Gedit cannot open ATI Driver file(unsupported format errror message)

[Marius Gedminas]

On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 11:50:01AM -0700, mike williams wrote:
> I've tried running the installer for Windows under Wine and it cannot
> find Ikernal.exe(w\e to using that i guess) and ive also tried
> installing their Linux ATI catalyst driver,but Gedit tells me that the
> rpm file is an unsupported format,and the site also says to use
> Check.sh to determine which Xorg I'm using,and that came back as
> v7.0.0,and the site has a 6.8.8 driver and some older 4.3 one,but
> neither seem to be openable by Gedit.Im using an ATI Radeon Xpress 200
> Series(as Windows registers it,but its ATI Radeon Xpress 200G under
> Disk control or whatever its called under Admin in Ubuntu.Not sure
> what difference it really makes,but i figured I might as well list
> that since it isnt quite the same thing.)

Gedit is not the right program to use for installing drivers.

> I'm trying to get this driver installed because my resolution is stuck
> at 640x400x16 at 69 Hz(my moniter has an OnScreenDisplay(OSD)and it tells
> me that is what im getting and its an Analog D-Sub input(when im in
> Ubuntu),and and 1024x768x32 at 74 Hz Analog D-Sub input in MS Win XP MCE
> '05 and id like to get 1024x768 in Ubuntu if i can,or at least perhaps
> 800x600 in Ubuntu.

I hope the instructions on this page will help you:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI

Marius Gedminas
-- 
If it wasn't for C, we'd be using BASI, PASAL and OBOL
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