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I'd modified my Ubuntu Hardy Heron Desktop to look and behave like Mac OSX Leopard. I installed Compiz Fusion for cutting edge 3D effects, Avant Window Navigator and Mac4Lin. Well, who needs Vista and Mac now?
This is a wonderful operating system. Its free, stable, secure and its better than Vista or Mac. So why should I waste money on an expensive, yet worthless piece of crap, when there is a free alternative?  full story »

Install Compiz Fusion in Ubuntu Gutsy using ATI video Card

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:  full story »