For: Mepis Linux
by: je.saist
| Alright,
when we left off part one we had just finished with Synpatic installing
the ATi driver files to the appropriate locations. 32: We should now see that Synaptic shows fglrx-control to have a green square indicating it is installed. Scroll Down the Listings  33: We should also see that xorg-driver-fglrx is also showing a similar green square  Yes, Linux Restricted Modules is showing an upgrade, and there is the entry for xserver-xorg-driver-ati. We are ignoring these entries. Xserver is the free driver from X.org, Xorg-Driver-fglrx is the official ATi driver. The restricted modules should be take care of the next time all updates are applied. This system is currently on the 2.6.15.11-4 package. This guide was done before all the updates were applied, as will shortly be demonstrated. 34: Alright, time to Quit out of Synaptic.  35: One the interface features for Mepis 6 is that the System button is on the taskbar. It's the icon with two little gears. Left Click on System  Also, note that the Synaptic icon in the bottom now shows I have 96 updates waiting.. 36: We should now have the System Menu  37: Left Click on System Configuration (Settings) and then bear with us for a few steps please.  38: If you have taken the system Icon off of the task bar, don't worry too much. Left Click on the K-menu and then Left Click on System  39: Now we have our System Menu  40: Left Click on System Configuration (Settings)  41: And now we have our Settings:/ box  42: To make this easier to follow, I am going to Maximize the settings:/ box  43: Left Click on the Plus Sign next to System Administration  44: Left Click on MEPIS Utilities  45: The system should now ask you for your password. Enter your /root password, then left click on OK  46: Here is our nice old MEPIS Utilities.  47: Left Click on Mouse and Display This will bring us up a page on the right hand side with the General, Mouse, Monitor, Nvidia, and ATi tags.  48: Left Click on the ATi tab  49: Left Click in the check box for Official ATi fglrx driver  50: Left Click on Apply  51: This is one of the few times you'll see a reboot request in Linux, so yes, this is unusual. Left Click OK  52: Left Click on Close  53: Alright, lets restart our computer. Left Click on the K-Menu and then Left-Click again on Log Out.  54: We should now have our 3 options to end our session.  55: Left Click on Restart Computer  56: And wait for the system to reboot. Oh look, I still have Ktip set up to run. It might also be of interest to note that KDE will attempt to restart or reload any KDE applications that were running when the system was restarted. Hence the settings:/ box still being open. Go ahead and Close the open Windows.  57: Okay... so what do we do from here?  58: Left Click on the K-Menu  59: Go up and Left Click on System  60: This time we are going to Left Click into More Applications Under More Applications we should see a new entry for ATi Control Yes, Left Click on ATi Control  61: And here we are. I've had a slight cross grade since the last ATi guide. Radeon x1600 Pro. Although I really would not mind having one of these under my Christmas Tree  And there we go. Hope you enjoy your ATi/AMD graphics card. lets go back to part 1 |