Install Compiz Fusion in Ubuntu Gutsy using ATI video Card
Submitted by Richard on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 12:25
Supported ATI videocard
Taken from fglrx driver description for Gutsy. This version of the ATI driver officially supports:
- FireGL: V7350, V7300, V7200, V7100, V5200, V5100, V5000, V3400,
V3300, V3200, V3100, X3-256, X3, X2-256, Z1-128, T2-128,
X1-128, X1-256p - FireMV: 2200 (Single card PCI-e configuration)
- Mobility FireGL: V5000, T2
- Mobility Radeon: X1800, X1600, X1400, X1300, X800, X700, X600, X300,
9800, 9600, 9550, 9500 - Radeon Xpress: 200M series, 1250 IGP, 200 series
- Radeon: X1900, X1800, X1600, X1300, X850, X800, X700, X600, X550,
X300, 9800, 9700, 9600, 9550, 9500
ATI All-in-Wonder variants of the above cards/chips are also supported,
but video capture is not.
If you are doing fresh install of Gutsy
1. Enable fgrlx driver - Install linux-restricted-modules and restricted-manager provied in the restricted repositories:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-generic restricted-manager
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-generic restricted-manager
Open the restricted drivers manager in "System" - "Administration" - "Restricted Drivers Manager" and select "ATI accelerated graphics driver".
2. Install xserver-xgl package
sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl
3. Install compiz
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-gnome compiz-plugins libcompizconfig-backend-gconf libcompizconfig0
4. Reboot
5. Log in. 3D effects should be enabled!
6. Customize Compiz Fusion.
Select System → Preferences → Advanced Desktop Effects Settings
In the new window, General Options → Desktop Size → Horizontal Virtual Size. Set it to 4.
The other two options have to be left at 1.
Continue customization per Forlong's guide at http://forlong.blogage.de/article/2007/8/29/How-to-set-up-Compiz-Fusion
Original articles can be found here.
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Comments
Really the driver is too bad, the video gets pixelated in full screen mode.
Small Linux native Games(open arena,nexuiz) run at very very low fps.
If you install fglrx,Graphics are not enabled for all cards(ex:mine is onboard 200 radeon series)
When the ATI itself is unable to produce a proper driver,why doesn't it open up its drivers??
Its better to install driver through an application called ENVY (google out ,available in hardy repositories).
Video issue gets solved,but still very low fps problem remains unfixed.
When ATI says no to my FREEDOM , I SAY NO TO ATI.
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