Friday, January 30, 2009

How to install drivers for ATI or nVidia in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex

When you install Ubuntu you will need to manually install the video drivers  because they do not have public sources, this means only the manufacturer of the graphic card knows everything about the piece of software. In order to have 3D acceleration you will need to install those drivers. Don't worry about the installation, it will be easier than you can imagine!



How to install drivers for ATI or nVidia video cards in Ubuntu:
1) Go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers.



2) You will see a list of drivers, select one and press the Activate button.
3) Ubuntu will now download the driver and install it. Congratulations, you now have the drivers installed and can play games with some good framerates.
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5 comments:

  1. I use ATI9200SE and there is nothing listed
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  2. ati drivers are not that supported :( guess I was lucky
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  3. any suggession for ATI9200SE
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  4. I tried googleing it, and didn't find any result
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  5. Doesn't work. Says go to terminal, etc. Following those instructions doesn't work. "Don't worry about the installation, it will be easier than you can imagine!"

    You Linux liars always say shit like this. Now I remember why I deleted that Feisty whatever partition.
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