Install the ati driver in the ThinkPad E520 notebook in Ubuntu 11.10

Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6630, computer: ThinkPad E520 1143CFC, system: Ubuntu 11.10 32-bit. 1. If you have installed the fglrx driver, which is not working properly, uninstall fglrx. Java code sudo sh/usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh sudo apt-get remove -- purge fglrx _ * fglrx-amdcccle * fglrx-dev * 2. Download the corresponding graphics card from the AMD Official Website driver: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/pages/index.aspx. I used: amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run Note: Do not install directly after the download! The first time I installed X11 directly (black screen) 3. install the necessary software package Java code sudo apt-get install build-essential cdbs fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc ++ 6 dkms libqtgui4 wget execstack libelfg0 dh-modaliases linux-headers- note: if you use a 64-bit system, also install the ia32-libs and establish the link to the Java code sudo apt-get install ia32-libs sudo ln-svT lib/usr/lib64 4. Generate the deb package for Ubuntu in the terminal to enter the first step you download the driver directory, compile the Java code sudo sh. /amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run -- buildpkg Ubuntu/oneiric Note: create. deb installation package. Here is a tip. You must first know your current Ubuntu CodeName. Otherwise, the generated installation package will be incorrect. The specific operation is as follows: java code lsb_release-a will display the following results: Java code zhunian @ Ubuntu :~ $ Lsb_release-a No LSB modules are available. distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 Codename: oneiric this CodeName is the most critical. According to your codename, execute the command in Step 4 above. 5. Install the Java code sudo dpkg-I fglrx * of the deb software package *. deb 6. generate a new X11 configuration file and restart the Java code sudo aticonfig -- initial-f sudo reboot. Note: To prevent the configuration from being ineffective, run the code and restart it. Java code sudo aticonfig -- input =/etc/X11/xorg. conf -- tls = 1 7. Now, the basic installation is complete, restart, and run the following command to check whether the driver is successfully installed. Java code zhunian @ Ubuntu :~ $ Fglrxinfo display: 0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. openGL renderer string: AMD Radeon 6600 M and 6700 M Series OpenGL version string: 4.2.11554 Compatibility Profile Context it is said that Ubuntu 10.10 does not have dh-modaliases, install the dependent library Java code sudo apt-get install build-essential cdbs fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc ++ 6 dkms libqtgui4 wget execstack libelfg0 linux-headers-generic author znhyz1