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ATi 3D in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (driver free) 3D

• If we have an ATi graphics
the best option to enable graphics acceleration is

free driver radeon / radeonhd
. The main advantage of this controller is that it still supports older models no longer supported by the proprietary driver. For testing
I used 10.04 Lucid Lynx Ubuntu Desktop 32bit on a laptop with ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955.


driver installation and activation of

This is the driver that is used by default after installation therefore generally will not need to install it, but if it has been cleared for any reason we can reinstall it and use it with the command: sudo aptitude reinstall xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd & & sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Check results
The fastest way verify that the drivers are installed and in use is using the command:

glxinfo

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