releases them?

If so, should I install "fglrx" or "fglrx-updates" in order to get the driver...

Advantages of proprietary drivers over open source ATI are:

uses less power,
better 3d
fan control, etc.
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Does anyone know if I should manually install fglrx or...

Noticed this as well, they are the same, also found a few bug reports stating that currently you can't use Jockey to install proprietary ATI drivers:
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@ratcheer
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Thanks for the quick response

So, does Ubuntu update the proprietary Radeon drivers in their Repo? In other word if I use the driver from Ubuntu repo, will I get 12.5,...

I have 2 questions regarding to different AMD Radeon drivers:

1. What is the difference between the 3?

* AMD/ATI Driver ( 12.04 Repo )
* AMD/ATI Driver, Post release update ( 12.04 Repo )
*...