Install the ATI 8.1 graphics card driver in Ubuntu and start the simple tutorial of 3D special effects

This article is a concise tutorial on installing the ATI 8.1 graphics card driver and enabling 3D desktop effects in Ubuntu, written by zhizunbao from the Chinese forum, but I believe it should be okay. The installation process is very simple. You do not need to compile the deb package to ensure that everyone can install the package successfully. I. : Http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.htmlcheck First look

This article is a concise tutorial on installing the ATI 8.1 graphics card driver and enabling 3D desktop effects in Ubuntu, written by zhizunbao from the Chinese forum. The Linux community has not been tested, but I believe it should be okay.

The installation process is very simple. You do not need to compile the deb package to ensure that everyone can install the package successfully.
I. : Http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html
First, check whether your video card is within the following range:

Workstation Products
FireGL™V8650/V8600
FireGL™V7600/V7350/V7300/V7200/V7100
FireGL™V5600/V5200/V5100/V5000
FireGL™V3600/V3400/V3300/V3200/V3100
FireGL™X3-256/X3/X2-256/Z1-128/T2-128/X1-128/X1-256p
FireGL™2200 (Single card PCI-e configuration)
Mobility™FireGL™V5000/T2
Mobile and integrated products
Mobility™Radeon™X1800/X1600/X1400/X1300/X1200/X1100/X800/X700/X600/X300/X200/9800/9600/9550/9500 series
Mobility™Radeon™Xpress 1200/1100/200 series
Desktop and integrated products
Radeon™HD 2900/2600/2400 series
Radeon™X1900/X1800/X1300/X850/X800/X700/X600/X550/X300/9800/9700/9600/9550/9500 series
Radeon™Xpress1200/1100/200 series

It is best to have no driver installed before.
II. Installation command:
Code:
Sudo sh ati-driver-installer-8-01-x86.x86_64.run
Sudo aticonfig -- initial
Sudo reboot

In this way, the installation is much simpler than the previous 7.11 and 7.12.
3. After the driver is restarted, the restricted Manager Automatically enables the new driver. Do not change it. Run the following command to test whether the driver is successfully installed.
Code:
$ Fglrxinfo

Reference:
Display: 0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON X800 GTO
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7276 Release

Code:
$ Glxinfo | grep-e 'direct'-e 'opengl'

Reference:
Direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON X800 GTO
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7276 Release
OpenGL extensions:

If such a return value is displayed, the installation is successful.