Zhoth
January 24th, 2009, 04:36 PM
Hello!
I've tried many times now to install the driver (and Ubuntu...closing in on 20 times) from the ATI-homepage, but I just can't get it to work. I've put up a similar post in the Swedish Ubuntu forum, but no reply so far... (9,5 million citizens and 3 Linux users...so what can I expect ;) ).
Hardware/Software:
Ubuntu ver 8.04 (Clean install...nothing added...NOTHING)
ATI 4870HD Gfx-card
Samsung 244T monitor (1920x1200 Widescreen)
Can anyone, guru or not, create a 'What do to' (if anything) to get it to work? Step by step (for a complete Linux-idiot to follow). I mean very very basic like:
A: Install Ubuntu 8.04.
B. Start Ubuntu.
C: Login...
You get the picture. Anything technical like "first you need to | the xx23promtisblabla" I WILL NOT UNDERSTAND! If I must do something BEFORE I try to install the driver...take that in account. Where/how and when...reboot or no reboot...and so on. You're talking to a complete ubernoob that wants to try Linux but cannot get past a 'black screen' OR running it at 800x600 on my 24" monitor...and thats just bad..very bad.
Thank you :)
/M
I've tried many times now to install the driver (and Ubuntu...closing in on 20 times) from the ATI-homepage, but I just can't get it to work. I've put up a similar post in the Swedish Ubuntu forum, but no reply so far... (9,5 million citizens and 3 Linux users...so what can I expect ;) ).
Hardware/Software:
Ubuntu ver 8.04 (Clean install...nothing added...NOTHING)
ATI 4870HD Gfx-card
Samsung 244T monitor (1920x1200 Widescreen)
Can anyone, guru or not, create a 'What do to' (if anything) to get it to work? Step by step (for a complete Linux-idiot to follow). I mean very very basic like:
A: Install Ubuntu 8.04.
B. Start Ubuntu.
C: Login...
You get the picture. Anything technical like "first you need to | the xx23promtisblabla" I WILL NOT UNDERSTAND! If I must do something BEFORE I try to install the driver...take that in account. Where/how and when...reboot or no reboot...and so on. You're talking to a complete ubernoob that wants to try Linux but cannot get past a 'black screen' OR running it at 800x600 on my 24" monitor...and thats just bad..very bad.
Thank you :)
/M