Installing from ATI

Install dynamic module kernel support.
These instruction assume that I know a lot that I don't know: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI

sudo apt-get install dkms

Downloading the driver from here: http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html

Select the driver from the following page using the linux x85_64=>Integraed/Motherboard=>Radeon Xpress 1250 option: http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

This is a "run" file. I think this is for Redhat.

Build an install package from the downloaded driver.

./ati-driver-installer-8.443.1-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/gutsy

Install the binary drivers.

sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.443.1-1_amd64.deb
...
Installing initial module
modinfo: could not find module /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/fglrx.ko
modinfo: could not find module /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/fglrx.ko
Done.

This is not good. How do I resolve this?

Is this a left over directory link that is just causing problems?

Remove and install again.

Setting up fglrx-kernel-source (8.443.1-1) ...
Adding Module to DKMS build system

Error! DKMS tree already contains: fglrx-8.443.1
You cannot add the same module/version combo more than once.
Doing initial module build

Error! This module/version has already been built on: 2.6.22-14-generic
Directory: /var/lib/dkms/fglrx/8.443.1/2.6.22-14-generic/x86_64
already exists.  Use the dkms remove function before trying to build again.
Installing initial module

Error! This module/version combo is already installed
for kernel: 2.6.22-14-generic (x86_64)
Done.

Install the non-dev XOrg Driver

sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.443.1-1_amd64.deb 

Installing the package maintainer version of compiz-manager, atieventsd, atisignature, atiogl.xml, /etc/ati/control

Time to reboot and cross my fingers.

Yea!!!! It seem to have worked!!!!!

stan@stan-laptop:~$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon Xpress Series
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7170 Release

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