Ati 8.42.3 Driver For Linux版及安装(Ubuntu 7.10 )

相信已有不少朋友得到Ati悄悄放出一个支持AIGLX的驱动，该驱动尚未在Ati官方网站的驱动下载列表中出现。要想能够开启Compiz，就需要显卡驱动支持AIGLX。这个驱动应该能让不少Ati User兴奋，在前面的文章石头说过借来的这套Ati集成显卡的平台。当然要拿来下载测试了，先是卸载了Ubuntu的受限驱动，然后重启的时候，就只能以低分辨率进入桌面（这是之前安装的Ati 8.40老驱动的作用），然后使用命令：
$sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
这就可以杀掉Gnome桌面，再按下Ctrl+Alt+F1进入终端并登录，我下载该驱动保存在主文件夹下的，那么就可以使用命令：
$sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run
随后就可以跟着显卡驱动向导来进行操作，安装完毕后使用命令：
$sudo reboot
重启之后，比起8.40版驱动，这个8.42.3驱动可以直接自动设置为最佳分辨率了，而不是之前需要先安装8.40驱动能够进入桌面后再安装受限驱动才能自动设置为最佳分辨率。
不过也许是石头我的人品不好？这个8.42.3驱动安装好了之后Compiz依旧不能启动，下面的图片应该显示我已安装正确了的：

And here’s how I managed to get it to run on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

Remove Xgl (whoohoo) (if present)

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xgl

Remove the old driver (if present)

Go to System → Administration → Restricted Drivers Manager and choose disable.

Alternatively remove it yourself:

sudo apt-get remove xorg-driver-fglrx

Delete old fglrx debs (might not be necessary)

sudo rm -f /usr/src/fglrx-kernel*.deb

Blacklist old fglrx module

sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common

And insert fglrx – it should look like this then:

DISABLED_MODULES=”fglrx”

Alternatively remove the linux-restricted-modules-* package for your kernel (that’s what I did, because I don’t need them – don’t do this, if you use an Atheros chip).

You may want to reboot now. I did.

Download the driver installer to your home folder

wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run

Install necessary packages

sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++5 linux-headers-generic

Create .deb packages

bash ./ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run –buildpkg Ubuntu/gutsy

Install .deb packages

sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.42.3-1_i386.deb xorg-driver-fglrx_8.42.3-1_i386.deb

Compile kernel module

sudo m-a prepare,update

sudo m-a build,install fglrx-kernel

sudo depmod

Set up the driver

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Make sure “fglrx” is set for the Driver in the Section “Device”.

And if present, remove (whoohoo again)

Section “Extensions”

        Option        “Composite”        “0”     # or “Disable”

EndSectionAs well as

Section “ServerFlags”

        Option        “AIGLX”            “off”

EndSection

Reboot

Enjoy

SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz

(necessary because fglrx is not on Ubuntu’s whitelist)

If it works, do this:

mkdir -p ~/.config/compiz && echo SKIP_CHECKS=yes >> ~/.config/compiz/compiz-manager

This will create a file in your home folder which makes sure that Compiz will run without the above prefix from then on.