Preparation for enabling 3D effects on Ubuntu (ATI graphics card)

After Ubuntu7.10 was released, it was integrated with compiz-fusion to easily implement 3D effects. Many friends would like to experience it, but it seems that the installation process is not clear and cannot be implemented, now I will write out the configuration process for your reference (ATI graphics card ). 1. After installing the system, set the software source and then update the system. Run the command: sudoapt-getupgrade to run glxgears for more than 4400 frames. 2. Because the system does not install the video card driver by default, you must manually install

After Ubuntu7.10 was released, it was integrated with compiz-fusion to easily implement 3D effects. Many friends would like to experience it, but it seems that the installation process is not clear and cannot be implemented, now I will write out the configuration process for your reference (ATI graphics card ).

1. After installing the system, set the software source and then update the system. command:

Sudo apt-get upgrade

Run glxgears for more than 4400 frames.

2. because the system does not install the video card driver by default, You have to manually install the driver. The system disk is available on the system disk. You do not need to download the driver from the Internet and put the system disk into the optical drive, go to system-system management-restricted driver manager to view the video card and click "enabled"

Automatically find the driver installation from the CD, and then restart. Test:

Run fglrxinfo
Display: 0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: RADEON X800 GTO
OpenGL version string: 2.0. 6473 (8.37.6)
Running glxgears has more than 7800 frames, which has nearly doubled the performance.
It is said that Ubuntu is updated fast, but the graphics card driver only goes to 8.37.6, and ATI officially goes to 8.40.4.
If it is unclear, simply use the command:
Sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx (name of the video card driver)

3. for networking, search for "compiz" and "xgl" in "system-system management-New Software Package Manager" and install the following software packages:

Compizconfig-settings-manager
Xserver-xgl

Restart After installation.