Visual effects could not be enabled

[cookier]

Hello all i m new to ubuntu. I ve just installed Ubuntu but i cannot enable visual effects. When i click on normal or extra visual effect i get a message telling "Desktop effects could not be enabled". Any suggestion pls?


My graphics card is Sapphire x1650 Agp.

Thanks in advance.

[bregale]

hi i have the same cards fitted you need to go to ati site and get there linux drivers
you wont get the cube effect though im still trying to get that,

[cookier]

well when i download the drivers from ati 's site i just get a black screen after the bar loading..and i can do nothing...just reboot..please any suggestions? i ve been trying to figure this out almost a month...reinstalled ubuntu more than 50 times!