install a new fresh Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy
config apt
config synaptic
install update system
reboot

DON'T INSTALL the ATI proprietary drivers from menu (System-Admin)

Grab the new driver 8.42.3 from here in your home directory : https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...x86.x86_64.run
And for AMD64bits user like me : dowload this patch package in your home directory : http://www.michaellarabel.com/downlo...bian-2.tar.bz2

Open a terminal
!/home/basile : basile it's the name of my user replace by yours.

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++5 linux-headers-generic

cd /etc
sudo mkdir ati
cd ati
sudo mkdir custom-package
cd custom-package/

sudo cp /home/basile/fglrx-8.42-ubuntu+debian-2.tar.bz2 .
sudo tar xvfj fglrx-8.42-ubuntu+debian-2.tar.bz2

cd packages/Ubuntu/
sudo cp -R * /etc/ati/custom-package

cd /home/basile
chmod +x ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run
sudo ./ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg custom-package/7.10

You should have this :

Quote:

basile@basile-ubu-desktop:~$ sudo ./ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg custom-package/7.10 Created directory fglrx-install.OX8102 Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.42.3............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ................................ ================================================== ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager ================================================== Generating package: custom-package/7.10 Package /home/basile/xorg-driver-fglrx_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb has been successfully generated Package /home/basile/xorg-driver-fglrx-dev_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb has been successfully generated Package /home/basile/fglrx-kernel-source_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb has been successfully generated Package /home/basile/fglrx-amdcccle_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb has been successfully generated Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.OX8102

In the "linux-restricted-modules-common" file change DISABLED_MODULES="" to DISABLED_MODULES="fglrx" then save and close.

Code:

gksu gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common

Code:

sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb 
sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-amdcccle_8.42.3-1_amd64.deb

sudo m-a prepare,update 
sudo m-a build,install fglrx-kernel
sudo depmod -a
sudo rm -f /usr/src/fglrx-kernel*.deb

IMPORTANT: You have to recompile the kernel module after each kernel update!

This step for me, make nothing see result why :

Code:

sudo mkdir /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile
mkdir: cannot create directory `/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile': File exists

sudo ln -s /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc/fglrx.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile/fglrx.ko
ln: creating symbolic link `/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/fglrx.ko' to `/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/misc/fglrx.ko': File exists

Reboot

Code:

sudo aticonfig --initial --force
sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv

At this step, I don't yet OpenGL vendor ATI :

Quote:

basile@basile-ubu-desktop:~$ fglrxinfo display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.1) basile@basile-ubu-desktop:~$ glxinfo | grep direct direct rendering: No (If you want to find out why, try setting LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose) OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect basile@basile-ubu-desktop:~$

The step :

Code:

sudo depmod -a
sudo ln -s /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc/fglrx.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile/fglrx.ko

Reboot
And for me it was completed.
After Reboot, you have in the tray area an icon that you announced you use proprietary driver and if you double click on it you should have the box see the second image attachment at the end of the post.

So, at this step you have the new driver ati 8.42.3, how verify :

Quote:

basile@basile-ubu-desktop:~$ fglrxinfo display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon Xpress Series OpenGL version string: 2.0.6958 Release basile@basile-ubu-desktop:~$ glxinfo | grep direct direct rendering: Yes basile@basile-ubu-desktop:~$

Install compiz_fusion manager

Code:

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

In :

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

change

Quote:

Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "0" EndSection

to

Quote:

Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "1" EndSection

Under Section "ServerLayout", add this:

Quote:

Option "AIGLX" "True"

Permit fglrx to launch compiz effect

Code:

sudo gedit /usr/bin/compiz

Search WHITELIST=".....nvidia...intel etc... " and add fglrx before nvidia!
like this :

Quote:

# Driver whitelist WHITELIST="fglrx nvidia intel ati radeon i810"

Reboot

Now, you can use compiz effect :
In the menu System - Preference - Apparence - Visual effect - Custom
View the first image attachement screenshot